by Rebecca Motley | Jul 1, 2019 | GFP
One of the Greater Freeport Partnership’s goals is to be the resource for business data. This monthly update will strive to provide some of this information. Employment Data If you are interested in detailed employment data, the Illinois Department of Employment...
by Rebecca Motley | May 30, 2019 | GFP
As we gear up for tourism season with multiple events, we need to make sure our “house” is clean and presentable for our visitors. Downtown Freeport is a frequent stop for these visitors and a focus of the Greater Freeport Partnership this year. Apart from wanting...
by Rebecca Motley | May 24, 2019 | GFP
The Greater Freeport Partnership’s 2019 strategic plan specifically calls out improvement to Downtown Freeport as one of its goals. Why focus on downtown? What about the rest of the County? Because downtowns are generally considered to be the “heart” of a region. ...
by Rebecca Motley | Mar 3, 2019 | GFP
As I’ve talked about before, the biggest threat to Stephenson County’s future prosperity is a lack of qualified workers. This stems from both our shrinking and aging population base and from a skills mismatch with our current employers. The effects of this problem...
by Rebecca Motley | Nov 5, 2018 | GFP
On my information-gathering tour of Stephenson County’s employers, large and small, I’ve heard a consistent theme: every business wants to attract more and higher quality workers. With national unemployment under 4% and area unemployment at 5.3% (September 2018), it...
