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Posts tagged with ‘Economic Development’

  • Downtown Freeport Revitalization, Part 2: What difference do first impressions make?

    As we gear up for tourism season with multiple events, we need to make sure our “house” is clean and…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Downtown Freeport Revitalization, Part 1: The Foundation

    The Greater Freeport Partnership’s 2019 strategic plan specifically calls out improvement to Downtown Freeport as one of its goals.  Why…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Business is a Team Sport

    It is Little League season. Which got me to thinking baseball is a sport that focuses a lot on individual…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Greater Freeport Partnership Workforce Initiative

    As I’ve talked about before, the biggest threat to Stephenson County’s future prosperity is a lack of qualified workers.  This…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Supporting Our Stephenson County Businesses

    If one thinks of it at all, some people believe the term “economic development” is defined narrowly as bringing new…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Local Workers Wanted

    On my information-gathering tour of Stephenson County’s employers, large and small, I’ve heard a consistent theme:  every business wants to…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Lean in, roll up your sleeves and help make Freeport a destination

    By Amy Fairweather November 14, 2017 As I write this first column, I’m feeling heartfelt gratitude for the work Blake…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • A thriving community requires change and effort

    By Blake Musser November 11, 2017 Five years ago, I moved back to Freeport and the attitude here was generally…

    by Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Food manufacturing job fair coming to Stephenson County

    By Blake Musser July 25, 2017 There is a major job fair next week in food manufacturing. Six of the…

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