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Greater Freeport Partnerships spotlights manufacturing growth, workforce pipelines and talent-attraction programs
Summary
Executive Director Winter and partnership staff described manufacturing-sector highlights, recent enterprise-zone expansions supporting multimillion-dollar investments and plans to launch workforce programs and tours to retain and attract talent in Freeport and Stephenson County.
Executive Director Winter presented the Greater Freeport Partnerships quarterly report to the Freeport City Council, focusing on manufacturing-sector activity, recent capital investments and workforce initiatives.
Winter said October is manufacturing month and highlighted a recent stop by the Illinois Manufacturers Association "makers on the move" bus tour at Snack King. She said manufacturing accounts for about 30% of Stevenson County employment and that the average manufacturing wage in the county is "just shy of $72,000 a year." Winter described the sector’s economic footprint as roughly $2.8 billion.
Winter cited two local expansions supported through the Northwest Illinois…
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