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Greater Freeport Partnership outlines small-business outreach, reports three awardees from state grant assistance
Summary
The Greater Freeport Partnership told the Stephenson County Board it assisted 22 businesses in a state small-business grant workshop, helped five apply and said three businesses received awards; the partnership also described local marketing campaigns, staffing additions and workforce data for September 2025.
Andrea Schultz Winter and Nicole Hans presented the Greater Freeport Partnership quarterly report to the Stephenson County Board, reviewing recent small-business outreach, marketing efforts and workforce data.
Schultz Winter said the Partnership recently filled two staff vacancies and highlighted a multi-channel local shopping campaign—billboards, streaming TV, radio and social media—plus a "partnership cash" program that can be spent at participating local businesses. Nicole Hans described a postcard-style…
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