Illinois
Prairie Land Family Recruitment Night
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Prairie Land FAME’s Family Recruitment Night! ✨ Last night, students and families came together at Richland Community College to learn how Prairie…
Read MoreLISTEN: Prairie Land FAME Family Recruitment Night event preview with Lisa Kitchens and Kyle Miller
February 6, 2026 – Workforce Development Manager Lisa Kitchens and Mueller Engineering Lab Technician Kyle Miller joined Byers & Co to talk about the Prairie Land FAME Family Recruitment Night…
Read MoreMaking the Regional Workforce “FAME”-ous
The Great River Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) chapter stepped into the spotlight as the first of its kind in Illinois last year, and the program has gained momentum…
Read MoreSpring Semester at JWCC Features Earn and Learn Track
FAME Students Applying Manufacturing Skills While They Work at Regional Manufacturing Companies QUINCY, IL – As John Wood Community College (JWCC) kicks off its spring semester this week, a group…
Read MoreMomentum Building Among Area High School Students for FAME Program
Application Deadline is May 15 Dominique Spurgeon was looking for a new type of college experience and found it through the region’s new Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program.…
Read MoreJWCC, GREDF, and Regional Companies Launch Illinois’ First FAME Chapter to Boost Advanced Manufacturing Training
Employers to Invest in National Work/Learn Program to Build Global-Best Multi-Skilled Technicians John Wood Community College (JWCC), the Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF), DOT Foods, Gardner Denver (Ingersoll Rand)…
Read MoreGreat River FAME News Release
January 11, 2024 JWCC, GREDF, and Regional Companies Launch Illinois’ First FAME Chapter to Boost Advanced Manufacturing Training Employers to Invest in National Work/Learn Program to Build Global-Best Multi-Skilled Technicians…
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