We are thrilled that the Morris Daily Herald used our “Vital Signs of Grundy County” as a starting point for this year’s “Visions” feature!
Topics within the ten “Vital Signs” categories were developed into stories and highlighted as a special pull-out section the week of February 19th.
In case you didn’t pick up your hard copies of the Morris Daily Herald last week, we have posted the “Visions” sections here:
Visions News and Interviews 021913
Visions Business and Industry 022013
- Read the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s view on small business and the Grundy Economic Development Council’s views on large industry for our county.
Visions Dollars and Sense 022113
- page 4: “Local Philanthropy” story written by CFGC and the United Way of Grundy County
- page 5: “Area Home Sales” uses “Vital Signs” home data
- page 11: “Vital Signs” background story
Visions Health and Fitness 022213
- page 8: “Behavioral Health Alliance” — a network that CFGC co-convenes
- page 9: “Bad Mental Health Days” featuring data from “Vital Signs”
Visions Living and Learning 022313
- page 2: “Grundy Transit System” — a program that grew out of CFGC’s convening role
- page 6: “Looking Ahead” story about water supply and demand from the “Vital Signs” environment data
- page 9: highlight of Step by Step Child Care Center, the increasing need for subsidized child care, and the importance of pre-school education
- page 10: highlighting new Sheriff Kevin Callahan and “Vital Signs” data about the shifting work of the Sheriff’s Department
- page 11: highlighting Grundy Workforce Services talking about employment in Grundy and We Care talking about the increasing number of residents requesting food, rental assistance, and more
- page 12: discussion of the “Vital Signs” safety section
If you want to download the 19-page “Vital Signs of Grundy County,” please click here: Vital Signs FINAL September 2012