7am News, Sports and Obits
Latest WGIL news
Click to play or
Right click and "Save Target As" to download
Click for Galesburg, Illinois Forecast
Home - Cancellations - Community Events - Contact Us - Mornings - News - Obituaries - Pictures - Programs - Special Events Audio - Sports - Weather
Grocery Store: GREDA's First Order Of Business In Knoxville
The city of Knoxville has officially turned GREDA lose on bringing more businesses to the area.

Knoxville's Community and Economic Development Committee prepared a list for the Galesburg Regional Economic Development Association this week.

The number one priority for the committee in developing the city's economics, a grocery store, but alderman Rob Derham has some reservations.

"It's tough, there's not much gross in it," Derham said. "You got to go back to customer service and get the right people to work, and if you don't have that it's not going to work."

Also on the list for GREDA to explore include County Road-10 extension, a lift station, and various restaurants.

Alderman Jim McGovern says he thinks a "fun city" type of place would, quote, "fly," if the right person is willing to invest.

"Those types of places to me provide less expensive entertainment to families than a Disney World or other amusement park," McGovern said. "I think that's something we're all leaning towards, trying to be more efficient in saving our money."

GREDA and Knoxville agreed to a one-year service agreement that began November 1st. The city is paying GREDA 2-thousand dollars for the year.
11 11 11 by Newsroom
News management powered by Xpression News

Click here for the WGIL News Archive

Click here for national news

The following provision applies to all visitors (which shall include persons and representatives of legal entities, whether such representatives are persons or digital engines of a kind that crawls, indexes, scrapes, copies, stores or transmits digital content). By accessing this Web site or digital service, you specifically acknowledge and agree that: (i) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium; (ii) No Associated Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use; (iii) The Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing; (iv) The Associated Press is an intended third party beneficiary of these terms and conditions and it may exercise all rights and remedies available to it; and (v) The Associated Press reserves the right to audit possible unauthorized commercial use of AP materials or any portion thereof at any time.