Staff report
Jay Thomas, son of Ricky and Jamie Thomas of Mason City, recently graduated from Illinois Central Colleges GM ASEP program with a degree in Automotive Technology. During the recent graduation ceremony he was also awarded “The Determine Student award” that recognizes the student that displays the highest level of determination while in class.
The GM ASEP or Automotive Service Education Program is a cooperative effort between local community colleges and General Motors that allows a student to work in a real world service department environment while in college. Graue Chevrolet Buick Cadillac acted as the sponsor allowing Thomas to alternate eight week periods between classes at ICC and working in the service department at Graue Inc with a mentor technician.
LEAD launches with new CEO
The Courier
LINCOLN, IL – A major new regional economic development organization has been formally launched and has also named a new chief executive officer.
Lincoln Economic Advancement & Development, Inc. (LEAD) is announcing the hiring of Andrea Runge, an economic development professional with more than 20 years’ experience in community and economic development in Illinois as CEO of the organization. The hiring of Runge coincides with the official launch of the new economic development group aimed at growing opportunities and businesses in Lincoln.
The formal launch of LEAD is the culmination of an effort that began nearly two years ago when Lincoln area business and community leaders began meeting to discuss ways to grow the local economy,retain and create more jobs and opportunities for residents of Lincoln. The organization has also announced its officers and board members.
Lincoln Courier
Lincoln College teacher Eric Grunder is an amazing teacher and he has a car to prove it. Grunder, of Lincoln, chose the winning bag that had the key fob that started the 2016 Chevy Cruise.
Eight teachers were praised at the year end ceremony Saturday at Graue, Inc. The program, which started 18 months ago, highlighted area teachers who were nominated by students and parents.
Chris Graue, owner of Graue, Inc., reflected on the process and appreciated reading about Lincoln s educators. We were humbled by the number of nominations and soon realized what a difficult task we had at hand to select from some 25 or 30 entries per month. To narrow this down to one winner per month was not an easy task. We’d like to thank you for your patience, said Graue.