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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor the Berwyn Development |
4 | | Corporation for the organization's dedicated service to the |
5 | | citizens of the Berwyn community and the State of Illinois; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, The Berwyn Development Corporation (BDC) was |
7 | | founded in 1983 when the City of Berwyn, the South Berwyn |
8 | | Business Association, the Berwyn business community, and the |
9 | | residents of Berwyn worked jointly to create the BDC as the |
10 | | City's economic development arm; the BDC's initial focus was to |
11 | | help existing businesses grow within the community and to |
12 | | administer the City's commercial loan pool; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, The BDC is a not-for-profit corporation that |
14 | | functions as a public-private partnership with the City of |
15 | | Berwyn, providing economic development and Chamber of Commerce |
16 | | services to all segments of the Berwyn community; the BDC |
17 | | currently serves over 300 business and individual members; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Through its numerous programs, such as the |
19 | | Commercial Loan Program and Tax Increment Financing districts, |
20 | | the BDC commits itself to activities that improve the overall |
21 | | climate for local business and encourage the development of |
22 | | additional business and employment opportunities; and
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