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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to honor Growth Dimensions for their hard | ||||||
| 4 | work and dedication in attracting business and economic | ||||||
| 5 | development in the City of Belvidere and Boone County; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Growth Dimensions was activated in 1982 as a | ||||||
| 7 | public-private corporation for economic development after | ||||||
| 8 | being incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation; the | ||||||
| 9 | organization was organized in 1979 by the City of Belvidere, | ||||||
| 10 | Boone County, and the local Chamber of Commerce; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Today, Growth Dimensions coordinates and manages | ||||||
| 12 | the strategic initiative projects identified in the | ||||||
| 13 | Belvidere-Boone County Economic Development Strategic Plan, | ||||||
| 14 | including business retention, expansion and attraction | ||||||
| 15 | programs, the new AgTech Initiative, the Kishwaukee Riverfront | ||||||
| 16 | Development, and the Transportation Initiative Project; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The organization works to market the area | ||||||
| 18 | effectively to potential investors, advocates cooperative | ||||||
| 19 | efforts to address common concerns of the communities in the | ||||||
| 20 | region, and maintains close contact with State, city, village, | ||||||
| 21 | and county officials and development staff regarding | ||||||
| 22 | development codes, standards, and incentives; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Growth Dimensions has been a strong partner | ||||||
| 2 | working with major companies such as Chrysler, which announced | ||||||
| 3 | in 2012 that it will add 1,800 jobs at its Belvidere Assembly | ||||||
| 4 | Plant, and Acument Global Technologies; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Growth Dimensions has also partnered with up and | ||||||
| 6 | coming mid-size companies that continue to create jobs in the | ||||||
| 7 | Boone County region, such as Wema Vogtland, a specialist | ||||||
| 8 | company for retooling and overhauling of machine tools | ||||||
| 9 | primarily for the automotive industry, and Pierce Distribution | ||||||
| 10 | Services; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Growth Dimensions is ably led by Executive | ||||||
| 12 | Director Kelly Galluzzo, Economic Development Manager Tammy | ||||||
| 13 | English, and the organization's Board of Directors, including | ||||||
| 14 | President Richard Van Evera, Vice President Kent Kniep, | ||||||
| 15 | Treasurer Gregory Brown, and the area business leaders who sit | ||||||
| 16 | on the Board; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Growth Dimensions serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 18 | integrity, and dedication in retaining and attracting jobs and | ||||||
| 19 | improving economic development in the State of Illinois; | ||||||
| 20 | therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
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| 1 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we honor the staff and board of directors of Growth Dimensions | ||||||
| 3 | for their work in attracting economic development to the City | ||||||
| 4 | of Belvidere and the Boone County region and ultimately helping | ||||||
| 5 | the people of the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Growth Dimensions as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 8 | respect.
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