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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate James E. Mentesti on the 
4occasion of his retirement after 27 years of service to the 
5Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF); and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, James Mentesti has been helping business grow in 
7Quincy and Adams County since 1986; he serves as director of 
8the Rural Adams Development Corporation and is a member of the 
935-county Tri-State Development Steering Committee; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, James Mentesti served as director of development 
11for 11 years at Quincy College (now Quincy University) and was 
12later administrative manager of Quintron Corporation in 
13Quincy; he graduated from Quincy College with a bachelor of 
14science degree in business management; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, James Mentesti's major accomplishments as GREDF 
16president include: the retention of Knapheide Manufacturing 
17after the flood of 1993, the Teska Study for Downtown 
18Development, the East Broadway Corridor Study, creation of the 
19Tri-State Development Summit, several quality of life 
20initiatives, creation of the Rural Adams Development 
21Corporation, development of the Adams County GIS System, 
22procuring industries to locate in the Edward Schneidman 
 
 
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1Industrial Park, being named the Illinois Development Council 
2Developer of the Year in 1991, and serving as the Illinois 
3Development Council President from 1994-1995; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, James Mentesti has worked tirelessly to recruit 
5businesses for his community, including Blue Cross-Blue 
6Shield, Wis-Pak Bottling Company, Jos. A. Bank, Cullinan 
7Properties, Home Depot, Prince Agri Products, and Fitzpatrick 
8Brothers; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, James Mentesti has had many community leadership 
10roles, serving as charter director of the Community Foundation 
11of the Quincy area, Quincy University Trustee Emeritus, 
12president of the Quincy University Foundation, past president 
13of the Quincy Parks Foundation, board member of the Jackson 
14Lincoln Swimming Complex, past president of the First Tee of 
15Great River, past president of the Kiwanis Club of Quincy, past 
16president of Spring Lake Country Club, board member of the 
17Quincy area Chamber of Commerce, steering committee member of 
18the Salvation Army Kroc Center, and past board member of the 
19Workforce Investment Board of Western Illinois; therefore, be 
20it
  
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
22NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
23SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate James Mentesti 
 
 
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1on his service as president to the Great River Economic 
2Development Foundation and his retirement after 27 years with 
3the foundation; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to James Mentesti as an expression of our esteem and 
6respect.