Full Text of HR0348 99th General Assembly
HR0348 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Heritage Corridor | 4 | | Convention & Visitors Bureau for over 30
years of excellence in | 5 | | tourism and for proudly serving the communities and counties | 6 | | along
the historic I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors | 8 | | Bureau has served the Illinois and Michigan Canal National | 9 | | Heritage Corridor for over 30 years and has established itself | 10 | | as an economic catalyst and
resource for tourists and | 11 | | residents; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, visitors to the I&M Heritage Corridor | 13 | | spent over $844 million, returning nearly $43 million of both | 14 | | local and State tax receipts; $192 million in payroll, creating | 15 | | nearly 8,000 jobs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The visitors can be seen in downtown shops, | 17 | | touring Route 66, biking the Canal Path,
enjoying the casinos, | 18 | | shopping the malls, or dining in one of the many unique | 19 | | regional
restaurants; these visitors' dollars help the | 20 | | businesses thrive; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors |
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| 1 | | Bureau was recently awarded accreditation from the Destination | 2 | | Marketing Accreditation
Program, an international program | 3 | | developed by the Destination Marketing Association
| 4 | | International; this accreditation demonstrates that the CVB | 5 | | achieved compliance in over 74 standards
in areas such as | 6 | | governance, finance, management, human resources, marketing, | 7 | | sales,
visitor services, and destination development; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors | 9 | | Bureau is one of 193 Accredited CVB's worldwide and is the | 10 | | official,
highest governing entity authorized to provide | 11 | | destination marketing for the region; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | congratulate the Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors | 15 | | Bureau for over 30
years of excellence in tourism and for | 16 | | proudly serving the communities and counties along
the Historic | 17 | | I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau | 20 | | as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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