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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the Elgin Area
4 Chamber of Commerce on being named one of 2003's top ten
5 economic development groups in North America by Site Selection
6 magazine; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Site Selection magazine, the industry's lead
8 publication, picked Elgin's chamber as one of its top 10 from a
9 field of 300 applying organizations; there are more than 1,500
10 such groups nationwide; it estimated the Elgin chamber had led
11 or assisted in efforts that brought 2,311 new jobs to Elgin and
12 $67.8 million in corporate capital investments in 2003; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The key to making the Elgin chamber one of the
14 best has been creating cooperative arrangements with
15 government agencies, businesses, and organizations; in
16 addition to frequent work with the city, the Elgin chamber also
17 collaborates frequently with Kane County and the Department of
18 Commerce and Economic Opportunity to keep jobs and businesses
19 in town or attract new ones; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The Elgin chamber's largest such partnership
21 program is its "Challenge 21" campaign, in which government
22 agencies and private businesses and organizations work
23 together to promote corporate investment in the community;
24 volunteers with Challenge 21 focus on business retention and
25 expansion, work force development, business recruitment,
26 enhancing Elgin's image, and transportation and development;
27 therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 congratulate the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce on being named
31 one of 2003's top ten economic development groups in North

 

 

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1 America by Site Selection magazine; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce as an
4 expression of our respect and esteem.