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HR0262 |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In economic development terms, "industry |
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| clusters" are geographic concentrations of competing, |
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| complementary, or interdependent firms and industries that do |
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| business with each other or have common needs for talent, |
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| technology, and infrastructure; and
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| WHEREAS, Businesses in a cluster may be either competitive |
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| or cooperative; and
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| WHEREAS, Industry clusters are important for economic |
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| development because both state and local governments can tailor |
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| programs and services to address the common needs of the |
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| members of the cluster; and
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| WHEREAS, This tailoring of programs and services for |
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| members of an industry cluster allows state and local |
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| governments to administer economic development more |
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| cost-efficiently and more effectively; and
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| WHEREAS, Industry clusters, and the businesses that make up |
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| clusters, are immensely important to the development of strong |
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| and resilient local and regional economies because, as a group, |
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| clusters are able to compete more efficiently and effectively |
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| against competitors who do not have the advantage of being a |
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| member of their own industry cluster; and
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| WHEREAS, Industry clusters have no benefit to the |
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| businesses that make up the cluster, to local and regional |
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| economies, and to job development if they are not identified |
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| and if their existence is not realized; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we request the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |