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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor the Jersey County Business
4 Association on the occasion of the Association's 50th
5 anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Chamber of Commerce was founded on
7 May 31, 1956; the organization changed its name to the Jersey
8 County Chamber of Commerce in 1996; and on July 1, 2004, the
9 Jersey County Chamber of Commerce and the Jersey County
10 Economic Development Corporation merged together and became
11 the Jersey County Business Association; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Today there is an all time membership high of 225
13 regular business members and 60 Ambassadors throughout Jersey
14 County and surrounding counties; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Jersey County Business Association is an
16 important part of the economic stability of Jerseyville, Jersey
17 County, and surrounding communities; the Association continues
18 to work on many projects to improve the business community,
19 including the expansion of Highway 67 from Jerseyville to
20 Godfrey; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The Jersey County Business Association holds its

 

 

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1 annual banquet on January 18, 2007 at the Pere Marquette Lodge
2 where the 2006 Valda Beach Business of the Year award will be
3 presented; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate the men and women who make up the Jersey County
7 Business Association on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of
8 the Association; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Julie Brangenberg, Chairperson of the Jersey
11 County Business Association.