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HOUSE 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 and was later administrative 
12manager of Quintron Corporation in Quincy; he graduated from 
13Quincy College with a bachelor of science degree in business 
14management; 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, 
22filling the Edward Schneidman Industrial Park, being named the 
 
 
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1Illinois Development Council Developer of the Year in 1991, and 
2serving as the Illinois Development Council President from 
31994-1995; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, James Mentesti has worked hard to recruit 
5businesses for his community, such as Blue Cross-Blue Shield, 
6Wis-Pak Bottling Company, Jos. A. Bank, Cullinan Properties, 
7Home Depot, Prince Agri Products, and Fitzpatrick Brothers; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, James Mentesti has had many community leadership 
9roles, serving as charter director of the Community Foundation 
10of the Quincy area, Quincy University Trustee Emeritus, 
11president of the Quincy University Foundation, past president 
12of the Quincy Parks Foundation, board member of the Jackson 
13Lincoln Swimming Complex, past president of the First Tee of 
14Great River, past president of the Kiwanis Club of Quincy, past 
15president of Spring Lake Country Club, board member of the 
16Quincy area Chamber of Commerce, steering committee member of 
17the Salvation Army Kroc Center, and past board member of the 
18Workforce Investment Board of Western Illinois; therefore, be 
19it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
21NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
22we congratulate James Mentesti on his service as president to 
23the Great River Economic Development Foundation and his 
 
 
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1retirement after 27 years with the foundation; and be it 
2further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to James Mentesti as an expression of our esteem and 
5respect.