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HOUSE JOINT 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 (now Quincy University) and was
12later administrative manager of Quintron Corporation in
13Quincy; he graduated from Quincy College with a bachelor of
14science degree in business management; 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,
22procuring industries to locate in the Edward Schneidman

 

 

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1Industrial Park, being named the Illinois Development Council
2Developer of the Year in 1991, and serving as the Illinois
3Development Council President from 1994-1995; and
 
4    WHEREAS, James Mentesti has worked tirelessly to recruit
5businesses for his community, including Blue Cross-Blue
6Shield, Wis-Pak Bottling Company, Jos. A. Bank, Cullinan
7Properties, Home Depot, Prince Agri Products, and Fitzpatrick
8Brothers; and
 
9    WHEREAS, James Mentesti has had many community leadership
10roles, serving as charter director of the Community Foundation
11of the Quincy area, Quincy University Trustee Emeritus,
12president of the Quincy University Foundation, past president
13of the Quincy Parks Foundation, board member of the Jackson
14Lincoln Swimming Complex, past president of the First Tee of
15Great River, past president of the Kiwanis Club of Quincy, past
16president of Spring Lake Country Club, board member of the
17Quincy area Chamber of Commerce, steering committee member of
18the Salvation Army Kroc Center, and past board member of the
19Workforce Investment Board of Western Illinois; therefore, be
20it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
23SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate James Mentesti

 

 

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1on his service as president to the Great River Economic
2Development Foundation and his retirement after 27 years with
3the foundation; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to James Mentesti as an expression of our esteem and
6respect.