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Adopting a Kane County Economic Development Strategic Plan
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WHEREAS, Kane County documented the need to undertake a strategic economic development plan in its application to the State of Illinois RISE Economic Development Planning Grant Program, where from this program funds were awarded to local governments, and regional economic development organizations to create or update regional plans to accelerate economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Kane County was awarded $150,000.00 (One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars) in funding by the State of Illinois RISE Economic Development Planning Grant Program to create a strategic economic development plan for Kane County; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Purchasing Department issued RFP 23-018 for consultants to develop a strategic economic development plan for Kane County; and
WHEREAS, RW Ventures, LLC, was selected by a review panel of County staff to provide for their valuable planning and implementation services to many communities and organizations as included in their responses to RFP 23-018 Kane County Strategic Economic Development Plan; and
WHEREAS, RW Ventures, LLC, has worked diligently with Kane County staff and economic development partners in the creation of Kane County’s first strategic economic development plan; and
WHEREAS, the development of the Economic Development Strategic Plan included participation and review by Kane County staff and partners, including comments received at the Committee of the Whole held in March, 2024 and the Kane County Economic Development Roundtable held in June, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board that the Kane County Economic Development Strategic is hereby adopted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Kane County Economic Development Strategic Plan shall be implemented by staff and annual progress reports shall be submitted to the Jobs Committee.
Passed by the Kane County Board on October 16, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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