{"id":7032,"date":"2023-01-07T18:14:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T18:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.choosedupage.com\/?p=7032"},"modified":"2023-02-07T18:21:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:21:26","slug":"greater-chicagoland-economic-partnership-drives-regional-economic-development-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.choosedupage.com\/greater-chicagoland-economic-partnership-drives-regional-economic-development-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership Drives Regional Economic Development Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DuPage County has joined together with Cook, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, Lake, and Will Counties and the City of Chicago in an innovative partnership to drive economic growth and advance equity across the region. The Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership\u00a0will focus on promoting the region\u2019s assets \u2013 including extensive freight infrastructure, diverse talent, strong exporting industries, world-class research institutions, and culture to develop an identity that can compete on a global scale.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/\">World Business Chicago<\/a> manages the Partnership, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/greg-bedalov-0209b87\/\">Greg Bedalov<\/a>, President &amp; CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosedupage.com\/about-choose-dupage\/\">Choose DuPage<\/a> will serve as Chair of the Board of Directors.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cThe Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership is one of the largest advancements in our collective economic history,\u201d said Greg Bedalov. \u201cThank you to the many private- and public-sector leaders that have long advocated in favor of regional collaboration. As President &amp; CEO of\u00a0Choose DuPage, I\u2019ve always said that a strong region is what\u2019s best for a strong DuPage. I look forward to the opportunities this partnership will bring to all our communities and will continue to share updates on our progress.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership Statement of Collaboration<\/h2>\r\n<p>We acknowledge that our northeastern Illinois region \u2014 including Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties as well as the city of Chicago \u2014 is interconnected and interdependent. We believe that the region can achieve more to strengthen jobs and capital investment by working together than any one community can on its own. We know that the region\u2019s extensive assets offer significant opportunities to provide shared prosperity across different and diverse communities. And we recognize that joint action can ensure robust, equitable economic growth by building a globally competitive ecosystem that works for everyone, with world-class transportation infrastructure, economic sectors, talent, and innovation.<\/p>\r\n<p>Wishing to enter a new era of regional cooperation, we join together to make the following commitments, with the goal of facilitating activities that better take advantage of our shared opportunities and complement our unique interests:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a forum for local government leadership, we will engage corporate, civic, and institutional partners to leverage our combined strengths and implement approved joint plans for the benefit of the region.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We will enlist federal and state governments to play key roles as partners and funders of regional initiatives in coordination with existing agencies and activities.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We will improve our inter-jurisdictional and inter-agency communication to share all information as is necessary and prudent to create efficient and effective opportunities for collaboration.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We will develop methods and resources for deliberate action that advances the region, with an emphasis on the needs of marginalized communities and the potential to enhance our global economic competitiveness.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We will set the highest standards of professional conduct, trust, and integrity for ourselves, our staffs, and our partners to maximize regional benefits for public expenditures.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We will evaluate both the overall economic progress of the entire region as well as individual communities as we measure success.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DuPage County has joined together with Cook, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, Lake, and Will Counties and the City of Chicago in an innovative partnership to drive economic growth and advance equity across the region. 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