tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83052073613717529782011-12-13T19:50:40.663-08:00C Hullingerhttps://profiles.google.com/101413009995401102490noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305207361371752978.post-86931231552387429252010-09-10T13:42:00.000-07:002010-09-10T13:44:06.582-07:00<img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.png" alt="" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/SJ5JK4bNKeI/AAAAAAAABl8/rY_voDDFVIM/s1600/Big_BUild_07-14-08.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8305207361371752978-8693123155238742925?l=cityofpeoria2009.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>C Hullingerhttps://profiles.google.com/101413009995401102490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8305207361371752978.post-60500625245669556992009-06-23T16:45:00.000-07:002010-09-10T13:48:57.089-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;" lang="en-US" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</span></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;font-family:Georgia;" ><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">EXECUTIVE SUMMARY </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2006-2009</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><img src="file:///C:/Users/Owner/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Partnered with Peoria’s medical community to de</span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">velop the:</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:Arial;" ><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">------- </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Illinois Medical Center Clinic</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:Arial;" ><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">------- </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Long Term Acute Care Hospital</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:Arial;" ><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">------- </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">OSF Children’s Hospital</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:Arial;" ><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">------- </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Methodist Hospital Expansion</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;font-family:Arial;" ><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">------- </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal;">Illinois Eye Care</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial;" ></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;">------- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Heart Care Midwest</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Arial;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Developed the Innovation Center to incubate high tech business</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Continued implementation of the Heart of Peoria Plan</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Continued marketing campaign for Renaissance Park</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Developed the Southern Gateway Plan</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Prepared the River Trail Drive Redevelopment Plan</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Developed the Green Edge Plan</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Adopted the Eagle View and Warehouse TIF</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Sixteen TIF developments approved or in process</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Prepared Site for Museum/Caterpillar Visitor—BUILD THE BLOCK !!!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Continued commercial expansion on War Memorial</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Developed Prospect and Sheridan Road Revitalization Plan</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Facilitated eleven façade improvement requests</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Developed the Hospitality Improvement Zone for Hotels</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Seven Enterprise Zone expansions and 251 improved buildings</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Symbol;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 1pt; margin-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 125%; text-align: justify;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;font-family:Symbol;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">·</span></span></span><span style="width: 13.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 125%;font-family:Arial;" lang="en-US"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Persuaded all HOP governments to join the Enterprise Zone</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left: 18pt; 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