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The Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce announced this years group of 40 Under Forty recipients. <\/span>(Image provided by IVAC)
The Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce announced this years group of 40 Under Forty recipients.
This year\u2019s recipients represent organizations and industries from all across the Illinois Valley. The recipients exemplify a drive to make a positive impact on our communities, our businesses and our organizations, and have a proven track record for both business and community service and involvement.
The group is made up of leaders in education, small business, finance, nonprofits, retail and community protection, among other sectors.
\u201cThis award is about celebrating the next generation of difference makers across the Illinois Valley,\u201d IVAC Executive Director Bill Zens said. \u201cThe group that was selected this year are not only difference makers in their organizations but also our communities. I am in awe of the work they are doing, and will continue to do to make the Illinois Valley an amazing place to be.\u201d
The chamber\u2019s selection committee included Steve Wrobleski, La Salle<\/a>–Peru<\/a> High School (IVAC Board president), Rachel Balestri, Eureka Savings Bank (IVAC Board vice president), Kim Bima, OSF Healthcare (IVAC Board member), Jay McCracken, Ottawa<\/a> Area Chamber of Commerce and Tracy Morris, Illinois Valley Community College<\/a>.
The recipients are
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The Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce announced this years group of 40 Under Forty recipients. (Image provided by IVAC)The Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce announced this years group of 40 Under Forty recipients.This year\u2019s recipients represent organizations and industries from all across the Illinois Valley. The recipients exemplify a drive to make a positive impact on our communities,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t