I was prepared to be bored yesterday when I attended a 3 hour seminar held by Lake County Partners (LCP) yesterday. The seminar was on methods of securing financing for bonds and incentives to maintain and attract manufacturing business to the state, county and localites. However I was pleasantly surprised I got some excellent nuggets of information that will be useful to Round Lake from the afternoon.
As an FYI Lake County Partners helps businesses transform opportunities into successes through a wide variety of products and services. Our products and services are designed to attract new businesses to Lake County, retain and expand local businesses, grow skilled labor force for the region, build and diversify Lake County's tax base, improve Lake County's infrastructure, address governmental issues that affect the business climate and support appropriate land usage.
This is the economic development arm of the county government, its partially funded by the county with what could be best described as "chump change." Until the county steps up it funds for this excellent organization I will always doubt the seriousness of Lake County about business attraction.
This lack of commitment coupled with no serious funding for roads and or road improvements in the county, are the main reasons areas like Kenosha county are kicking this counties butt when it comes to jobs and business development and retention.
Having ranted about this, I will add that for as underfunded and under supported by county government Lake County partners does a fantastic job. They do above and beyond what they could be expected to do given the limited funds. I could only wish they would be properly funded and then imagine what we could do then!
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