[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E539]
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                               TOM CLARK

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2017

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Tom Clark for 
his leadership, vision and lasting impact on Denver and Colorado as the 
CEO of the Metro Economic Development Corporation and Executive Vice 
President of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.
   With more than 30 years of economic development experience at the 
state, regional, county and city level, Tom's unique perspective and 
wealth of knowledge is unparalleled. Tom's career spans four decades 
from Director of Commercial and Industrial Development for the Illinois 
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, through positions with 
the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Denver Corporation, 
the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, the Jefferson Economic Council, and 
the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.
   Tom was the founder and first president of the Metro Denver Network, 
the Metro Denver region's first economic development program, for which 
he received the Arthur D. Little Award for Excellence in Economic 
Development. In 2012, Tom was recognized as the Denver Post's Business 
Person of the Year as well as awarded the Denver Business Journal's 
Power Book Award for Economic Development and Government. He has also 
been recognized as one of the nation's top economic development 
professionals by the Council on Urban Economic Development.
   I extend my deepest appreciation for Tom and his dedication to our 
great state, and wish him the best of luck in retirement and future 
endeavors.

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