[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 203 (Tuesday, November 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE CAREER OF MR. BILL BRADLEY

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 23, 2021

  Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Bill Bradley for 
his service to LaGrange County, Indiana. Residents of LaGrange County 
owe Bill a debt of gratitude for his role in making the region a better 
place to live and do business.
  The LaGrange County EDC works to attract new investment to, and 
strengthen local business in, the county. They do so quite 
successfully. LaGrange County's unemployment rate is roughly half that 
of the national average, and future job growth over the next ten years 
is predicted to be 47.4 percent, considerably higher than the U.S. 
average of 33.5 percent.
  At the helm of the LaGrange County EDC for the last three years has 
been Bill, a stalwart champion of business in northern Indiana for 
nearly three decades. He also led the Jay County Development 
Corporation; helped in the creation of the New Allen Alliance, the 
Adams County Economic Development Corporation, and the Economic 
Development Corporation of Elkhart County; and served the Logansport-
Cass County Economic Development Foundation and the Wabash Economic 
Development Corporation. Additionally, he has served as a board member 
of the Indiana Economic Development Association, several workforce 
developments boards, and has been an active Rotarian most of his 
career. His career is remarkable, and our region is more prosperous 
because of him.
  As Bill prepares to retire, let this document serve as a testament to 
Bill and his life's work, for which LaGrange County, and the whole of 
northeast Indiana, is grateful.

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