[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2452]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING MR. GREG PRESTEMON OF ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI, AS NON-PROFIT 
                         EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. W. TODD AKIN

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 25, 2008

  Mr. AKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. Greg 
Prestemon, of St. Charles, Missouri, as the 2008 Non-Profit Executive 
of the Year at the 3rd Annual Honors Program organized by the Saint 
Charles Business Magazine.
  Since Greg's arrival at the Economic Development Center, EDC, in 
1993, St. Charles County's population has grown from 232,360 to nearly 
350,000 today. In fact, St. Charles County continues to be one of the 
fastest growing counties in the State of Missouri.
  As president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development 
Center of St. Charles County, Greg has served 15 successful years at 
the helm of the Economic Development Center, which is also celebrating 
its 15-year anniversary of their small business incubator facility in 
St. Peters, Missouri.
  Mr. Prestemon's nomination highlights the way that St. Charles County 
has grown and prospered, particularly through his work at the Economic 
Development Center and Partners for Progress.
  During Greg's tenure, the accomplishments of the Economic Development 
Center include more than $100 million of business financing, the 
creation and retention of nearly 5,300 jobs, more than 150 business 
graduates and 500 jobs from the EDC incubation program. These 
accomplishments do not even include the thousands who have attended EDC 
business training events, and Greg's involvement in countless special 
projects such as workforce housing, health care and education 
initiatives and the road tax campaign.
  I thank Greg for his service to the community. He is a shining 
example of the great leadership we have in Missouri and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating him on his nomination.

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