PUBLIC NOTICE: Board of Directors – Annual Election

PUBLIC NOTICE

Please take note that, due to term limits, the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation (GBEDC) will elect three members to its Board of Directors at the GBEDC’s Annual Investors Meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, beginning at 8:00 AM.  Investors will also elect the Board’s three Officers at this time.  The meeting and election will be held in person.  Investors will not have a remote option for meeting attendance or voting.  Voting by proxy is not allowed.

Qualified Board candidates will be active Investors whose dues are fully paid and current.  The GBEDC welcomes both Individual and Entity Investors.  Individual Investors may serve at-large but do not have a vote on the Board of Directors.  Entity Investors, including small, family and start-up companies, have one vote each on the Board[1].  The 2022 Investment dues schedule can be found on the GBEDC website at www.greaterbeloitworks.com under “Become An Investor.”

Experience in community development, education, finance, real estate development, economic development and public/private partnerships is helpful, but not required, for Board service.  Directors serve a three-year term.  Officers serve for one year.  The GBEDC is accepting nominations for the open Board of Directors and Officer positions from November 1, 2022, to November 30, 2022.  Entities owned and/or operated by persons of color and women are encouraged to apply.  The GBEDC’s Nominating Committee will review all nominations and present the slate of qualified candidates at the Annual Meeting.

Nominations may be submitted by email to GBEDC Executive Assistant Vicki Eggers at vickieggers@greaterbeloitworks.com.  Please direct questions to Vicki Eggers at (608) 364-6610.

The Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation is an investor-based organization serving Greater Beloit by fostering investment and job growth in the economy thereby improving the quality of life, educational attainment, housing availability and prosperity for all in the Greater Beloit Region.

[1] The 2022 Dues Schedule limits seats on the Board and Executive Committee to only “Gold” and “Silver” Entity Investors, although this is subject to change in 2023 and beyond.

The Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation is an investor-based organization serving Greater Beloit by fostering investment and job growth in the economy thereby improving the quality of life, educational attainment, housing availability and prosperity for all in the Greater Beloit Region.