Who is GEDC?
Serving Grundy County since 1993, the Grundy Economic Development Council (GEDC) is a not-for-profit organization that fosters partnerships between business, labor, community, and education sectors. Working with these local entities, the GEDC strives to produce a strong and successful business environment in Grundy County. When investors, site selectors, and industry leaders are looking to locate or expand their business, the GEDC serves as the primary resource for information, including available property listings, incentives, and demographics.
Team members
The staff at GEDC and its committee members are dedicated to helping you and your business find solutions in an effort to help companies meet their growth objectives.
2024 Full Board Committee Members
* Executive Committee Member
- John Adler* – Aflac, representing the Chamber of Commerce
- Amanda Anderson – Old National Bank
- Chris Balkema* – Grundy County Board
- Chris Brown - City of Morris
- Suzy Brown* – The Newberg Group
- Pete Brummel* – Grundy Bank
- Lance Copes – GAVC
- Caleb Counterman – Grundy County Board
- Tom Dohm* – Morris Hospital
- Mike Donnelly – LyondellBasell
- Tom Durkin – Village of Channahon
- Matt Fritz – Village of Coal City
- Mike Gerrish – UBC Local 174
- Ryan Hansen* – Chamlin and Associates
- Tami Hansen - "D" Construction
- Sharon Johnson – Constellation
- Terry Kernc* – Village of Diamond
- Norm Lardi – Village of South Wilmington
- Jeff Lind - Village of Minooka
- Brett Madison* – ADM
- John McCann* – ComEd
- Clyne Namuo – Joliet Junior College
- Nick Oeser - D'Arcy Chevrolet Buick Cadillac Inc.
- Oguz Orucoglu – Procter & Gamble
- Matt Reed* – US Cold Storage
- Andy Schwerha* – Aux Sable/Pembina
- Scott Shannon – Busey Bank
- Dave Silverman – Mahoney, Silverman & Cross
- Chris Spencer – Coal City Unit District #1
- Taivo Tammaru – Clarius Partners, LLC
- Mike Wright* – Edward Jones
