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State Rep. Kifowit named executive director for nonprofit serving Chicago area union trades and contractors · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: State Representative Kiffhowitt named executive director for nonprofit serving Chicago
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  Speaker 1: area union trades and contractors. Written by Joey Weslow, this
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  Speaker 1: article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  Speaker 1: you by Everlett State Representative. Stephanie Kiffowit d Oswego is
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  Speaker 1: the new next executive director for the Construction Industry Service
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  Speaker 1: Corporation CISCO. CISCO is a not for profit labor management
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  Speaker 1: organization serving the union building trades and union contractors in
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  Speaker 1: the Chicago metropolitan area. According to its website. Kiffhowitt, who
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  Speaker 1: started the job on Monday, is replacing Dan Allen, who
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  Speaker 1: is retiring as executive director after thirteen years with the corporation.
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  Speaker 1: Kiffowit understands and will nurture the relationship between the job
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  Speaker 1: creating employers and the union partners who supply the skilled
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  Speaker 1: labor to complete the circle. Allen said in the Cisco
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  Speaker 1: news release, it's been an honor to serve CISCO, and
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  Speaker 1: it will be a pleasure to watch it grow, thrive,
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  Speaker 1: and move forward under Kiffwitz's direction and this outstanding board
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  Speaker 1: behind her all the way. Kiffwood said, Throughout my career,
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  Speaker 1: I have been able to collaborate with numerous entities and organizations.
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  Speaker 1: I am looking forward to bringing this skill set to
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  Speaker 1: Cisco to continue the great work of strengthening the collaboration
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  Speaker 1: between contractors and unions to maintain Illinois's strong workforce and
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  Speaker 1: continue to have projects built to high standard, within budget
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  Speaker 1: and on time. Kiffwit has served in the Illinois General
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  Speaker 1: Assembly since twenty thirteen, representing the eighty fourth House District
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  Speaker 1: that includes portions of DuPage, Kine, Kendall, and Will Counties.
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  Speaker 1: She ran a failed bid for the Democratic nomination for
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  Speaker 1: State Controller in the March primary, finishing last out of
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  Speaker 1: four candidates. Candidates running to succeed her as the representative
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  Speaker 1: for the eighty fourth district in the November general election
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  Speaker 1: our Democrat Saber Hater, a DuPage County board member from Aurora,
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  Speaker 1: and Brian Scopa, a Republican from Naperville. Kifhowitt is a
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  Speaker 1: veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps and a former
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  Speaker 1: substitute teacher. Kifhowitt was an Aurora alderman before being elected
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  Speaker 1: to the General Assembly and has experience in finance and
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  Speaker 1: nonprofit management.