20. Board Member
Ray Rivera
Owner, CSI 3000
Special Thanks to ESDC Board
Treasurer
Antonio Guillen
Senior Vice President, Wintrust Financial
21. Special Thanks to ESDC Board
Board Member
Jose Melendez
Owner, Melendez Insurance
Board Member
Rafael Vargas
Partner, Cicero Vargas Karr Law Firm
22. Special Thanks to ESDC Board
Board Member
Stella Gaytan
Vice President, Monterrey Security
Board Member
Olga Camargo
Managing Partner, Toroso Investments
23. ESDC’s Impact in the Community
City of Chicago Programs
Commercial: Our commercial program revolves around solving zoning, licensing, or
other local and city government issues.
Industrial: ESDC is a liaison for the Pilsen Industrial Corridor, promoting
manufacturing growth to increase the quality and quantity of jobs..
Housing: ESDC is a Housing Resource Center working with the Chicago Department
of Housing.
The Eighteenth Street Development Corporation (ESDC) envisions Pilsen
and the Lower West Side of Chicago as a vibrant center of sustainable
commercial and industrial activity, offering safe modern housing, and a
diversity of employment opportunities. ESDC, the only economic
development delegate agency in the Pilsen area, has serviced housing,
small business and industrial affairs for more than 37 years.
24. ESDC’s 2013 Event Highlights
May 25-26, 2013
Audience: More
than 5,000
Attendees
Sept 15, 2013
More than 20
Restaurant
Participants
Oct 4th, 2013
Pilsen Business
Owners, Corporate
Decision makers and
Community Leaders