Meet Ross Klicker, Niles' new economic development coordinator. He's charged with keeping businesses happy and profitable, which helps to keep residents' taxes low. He talks about a new app and website and bringing in Millennium Park's designer.
Niles is known as a thriving business community, but that doesn't just happen. Ross Klicker, who started Dec. 17 as the village's Economic Development Marketing Coordinator, will be working to bring in new businesses and keep existing businesses happy. But it doesn't stop there. With a recent master's degree in community development, Klicker, 42, says it takes lots of factors, including social, economic and politcal capital, to make a community thrive. He also talked about new businesses planning to open, a new website and mobile app for Niles and the possibility of bringing in the designer of Millennium Park. Patch.com sat down with him to chat. Does Niles have a reputation as a business-friendly town? What had you heard about it? …
