Long Grove leaders are hoping a new Sunset Foods will prove to be not only a large, new grocery store for their community, but also a giant leap for the local economy.
“This is a big deal,” Village President Maria Rodriguez told the eager crowd gathered for the ribbon-cutting at the 74-year-old North Shore chain's fifth store Tuesday night. “This store and its surrounding businesses will bring 200 new jobs to the area.”
Rodriguez connected the event to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address the same evening, saying that Sunset Foods was the very example of the type of small business the country and the economy are crying out for.
“The local businesses will succeed if we make sure they do,” Rodriguez said. “Working together will stabilize the economy and help us grow the economy.”
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