NILES, IL — The Village of Niles is pleased to announce the hiring of John Melaniphy as the new Economic Development Director for the Village of Niles. His first day working for the Village of Niles will be Tuesday, January 28th.

Mr. Melaniphy has been the Director of Economic Development for the Village of Wheeling for over 6 years, engaged in all facets of economic development, business attraction, business retention, marketing, grant administration, market feasibility analysis, business incubator programs, and preparation of comprehensive economic development strategies and implementation plans to meet short-range and long-range objectives. Mr. Melaniphy attracted over $300 million in new development to the Village of Wheeling with the new Wheeling Town Center, Northgate Crossing, and Uptown 500 projects, among others. Mr. Melaniphy previously spent 20 years at Melaniphy & Associates, Inc., three years at Mid-America Development Partners and four years at the Village of Arlington Heights prior to joining the Village of Wheeling.