Eyes Wide Open
1 Nov 2019
Is this a new business retention tool for economic developers?
In August, a major employer in Findlay, Ohio, placed a call to Tim Mayle, director of Findlay-Hancock County Economic Development. The message was urgent. The Japanese-owned automotive plant was teetering.
“They were really struggling with employee turnover,” Mayle says. “They were having a hard time communicating with headquarters as to why they needed more money for wages and more money for equipment. Without help, I’m not sure they would have made it.”
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Gov. Reynolds attends Forge Grand Opening
Oct 31 2019Gov. Kim Reynolds participated in the opening ceremony of the first rural Forge in Jefferson, Iowa. The Forge is a culmination of the power of public-private partnerships and the governor’s initiatives to harness the innovation that exists across Iowa.
“Rural Iowa stands at a crossroads in the digital revolution...
A day of celebration for The Forge in Jefferson
Oct 29 2019
A brief ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday afternoon at Accenture’s Forge in Jefferson kicked off a grand opening celebration attended by hundreds of people from Jefferson, Greene County, across Iowa and across the country.
Participating in the ribbon cutting were (from left) Jefferson...