I attended the Wayne County Council and Commissioners workshop this week and gave an update on EDC activities as well as a summary of our 2012 finances. As part of our efforts to be more transparent, I wanted to share the same financial information with you. Below is the financial picture for 2012. Year End […]

The holiday season was a peaceful time that allowed me to catch my breath from a very busy first month on the job. But that didn’t last much past New Year’s Day. We started the short week off with a site visit and the staff and I were preparing for our first board meeting of […]

Thursday started out with some challenges thanks to the storm that rolled through Wayne County. Richmond lost power in the morning, but the power was back on in no time thanks to the efforts of the RP&L crews. RP&L is an important partner in our economic development efforts. Not only did they do a great […]

Some weeks just seem to have a theme. A few weeks ago, the theme of many of the meetings I was involved in was workforce development. Out of those discussions we came up with some promising initiatives.

We’ve spent a lot of time opening our lines of communication.

This week I spent a lot of time discussing unemployment and the skills shortage.

In this blog I’m going to share my experiences with you as the new president of the EDC of Wayne County. I’m excited to be back in Wayne County and I am truly honored to have been chosen for this position. I hope we can work together to make Wayne County a great place to […]