Leslie Wagner, Director of Project Management and Development, and Chad Sweeney, Director of Corporate Development from Ginovus, recently met with various Rush County and Rushville leaders and business people. Ginovus is a company that assists in gaining a competitive advantage by providing site selection, comparative analysis, and incentive procurement services.
Over the past several years there has been a lot of discussion about economic development opportunities in the county and East Central Indiana and what can be done to enhance and further promote the county and region. Should leaders concentrate on existing employers and help them to expand, seek to attract new employers, a combination of both, and what types of companies should be specifically targeted? Key stakeholders in the economic development community and ones that have a strong understanding of our local assets were invited to attend.
Energize-ECI contracted with the Indiana firm, Ginovus that specializes in business site selection and economic development consulting to help us identify and map our collective assets and outline potential marketing strategies.
This is a very important project that will give an objective and reasonable roadmap for development in Rush County. An overall analysis of the meeting and the comments made will be performed. Towards the end of May or beginning of June, Rush County will be presented with a document that captures the input, shows the analysis and produces the target industries that we should focus on.
This was a good exercise to go through to remind each of us at the meeting of the core values and assets of our community that we sometimes take for granted or don’t realize how important they really are.
Individuals in attendance were Mayor Merv Bostic, Jerry Breeck, Linc Fraley, Matt Haehl, Wanda Henderson, Jeanine Schutte, Bill Todd, Dr. John Williams, Bill Ward, Tim Yazel, Kevin Snyder, Chad Wlodarek, Mike Selky, Sue Otte, Julie Newhouse and Brad Buening.
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RPD and RFD promotions
Mayor Mike Pavey and Rushville Police Chief Craig Tucker swear in police officer Alan Wombolt (right) Tuesday during the meeting of the Rushville Common Council. Other promotions approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety for the RPD included Randy Meek to detective, Michael Ervin to K-9 officer, Brad Wessell and Cale Worley to sergeant and Aaron Gurley to sergeant. Promotions at Rushville Fire Department included Mike Justice to lieutenant and Chuck Kemker to captain.
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Culy joins RCHS Ag Department
During her formative years, Hagerstown resident and 2008 Hagerstown High School graduate Kitlyn Culy knew she would end up in the agricultural field, probably as an educator.
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Merger off between Chamber, ECDC
Rush County Economic and Community Development Corporation Executive Director Jim Finan has announced that the Rush County Chamber of Commerce and ECDC will not be merging.
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RCS adds to Rainy Day Fund
The Rush County Schools Board of Trustees met Wednesday night and, among other things, voted to move $550,000 into the corporation's Rainy Day Fund, which is basically the local school system's savings account.
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Air Evac leaving Rushville base
Nearly four years to the day that Air Evac Lifeteam began operation from a Rushville base, the medical air transport operation will leave our community.
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Teams sought for 2012 Relay for Life
Nearly a month after the annual kick off and three weeks before the first scheduled team captain meeting (March 1), local organizers are still hoping to expand the number of participants in this year's local Relay for Life.
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Boys and girls basketball sign-ups underway
Sign-ups for the Boys & Girls Club of Rush County boys and girls ages five through second grade basketball will run through Feb. 29. These leagues will run the five Saturdays in March.
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Youth in Philanthropy fund grant application deadline
Garry Cooley, executive eirector of the Rush County Community Foundation, has announced that the grant application deadline for the Youth in Philanthropy Fund is 4 p.m. March 1.
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Lady Lions eliminate Lady Knights
The goal in the tournament is to advance and that is what the Lady Lions did Tuesday at Batesville with a 53-50 victory over South Dearborn.
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The wonders of wood
Outside the wood shop door on Wednesday afternoons, kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Rush County line up for their turn inside the room where planks of wood become boxes, benches and shelves between 4 and 6 p.m.
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