Holdrege looks to boost community with Prosperity Project II
By Ashley Bebensee | KearneyHub.com | Full Article “After exceeding their previous $1 million goal by $300,000, PCDC is aiming to reach $1.1 million with Prosperity Project II. The 2011 Prosperity Project funds were combined with LB840 local-option sales tax funds and resulted in $40 million in capital investments in Phelps County. The project provided […]
North Carolina Chamber receives “State Chamber of the Year” award
We’d like to send a big “Congratulations” out to our friends at the North Carolina Chamber! They were just named the “State Chamber of the Year” by the Council of State Chambers. “The purpose of the State Chamber of the Year award is to bring attention to innovative initiatives and best practices that advance state chambers’ […]
Regional partnership to begin fundraising soon
By Nathan Baker | Johnson City Press | Full Article EXCERPT – After unanimously voting to keep the current officers in place, the board heard from Chris Marshall, campaign director with Convergent, the firm hired to help the council raise money for and organize the formation of the regional partnership. Convergent and its fundraisers will […]
Regional economic development agency unveils strategic plan
If Virginia’s Gateway Region were receiving a performance review, its rating for the past five years would have to be “exceeds expectations.” And if that track record is any indication, Central Virginia can look forward to thousands of new jobs and close to $1 billion in investments in the next five years. The state’s oldest […]
Study reveals campaign support
The Phelps County Development Corporation board has voted to move forward with a fund-raising campaign to support a five-year strategic plan after a recent feasibility study showed significant support. “We have investors who believe in Phelps County,” PCDC Board President Fred Diedrichsen said of the report’s findings, which were shared with the board in April. […]
Local boy scouts are halfway to new Exton adventureland
“On Friday, renowned former Philadelphia Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil gave the halftime pep talk to a standing-room-only crowd of civic and business leaders celebrating $2.7 million of progress toward the Chester County Council of Boy Scouts’ $5.2 million goal for a new Program, Activity & Resource Campus. At the heart of a refuge of wetlands, woodlands, streams […]