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The Fostoria "Dream Team" - Mayor Eric Keckler, Chamber Exec. Sally McDonald, and FEDC Director Renee Smith[/caption]
I just attended the 100th annual meeting of the Fostoria Area Chamber of Commerce held at the beautiful Good Shepherd Home (which just celebrated a $2M expansion.) In attendance were scores of local and state leaders eager to celebrate the great year that Fostoria had and look forward to the year to come.
New Chamber Executive Director Sally McDonald kicked it off by sharing her theme of "I think I can; I think we can; I know we can; We can;" playing on the Little Engine That Could story. It was totally appropriate given Fostoria's rail heritage and the fact that 1,000 trains go through the community every day. She set a course for focusing on positive messages - each attendee received the "homework" to provide a positive message for the 100 Days of Good News the Chamber will be sending out. She also pledged to commit to focusing on increasing member benefits and value.
Fostoria Economic Development Corporation chief Renee Smith provided energetic comments about how well things had gone last year, including how industry was expanding and hiring and sharing the fantastic statistic that 40% of all the available industrial properties were sold for a total of $11M+ worth of investment (want to do a future post on that.) She also talked about how her top three priorities for 2015 would be (1) Retention & Expansion; (2) Marketing; and (3) Attraction.
If you haven't heard, Fostoria has a new tagline - "We're right on track." Well, with the great businesses there, a town full of great people, and the Fostoria Dream Team (see above picture), the future of Fostoria is bright indeed.
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The Fostoria "Dream Team" - Mayor Eric Keckler, Chamber Exec. Sally McDonald, and FEDC Director Renee Smith[/caption]
I just attended the 100th annual meeting of the Fostoria Area Chamber of Commerce held at the beautiful Good Shepherd Home (which just celebrated a $2M expansion.) In attendance were scores of local and state leaders eager to celebrate the great year that Fostoria had and look forward to the year to come.
New Chamber Executive Director Sally McDonald kicked it off by sharing her theme of "I think I can; I think we can; I know we can; We can;" playing on the Little Engine That Could story. It was totally appropriate given Fostoria's rail heritage and the fact that 1,000 trains go through the community every day. She set a course for focusing on positive messages - each attendee received the "homework" to provide a positive message for the 100 Days of Good News the Chamber will be sending out. She also pledged to commit to focusing on increasing member benefits and value.
Fostoria Economic Development Corporation chief Renee Smith provided energetic comments about how well things had gone last year, including how industry was expanding and hiring and sharing the fantastic statistic that 40% of all the available industrial properties were sold for a total of $11M+ worth of investment (want to do a future post on that.) She also talked about how her top three priorities for 2015 would be (1) Retention & Expansion; (2) Marketing; and (3) Attraction.
If you haven't heard, Fostoria has a new tagline - "We're right on track." Well, with the great businesses there, a town full of great people, and the Fostoria Dream Team (see above picture), the future of Fostoria is bright indeed.
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