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Saluk notes
cooperation as key to success
VERSAILLES – How do you sell your community to somebody who doesn’t
know it well? That was the question Economic Development Director Marc
Saluk posed to over 100 Partnering for Progress members and invited
guests at Stillwater Valley Golf Course July 24.
At the top of the list for the quarterly presentation was
private-public cooperation. “There are still communities out there that
lose growth opportunities because they can’t work together,” Saluk
said. Darke County has succeeded due to its “all hands on deck”
approach.
Saluk then told the group another selling point is to tell about the
people who are already here. “When I came to Ohio, nobody ever heard of
this community,” he said. “But they have heard of Whirlpool… Midmark…
Fram…” If companies like these are in the community, it is more likely
other companies will consider Darke County as an option for their
location plans.
Saluk talked about quality of life as something companies look at: low
crime rate, health care, housing, public schools, recreational
opportunities. All of these are strong points for Darke County. Site
Selection magazine recently ranked Darke County No. 17 in the nation
for location desirability...
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