Team Leaders

Joe Kleinknecht, Galion Area Chamber of Commerce

Annie Carter, Carter Machine

Core Team Members

Tena Eyster
Craig Miley
Scott Nickell
Steve Prochaska
Lamar Wyse
Mike Zappa

Create a prosperous county economy in which businesses thrive and good jobs are available and position county residents for success in today’s economy.

Intended outcome: Reverse the net outmigration of jobs fromthe county

Responsibility: Business Success and Job Availability Action Team

Key challenges identified during the planning process:

• The manufacturing industry is experiencing declines in employment, and replacement jobs in other industry sectors are scarce.
• Administrative barriers originating in the public sector sometimes make doing business a challenge in Crawford County.
• The county is limited in how it sells or markets itself to prospective in-migrant companies.
• The ongoing competitiveness and survivability of existing companies is critical to the sustainability of the county economy.
• Small businesses and start-ups sometimes lack the financing or administrative expertise to successfully launch or expand.
• The county needs to promote more entrepreneurial development.