Community Capitalism - Town Hall Meeting 1

On November 11, the first of three Town Hall Meetings was held to discuss the book Community Capitalism. The meeting focused on our strengths and opportunities in six different areas. There is a summary for your review here.

Discussions in the first meeting centered around three areas:

1. Marketing - There were many comments made about the need to market what we have (our assets) to the people who live and work here.
2. Talent - The attendees recognized the need to keep both our skilled workforce and the future workforce in Licking County.
3. Education - A big part of the discussion centered around the three higher education institutions we have in Licking County: Denison University; Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University - Newark Campus. These are strong assets that are being overlooked by our residents.

The next two Town Hall meetings are scheduled for November 17 at 4:00 p.m. and November 18 at 7:00 p.m. at C-TEC. For more information or to register, call the Chamber at 740.345.9757.

It will be interesting to see what comes out of the next two meetings.