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Aspire Johnson County briefs Franklin on slowdown in project leads, highlights School-to-Work growth
Summary
Amanda Rebedu of Aspire Johnson County outlined the organization's site-selection work, a slowdown in project leads, business-retention efforts, and a School-to-Work program that conducted 2,161 career-discovery meetings last year.
Amanda Rebedu, vice president of economic development for Aspire Johnson County, told a Franklin City meeting that the organization is continuing business attraction, retention and workforce programs while seeing a sharp slowdown in project leads.
Rebedu said Aspire Johnson County serves as the county chamber and economic development organization and works with state and regional partners including the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and the Indy Partnership. She described five service areas: economic development, business advocacy, entrepreneurial services, community development and member services. "We respond to leads directly from brokers," she said.
Rebedu reviewed targets set in a 2020 strategic plan: a goal to increase…
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