Officials note local capacity gap for economic development staffing
Participants said Sheridan County's economic development task force has been intermittent; consultants recommended full-time capacity and Robert Briggs was singled out as an effective local economic developer who cannot be cloned.
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Local participants told the presenter that Sheridan County's economic development task force has varied in activity over the last two decades and that the county lacks a dedicated, full-time economic development staffer. "We need money to support somebody full time," one participant said, describing existing volunteers and college staff who currently carry much of the work.
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