Joe Atz on Economic Development:

Expert?? Hardly! Nobody is these days. The target keeps moving.

Interested?? Very!! Why? There is no better city, anywhere than Kendallville to:

- grow up

- raise a family

- run a business

- truly enjoy your life

The job of economic development is to help the people of our community work at the best job possible for them. This means working to maintain the widest variety of industrial and commercial job opportunities that we can.

We want the Kendallville community interested in the high quality of education their children are getting or when the next state football championship will come; not whether or not they have a good job. The people of this community want to work. They're productive by nature.

The quality of life in Kendallville is great for a reason. The job of economic development is to help it stay that way.

This blog is here to keep you posted on what's happening in the world of Economic Development in Kendallville. We encourage your comments, questions and especially inquiries from all parties interested in locating a business or industry in a community that works hard to help you succeed; and will provide your associates with a quality of life they just won't find in many other places.

NOBODY works harder than Kendallville's Economic Development team. So, come on! Let's do it together.