Over 1,000 citizens work together to develop this shared image of what we want our area to become in the next ten to twenty years. Hundreds of business, civic, government, education and church organizations are working together to implement the strategies and make the Vision a reality. Our citizens and the community will develop and use these core values as the guide posts as we pursue our interdependent Visions and strategies.
Core values are character traits that guide in daily decisions.
Achieving the benchmarks will require our working together in an unprecedented way on the strategies in the six interdependent foundations. We are committed to making progress each year. Job growth is from July to July of each year. Attract Manufacturing and Ag Processing Jobs - Manufacturing including Ag processing jobs will increase at least 50 jobs per year. Manufacturing including ag processing jobs totaled 1,125 in 1970, increased to 1,550 in 1975, declined to 890 in 1978, and in 1996 increased to 966 jobs.