JSDC welcomes new members

The Jamestown/ Stutsman Development Corp. Board of Directors welcomed new members Lorrie Pavlicek, Brent Harris and Kelly Rachel at its recent meeting. Todd Hudspeth was nominated for the executive committee. Gary Riffe is the new JSDC chairman, secretary is Chris Rathjen and vice president is Bob Toso.

The board meeting focused on established and new committees to assist the community and region in further development. JSDC has five committees currently that consist of JSDC Board members, city and county officials, industry leaders, job training officials, economic developers, school district representatives and local and state officials.

The marketing committee has been established to oversee and guide JSDC marketing strategies and campaigns with guidance by KK Bold. KK Bold will assist JSDC in all marketing areas to better assist the community in recruiting business relocation and expansion, workforce recruitment and housing developers.

The second committee is the spec building committee which will work with developers and research/ design spec buildings for Jamestown/Stutsman County. Many companies looking to relocate desire a building that is already constructed and are move-in ready, which Jamestown is currently lacking. The development committee will continue to assist SRF Consulting in guiding and planning for the future growth of Jamestown/ Stutsman County.

The development committee will also research the development of another park.

The workforce committee will address the concerns of workforce shortages across the region, plus attract and retain a quality workforce. Many businesses in the community have reported a shortage of qualified workforce and will benefit from things such as workforce training programs and worker recruitment programs.

The last committee mentioned was the medical leaders/workforce training committee to continue to work with the CNA, CMA, welders and dental assistants training courses as well as explore other training courses that should be established.

The JSDC Board members also heard an overview of all ongoing projects for the JSDC. Visit www.growingjamestown.com to learn about the JSDC projects.

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