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Economic & Workforce Development

By MarionMade! on July 19, 2017

Idea gathering today by Marion economic development and workforce development team at the Montgomery County Business Solutions Center — (l to r): Michael Coleman, JFS; Dr. Greg Rose, OSUM; Dr. Ryan McCall, MTC; David Snipes, Montgomery Business Solutions Center; Roxane Somerlot, JFS; Gus Comstock, CanDo; and Dean Jacob, Marion Community Foundation. Also attending, but not pictured, was Chuck Speelman, Tri-Rivers.

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