3RD THURSDAYS. . Summer time is always a great season for evenings spent soaking up the sun with friends. Brian Jester, owner of JCR Studio, had an idea to do just that in the heart of the city, in downtown Marion. Jester shared his idea of a night filled with music and community with Robert […]
Programs
The Forge
THE FORGE. . Each year the Marion Area Chamber hosts a Leadership Class. This class meets once a month from September-May for training on the ‘5 Actions of Leadership’ based on the International best-selling book, The Serving Leader. Together, each Leadership Class chooses a project to complete as a team. With great passion, the 2017 […]
Marion County Youth Foundation
In 1983, Bob and Paul Ludwig, John Courtright Sr., and Bruce Jenkins established the Marion County Youth Foundation, Inc. to financially assist Marion County youth as they pursued their goals in academic, vocational, and extracurricular activities. Subsequently, they formed a committee to plan the first Charity Celebrity Golf and Dinner Outing as the funding source […]
CAN DO!
MARION CAN DO! . Marion CAN DO! was formed by a group of local citizens in 1993 who believed it was time for The community to focus its resources on growing and expanding the area economically. That desire became the “Greater Marion Community Area New Development Organization” or Marion CAN DO! . Our focus is […]
Alber Enterprise Center
The name George Alber is at the heart of the MarionMade! mission with thousands of Marionites benefiting each year from his philanthropic legacy. Now, that legacy is reaching every corner of Ohio and beyond, thanks to the work of The Ohio State University’s Alber Enterprise Center. . Chartered in 1996, Alber Enterprise Center bears the […]
Economic & Workforce Development
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 […]
