Pella Chamber Membership Meeting
Name:
Pella Chamber Membership Meeting
Date:
April 11, 2014
Time:
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CDT
Website:
http://www.pella.org
Event Description:
Please join us at our next Pella Chamber Member Meeting on Friday, April 11 for breakfast, networking and our featured speaker Carla Eysink with the Marion County Development Commission.
Carla will present the findings from the 2013 Marion County Business Report which was collected through interviews with the area’s prime employers. This report compares trends within the county over the past six years as well as how our prime employers’ trends compare to statewide and national trends. The data compares community factors, workforce, marketing and industry trends. Also, learn how this effort across Iowa is being used to drive economic development policies and programs. Please RSVP to Sue at 628-2626 or sue@pella.org.
Did you know?
- Of the 38 prime manufacturing companies within Marion County…
Carla will present the findings from the 2013 Marion County Business Report which was collected through interviews with the area’s prime employers. This report compares trends within the county over the past six years as well as how our prime employers’ trends compare to statewide and national trends. The data compares community factors, workforce, marketing and industry trends. Also, learn how this effort across Iowa is being used to drive economic development policies and programs. Please RSVP to Sue at 628-2626 or sue@pella.org.
Did you know?
- Of the 38 prime manufacturing companies within Marion County…
- 47% reported an increase in export sales as compared to only 35% in 2011?
- 53% of companies have expansion plans?
- By 2030 nationwide, 77% of the skilled baby boomer workforce will be retired?
- Marion County ranks in the top 18% of counties in the US for median household income?
- Only 320 counties in the US have a lower poverty rate than Marion County (3,141 total
counties in the US)
Carla will have many more facts and information to share!
