MRED changes direction

The Moniteau County Regional Economic Development Council (MRED) will be implementing a "committee method" of operation, as decided at a special meeting held on Wednesday, May 13.

The Committees are Marketing, Business Attraction/Development, Retention, Workforce Development. Chairman Mike Kelley requesting all MRED supporters to consider these committees and decide which of the four committees they would prefer to serve on during the next year.

Kelley assures the members and supporters that the organization is not asking for a lot of anyone's time. Each committee is requested to identify one or two items which it can accomplish each year, and an estimate of the expected cost to achieve the goal.

For example, the Marketing Committee has selected two items to focus on. The committee is of the opinion that the industry cluster to attract business from are the Information Technology / Data Centers.

The next MRED meeting will be Wednesday, June 10, with location to be announced later.