Dayton Creative Catalysts are making news and making things happen in their community!
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Dayton Mayor Rhine McClin convened with a group of DaytonCREATE catalysts and volunteers to discuss the economic revitalization of the Dayton-Springfield region. The meeting was held at The Entrepreneurs Center in downtown Dayton.
Change agents from the five teams of the DaytonCREATE initiative gathered to encourage the Governor and the Office of Economic Development to support state-level initiatives that enable economic revitalization and development efforts at the community level.
“This is visionary,” said Mayor Rhine McLin in her opening remarks, speaking of the depth and breadth of the DaytonCREATE initiative. “This is reality,” followed Sean Creighton, Executive Director of SOCHE. “It’s about people, it’s about place, and it’s about becoming such an attractive environment that jobs come to the people and come to the place. This is the hope, that community revitalization and change can happen at this level.”
For more information about DaytonCREATE and the amazing initiatives changing the community, visit: http://www.daytoncreate.org
Congrats, Dayton!
October 20th, 2008 at 8:46 am
It’s refreshing to see that they’re also focusing on attracting and nurturing young talent. Nice work, Dayton.
October 20th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Dayton Creates and their local leaders are really inspiring. Forget what the pandering national politicians have to say, listen to the people/catalysts living in the community. Support those taking direct control of their own realities as per Creighton in the post and their 5 teams working in their community. Congrats to Dayton, its catalysts, and their supporters.
October 20th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Man, if they keep this up, I might actually leave DC and move back to Ohio!