Pulaski County Commissioners Approve “Extraordinary Indiana” Expense

Pulaski County Commissioners Larry Brady, Vice President Terry Young, and President Tracey Shorter
Pulaski County Commissioners Larry Brady, Vice President Terry Young, and President Tracey Shorter
After the Pulaski County Council last week approved the advertisement of a $10,000 expense to feature the county in a PBS program, the second PBS program Nathan Origer, executive director of the Economic Development Commission, has brought to the council. Previously, Origer received approval for a $10,000 expense to feature the county in a program aimed at promoting tourism for counties in Indiana.

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Pulaski County CDC To Develop New Website

Pulaski County Commissioners Tracey Shorter, Kenneth Boswell, Michael Tiede

Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer told the commissioners this week that the county council has earmarked $15,000 in next year’s budget to go toward the creation of a county website. Origer says he would like to get county organizations together to come up with a website they can all use and agree with.

He also informed the commissioners that an organization is looking to connect Pulaski County to a nationwide bike trail, U.S. Bicycle Route 35. He says their plan is to come from Illinois, through Starke, Pulaski, and other counties, and ultimately link up to U.S. 35. The organization is asking for the commissioners’ approval.

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Pulaski County Economic Summit Planned For June 28

The Pulaski County Community Development Commission is sponsoring an Economic Summit Thursday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Medaryville Lions Club.

CDC Executive Director Nathan Origer explained the summit will include a presentation and discussion regarding business life in Pulaski County.

“We’re going to have our State of the County Economy Address and a panel of entrepreneurs will talk about what it’s like to start to run a business in Pulaski County, where they’ve succeeded in their market, where the county or local government has been an aid or hindrance, and their vision of the county’s economy in their own business future,” Origer explained.

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