Jul 23, 2020 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our People
Back to school time can elicit groans from students and sighs of relief from parents. This year, with the disruption and uncertainty of COVID-19, there are groans all around. What does “the new normal” mean for back-to-school? How can we support and...
Jul 22, 2020 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our Community, Our People
Veterans Memorial Park in Wayne County may be getting a new monument and the story about who is bringing the monument is as interesting as the war it will remember. However, this article is about more than just a monument going into a local park. It’s a...
Jun 19, 2020 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our People, Uncategorized
Local high school and college graduation season tends to be a bittersweet time for us. We’re thrilled to see our students reaching these milestones, but we know that graduation also tends to signal a mass exodus of young residents leaving Wayne County to make a...
Apr 13, 2020 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our Community, Our People, Uncategorized
Wow, 2019 was whirlwind year for Forward Wayne County! Wayne County faces significant and persistent challenges that include declining population, lack of high-skilled employment pool, high percentage of families living in poverty, and low levels of educational...
Feb 24, 2020 | Collective Impact, Forward Wayne County, News, Our People
At a recent Agbioscience Innovation Summit held in Indianapolis, a panel of experts discussed industry challenges: “What’s the key factor in a startup’s success? Employees. Why had a particular agbioscience company moved to Indiana? The people. What does a CEO...
Oct 4, 2019 | Collective Impact, Forward Wayne County, Our Community, Our People
We just moved into our lovingly named Gingerbread House. We knew when we first crossed the threshold that it was the home for us, and after a lot of collaboration, we have finally closed. Buying our home required help from a number of people and...