{"id":186005,"date":"2024-11-12T22:06:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T03:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=186005"},"modified":"2024-11-12T22:06:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T03:06:53","slug":"central-gives-bdc-big-financial-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/11\/12\/central-gives-bdc-big-financial-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Central gives BDC big financial boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central Insurance has made a significant investment in the future of Van Wert County by donating $200,000 to the Business Development Corporation of Van Wert&#8217;s (BDC) capital campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;At Central, we&#8217;re dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of others and our community. Through our partnership with the Business Development Corporation, we&#8217;re focused on strengthening Van Wert&#8217;s economy and enhancing community well-being. The BDC plays a critical role in creating new opportunities and fostering a vibrant, thriving community, ensuring long-term growth and economic stability,&#8221; said Cindy Hurless, Chief Operating Officer of Central Insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Central_BDC-Donation-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186006\"\/><figcaption>Evan Purmort, CEO &amp; President, Central Insurance (left) presents a $200,000 check to John White, BDC Capital Campaign Manager. <em>Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The BDC will utilize these funds to promote economic growth and job creation in Van Wert County. This includes providing business services, financing options, and workforce development programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are incredibly grateful for Central Insurance&#8217;s generous support,&#8221; said Andy Czajkowski, BDC President. &#8220;Their investment will help us continue to attract new businesses, retain existing ones, and create a stronger economy for Van Wert County.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the Business Development Corporation is to provide economic development opportunities through assisting businesses with land and building acquisitions and providing favorable financing opportunities to create a fertile business environment and serve the people of Van Wert County, Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information Central Insurance has made a significant investment in the future of Van Wert County by donating $200,000 to the Business Development Corporation of Van Wert&#8217;s (BDC) capital campaign. &#8220;At Central, we&#8217;re dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of others and our community. Through our partnership with the Business Development Corporation, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 12:48:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186007,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186005\/revisions\/186007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}