{"id":188921,"date":"2025-01-27T22:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T03:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=188921"},"modified":"2025-01-27T22:26:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T03:26:40","slug":"first-financial-donates-to-bdc-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/01\/27\/first-financial-donates-to-bdc-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"First Financial donates to BDC campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) has announced a significant donation from First Financial Bank to the Accelerate Van Wert 3.0 capital campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst Financial\u2019s investment is a testament to their dedication to Van Wert\u2019s prosperity,\u201d said Andy Czajkowski, President of the BDC. \u201cTheir support will be instrumental in achieving our goals and building a stronger, more vibrant community for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/FirstFinancial_BDC-Donation-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188920\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured left to right are Brad Harsha, Deana Hoskins, Andy Czajkowski, John White, Alexys Luich, and Stacy Schnipke. <em>Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Accelerate Van Wert 3.0 campaign aims to raise $1.5 million to fuel critical initiatives that drive economic growth and job creation in Van Wert County, including business attraction and retention, workforce development and infrastructure improvments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) is a non-profit organization that fosters economic growth and development in Van Wert County. Through strategic initiatives and partnerships, the BDCVW works to attract and retain businesses, create jobs, and enhance the community&#8217;s overall well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the Accelerate Van Wert 3.0 campaign or to donate, visit<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.bdcvw.com&amp;d=DwMFAg&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=FC13PzDbVZ8qhVsUeHYgLJLYUVcrkfTA5q3JvQduqoI&amp;m=ScrFuph9a_DJfSXSf1e5wVuflSjiE4T9SDAQkdwEAcsHwskz6zK5wYzYlE1oBPjJ&amp;s=YgpJUHWN1paD-e-L839PnQehU6-HpS3Mh2hq-1Hh7C8&amp;e=\">&nbsp;www.bdcvw.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information The Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) has announced a significant donation from First Financial Bank to the Accelerate Van Wert 3.0 capital campaign. \u201cFirst Financial\u2019s investment is a testament to their dedication to Van Wert\u2019s prosperity,\u201d said Andy Czajkowski, President of the BDC. \u201cTheir support will be instrumental [&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-188921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-30 20:07:42","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\/188921","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=188921"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188941,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188921\/revisions\/188941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}