{"id":190623,"date":"2025-03-12T20:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T01:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=190623"},"modified":"2025-03-12T20:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T01:47:02","slug":"commissioners-make-donation-to-bdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/commissioners-make-donation-to-bdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Commissioners make donation to BDC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Van Wert County Commissioners recently announced a $50,000 donation to the Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) to support local economic growth initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis investment demonstrates our commitment to fostering a thriving business environment in Van Wert County,\u201d Van Wert County Commissioner Thad Lichtensteiger said. \u201cThe BDC plays a crucial role in attracting new businesses, supporting existing ones, and creating jobs for our residents with the cohesive partnership with Van Wert Area Economic Development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/VWCO-BDC-Donor-Photo-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190622\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured left to right are Andy Czajkowski, BDC President; Thad Lichtensteiger, Van Wert County Commissioner, and John White, BDC Capital Campaign Manager. <em>Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The BDC will use the funds to support various programs, including business attraction and retention efforts, workforce development initiatives, and community enhancement projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis generous contribution from the County Commissioners is a significant investment in the future of Van Wert County,\u201d BDC President Andy Czajkowski said. \u201cWe are incredibly grateful for their partnership and commitment to our shared vision of a thriving local economy.\u201d<\/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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information The Van Wert County Commissioners recently announced a $50,000 donation to the Business Development Corporation of Van Wert County (BDC) to support local economic growth initiatives. \u201cThis investment demonstrates our commitment to fostering a thriving business environment in Van Wert County,\u201d Van Wert County Commissioner Thad Lichtensteiger said. \u201cThe BDC plays [&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-190623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-03 23:33:46","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\/190623","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=190623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190624,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190623\/revisions\/190624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}