{"id":191221,"date":"2025-03-28T21:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T02:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=191221"},"modified":"2025-03-28T21:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T02:59:07","slug":"county-named-a-top-micropolitan-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/03\/28\/county-named-a-top-micropolitan-area\/","title":{"rendered":"County named a Top Micropolitan Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Wert County has been recognized as a Top Micropolitan Community by Site Selection Magazine, signaling a period of significant progress and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent data by BGSU\u2019s Regional Economic Development Center, reveals a surge in key economic indicators, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Labor participation rate:\u00a0increased to 64.1 percent, demonstrating a growing and engaged workforce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Population growth:\u00a0a rise, reflecting the county\u2019s appeal as a desirable place to live.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gross Regional Product (GRP):\u00a0a substantial 35.33 percent increase, indicating a robust and expanding economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These achievements are attributed to the strong collaborative efforts of key stakeholders, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Van Wert County government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City of Van Wert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local villages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Development Corporation (BDC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regional Growth Partnership (RGP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Van Wert Forward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis recognition and these impressive growth figures are a testament to our community\u2019s hard work and dedication,\u201d said Brent Stevens, Executive Director of Van Wert Area Economic Development. \u201cThe collaborative spirit between our local government, economic development organizations, and businesses drives Van Wert County forward. We are creating a thriving environment for both residents and businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Site Selection Magazine&#8217;s designation as a Top Micropolitan Community underscores Van Wert County\u2019s attractiveness for investment and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information Van Wert County has been recognized as a Top Micropolitan Community by Site Selection Magazine, signaling a period of significant progress and collaboration. Recent data by BGSU\u2019s Regional Economic Development Center, reveals a surge in key economic indicators, including: These achievements are attributed to the strong collaborative efforts of key stakeholders, [&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-191221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 23:19:26","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\/191221","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=191221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191222,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191221\/revisions\/191222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}