Undated photo of downtown Vincennes. (photo courtesy: Tom Bartholomew/Knox Co. Chamber of Commerce) KNOX COUNTY, Ind. – Officials in Knox County have launched a local business retention and expansion program aimed at helping local businesses and improving economic development. Knox County Indiana Economic Development and the Knox County Chamber of Commerce are partnering on this effort to examine the needs and challenges facing employers. The partners have initiated a survey process to survey local business owners and managers. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, Knox County Development Corp. CEO Chris Pfaff explained what he hopes the survey will discover. “I think the biggest thing is just looking for trends, and then any specific thing that are barriers to growth,” said Pfaff. “There are a lot of different questions in there about how do you perceive our community? And a lot of these questions are teasers to open up a conversation with our local companies about their experience in doing business here in Vincennes and Knox County.” The partners say a number of Knox County businesses will receive a letter in the coming weeks detailing how they can participate in the program. It will explain why participating in the […]
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