Port authority, Chamber renew ties

VIENNA – The Western Reserve Port Authority and Regional Chamber have renewed their partnership to promote economic development in Trumbull and Mahoning counties.

The agreement combines the authority’s financing capabilities with the outreach capacity of the chamber’s five-member Economic Development Action Team, which is engaged in recruiting new firms to the Mahoning Valley and assisting existing companies stay and expand.

The Wednesday agreement extends for one year an arrangement that has been in place since March 2006.

“With our feet on the street, we are telling prospects that are considering locating in the Valley about the WRPA’s capabilities,” said Walter Good, action team director.

Good said the team met 345 times in 2007 with officials from local companies.

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