Caswell Commissioners Consider Which Economic Development Efforts to Prioritize
Commissioners consider which investments are most critical.
As part of ongoing efforts to plan for Caswell’s future, the Caswell County Commissioners have, for several months, been considering several proposed updates to the County’s overarching Economic Development Strategy.
On Monday night, County Manager Melissa Williamson asked Commissioners if they could identify two or three suggested strategic initiatives, or focus areas, they believed would be most important for the county to prioritize over the next year.
Ken Bowman, who is contracted to serve as Caswell’s Economic Developer, has suggested six strategic focuses that he says will allow the county to benefit from the economic growth of the region. Bowman recommends that Caswell position itself to serve as a home for the workers, suppliers, and small industries that serve and support large economic development projects underway in the region such as JetZero’s manufacturing and final assembling campus in Greensboro that is expected to create 14,500 jobs over ten years and the Stack data center project located on 3,000 acres in Pittsylvania County, Virginia where Bowman serves as an elected member of the Board of Supervisors.
