Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Promoting Stokes County



We continue to make progress in our efforts to spread the good word concerning Stokes County. We have established Visitor Information Centers at each of the three main libraries in the county: Danbury, Walnut Cove and King. This allows us to provide information on activities and events to our residents and visitors alike. This has been accomplihed at very little costs to us, thanks in part to a grant from the Piedmont Triad Partnership. The brochure racks seem to be well received and a great deal of literature is being picked up. The assistance provided by the library staffs is greatly appreciated.

We will be participating in a business expo at the Benton Convention Center, Thursday April 22. The Stokes County Economic Development Commission recently joined the WS Chamber of Commerce and we are taking this opportunity to provide information on the county and many of the businesses that are located here. We know from our web analytics that many of our visitors to the county are from Forsyth County and we need to do a better job in raising the awareness level of what we have to offer and to provide our guests every opportunity to stop and spend their time and money in Stokes County.

Our grant application to expand broadband coverage has been submitted. Now the waiting begins. While we await a decision from the feds, we are planning on the best strategies for implementation and developing alternatives if we do not receive funding. We are hopeful but not content to leave our destiny in the hands of others.

Wish us luck let us know if you have any questions or ideas.

1 comment:

  1. Alan,

    If you ever want a more flexible blog and site for this, I'd be happy to donate hosting and do some work getting it up and running.

    I'm happy to hear the broadband stimulus application went out. Did Rockingham ever sign on as a co-applicant?

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