Author: Dee Heimgartner
Major Program: Business Retention and Expansion
Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce was looking for ways to better serve the businesses in the area. Crittenden County Agriculture and Natural Resources agent Dee Heimgartner was able to share about the CEDIK program. The group decided it was worthy to survey local businesses utilizing the CEDIK Business Retention and Expansion Program. Utilizing the resources and survey CEDIK specialists developed specific to the county, eight members of the Chamber of Commerce, including Heimgartner, surveye
Author: Paul Sizemore
This agent was approached by a county official and asked to serve on the Board of Directors for the Owsley County Industrial Authority. Owsley County Industrial Authority operates a metal business located in the Owsley County Industrial Park near the Owsley County Extension Service. Due to some unexpected circumstances some of the leadership was no longer with us and they needed someone to step in and assist with some restructuring within the metal business. After some discussion over a few mont
Author: Jonathan Barton
The City of Pineville & the Pineville Main Street program, and local businesses participated in CEDIK’s Business Retention and Expansion program in the spring of 2017. The results shed light on perceptions that limited parking was negatively impacting local business performance. This information coupled with general overall negative health outcomes in the community led directly to a partnership with CEDIK, the Bell County Health Department and the Bell County Extension Office
