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New Polk economic development website
Published 5:25pm Friday, September 28, 2012Anyone wanting statistical, economic, business, housing or pretty much any other data about Polk County now has a resource online. The Polk County Economic and Tourism Development Commission (ETDC) launched a new website last week for economic development.
The website, which can be found at www.polkedc.com, was reviewed during a meeting of the ETDC on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
“I’m really, really excited about this because it has everything a business would want to know,” said Polk County Economic Development Director Libbie Johnson.
The site has approximately 65 pages of content, including a downloadable fact book about Polk County. The fact book is 100 pages of information about Polk County and its towns, ranging from census and economical data to information about permits, taxes, transportation, schools, medical care and maps.
The website also includes snapshots of businesses that will be changed frequently, as well as links titled “Living Here,” “Doing Business Here,” “Polk Data,” “About ETDC,” “Snapshots,” “News” and “Contact Us.”
On the home page, pictures of the county rotate with some of the county’s attributes, including “Doing Business Here,” “Why Polk County,” “Our Horses Mean Business,” “Why North Carolina,” “Connectivity,” “Weather,” “Location” and “Community.”
The “Doing Business Here” link, for example, says, “There’s a strong, old-fashioned bond between business and community here in Polk County. Our towns bustle with small, medium, and a few large companies providing products and services. If you’re considering launching your own business here, you’ll find an eager workforce as well as regional economic development agencies that encourage entrepreneurial spirit while they support existing businesses. Whether you are looking at bringing a large business or a small cottage industry, you will find local governments and organizations ready to accommodate your needs–and make you feel genuinely welcome in the community.”
Other snapshots on varying pages of the website include positive rankings of the county, such as being “top five horse communities,” “Tryon voted best place to raise children,” “Voted one of top 10 places to live in rural America” and “Polk County High School voted top 100 high schools in America.”
Another bulleted item says, “Live like others vacation.”
The ETDC will post monthly meeting minutes on the website as well as the commission’s monthly newsletter.
Johnson said she feels the website is easy to navigate and added that it was launched on time and under budget.
The department is also working on a new tourism website it plans to launch soon.
- Screen from the new website for the Polk County Economic Development and Tourism Commission.
Not sure if i care who designed this site.
However, i am HORRIFIED that there is a big bright green hose wound up in he left corner of the main page! Could someone please photoshop this out – please!
polkedc dot com
The domain is NOT registered to Polk County Economic Development.
The design (* VERY NICE & INFORMATIVE *) was designed by somebody named “Boomer” who lives OUTSIDE POLK COUNTY (Candler, NC)
“Boomer” REGISTERED THE DOMAIN polkedc dot com IN HIS OWN NAME!
It’s 2012 and the Gov and NGOs Dolts are still clueless.
It’s so typical of Chambers and Governments
to go outside their own county for “expert” help.
All the while touting come here, move here, spend here,
blah, blah, blah. I’ve been seeing this for 30 years from Spartanburg to Asheville. Experts always live elsewhere, but move here, because “this place is great”
Registered through: GoDaddy
Domain Name: POLKEDC dot COM
Created on: 21-Sep-12
Expires on: 21-Sep-13
Last Updated on: 21-Sep-12
Registrant:
Boomer Sassmann
12 Above the Clouds
Candler, North Carolina 28715
United States
Administrative Contact:
Sassmann, Boomer bigboomdesign dot com
12 Above the Clouds
Candler, North Carolina 28715
Technical Contact:
Sassmann, Boomer
12 Above the Clouds
Candler, North Carolina 28715
“Doing Business Here” claims the Polk Economic Development website, but the web designer who was paid with Polk County Tourism Dollars not only lives in Candler, NC, but registered the domain in his own name!
Doing Business Here? NOT.
As Buggs Bunny would say, “What a bunch of Maroons!”