Saturday, August 09, 2003
Kentucky's economic developers have chosen new leadership for the Kentucky Industrial Development Council. Rich McCarty is the new Executive Director/CEO.
Prior to joining KIDC, Rich served as Commercialization Director and Financial Incentives Manager for Greater Louisville, Inc, (GLI) the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development organization serving the Metropolitan area of Louisville and Southern Indiana. Before his career at GLI, McCarty held various Management positions with UPS in Louisville
Following a strategic assessment completed by Mark James and me, KIDC decided to elevate the visibility and activities of KIDC. (Former director of economic development for American Electric Power, Mark provides a very practical and focused approach to economic development issues. Learn more about Mark from his web site.
Our hope is that KIDC will also begin to partner with other state associations to develop joint programs, as well as leverage the Internet to provide more and better services to its members.
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KIDC names new director
