Regional chamber looks at what's ahead for Mahoning Valley
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) – Five hundred businesses and government leaders started their Thursday at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber's Annual Meeting.
A breakfast was held Thursday morning at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield. The keynote speaker was Warren native Gary Wagner, one of the nation's chief economists and a professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
The annual meeting is a time for chamber members to look back at the previous year and reflect, while looking at the challenges facing the Mahoning Valley.
'If we don't have the support of these 500 business leaders and government leaders behind me, we can't accomplish some of the things that we do, such as growing in population, growing in talent, growing the housing stock, helping our less advantaged businesses — all those things that really strengthen our community,' said Guy Coviello, president and CEO of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber.
Also recognized at the meeting were Dan Rivers, the retired radio host who received the Spirit of the Valley award; Shelley Murray, CEO of the Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries who received the Spirit of the Chamber award; and Wally King, a WWII combat pilot and hero who flew 74 missions before being shot down on his 75th who received a Valley Champion award.
Brian Oehlbeck contributed to this report.
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