(PIC)Local resident Mark Ward has been appointed Director of the Scotland County Economic Development Corporation. Ward presently serves as Vice President of First Bank's Laurinburg Branch, is an area native and graduate of UNC.

With a strong background in Finance and depth of local experience, Ward can be expected to demonstrate results that have eluded others.

Turning our severely depressed economy around isn't going to be a small job. It won't be like the old days, which as difficult as they were, essently involved attracting new business and industry. Others like Charlotte-Mecklenburg have learned the hard way that you can get them to come with the right incentives, but you can't make them stay. When they're done feeding at the taxpayer's trough, they move on to greener pastures, despite what the contract says.  Employers and jobs haven't just fled Scotland County, they've fled America.

We're competing on a global scale, and given Scotland County's extremely negative demographics when it comes to education, health and job skills, it's going to be an uphill battle. A a high and growing crime rate and burdensome taxation aren't going to make the job any easier either.

Every other city, county, state and nation is trying to attract business, industry and jobs. The competition is fierce, and to make matters worse, the global economy is presently struggling. The pie is shrinking at the same time there are more and more mouths to feed.

Add to this already formidable challenge the fact that today's economy is a moving target. Technology is advancing almost at the speed of light and existing paradigms are being swept into the ditch. This trend is only going to escalate. This is no time to be standing around with hands in pockets. It's eat or be eaten.

We've got a lot of work ahead of us if we're even going to have a shot at being players in tomorrow's world. It's not going to be easy, nor can we expect quick results. It's a deep hole we've dug and it going to take some real shoveling to fill it in, lay a foundation and build upon it. We wish Mark the very best and offer our genuine spirit of cooperation and support.
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