Growth is mandatory for survival

Publisher’s Perspective

Growth is not optional. It’s mandatory for survival.

“We don’t move foward by accident,” said Kelly Hanson, Webster Area Development Corporation president during the May 18 meeting in Webster. To the room full of people, he added, “it’s by design.”

Yet, during that same meeting, Webster resident and business leader Joel Shoemaker pointed out there’s a difference between talking and taking action.

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