GreaterFindlayInc. Announces Leadership ChaNGE

Peters has been with GreaterFindlayInc., the Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, for the past 10 years. He has provided more than 23 years of total service to Chamber/and economic development communities. Doug recently was named the 2007 - 2008 Chamber Executive of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Ohio. 

"We are sorry that we are losing Doug's leadership, but we wish him well in his new position in Fayetteville" said Randy K. Lohoff, GFI Chairman of the Board. "Under his guidance Greater Findlay businesses have thrived, which was recently demonstrated when the City was named #6 in the top 20 micropolitan communities in the United States by Site Selection magazine. Doug worked long and hard on the various aspects of the project that became the core of the RiverPlace development and he played an instrumental role in supporting the business community in the flood recovery process this past year."  

Peters will continue to work with GFI through mid-June and will assist with the process of selecting his replacement as well as continuing to guide the group's agenda. 

A national search will be launched to replace Peters.  GreaterFindlayInc. has formed a selection committee chaired by Lohoff accompanied by Mayor Pete Sehnert, City of Findlay; Mike Mallett, President and CEO, Corporate Research International; John Haywood, Division Vice President, Whirlpool Corp. - Findlay Division; and Hancock County Commissioner Ed Ingold.   

In 2007, GreaterFindlayInc. completed more than 14 economic development deals in the Greater Findlay region, totaling more than 725,000 square feet of new construction, retaining more than 3,200 jobs and creating more than 800 new jobs with a total investment of $214 million.

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