Progressive Community We value progress! We recognize progress benefits both individuals and the Wabash Valley Community. Progress means change, progress means greater opportunities and progress means improvement. The community continually reinvents itself, building for the future. While embracing its tradition and values, the citizens of the community embrace emerging technology, encourage new ideas and welcome innovation in our everyday lives.   Education We value education! Education is viewed as the common denominator within the Wabash Valley Community. Our six higher educational institutions bring the best and brightest to our community. Education includes superior school systems where every child is given the tools for future life and economic success. Education is not something that merely culminates in a diploma; rather, it is a lifelong adventure that makes us better neighbors, citizens and employees.   Energized Economic Center We value economic success! Having an educated and dedicated workforce, the Wabash Valley Community provides the key elements to economic development and prosperity. Our business community works collaboratively with government to assure that the community achieves that goal. Government, the area school systems and the nonprofit sector assure that all citizens have the basic skills needed for gainful employment. The higher educational institutions assure that the individuals entering the workforce have the appropriate skills to meet the needs of area employers. The business community provides these new graduates with challenging and rewarding positions.   Leadership We value leadership! In our progressive community, we enjoy a collaboration of social, governmental, business and workforce leadership. In our rapidly changing environment, leadership has been crucial to our success. The leaders within our Wabash Valley Community have faced modern day reality and looked outward for better understanding of the forces that shape a global as well as local economy. We have seen the vision of the future and structured our community and industrial action to take advantage of every opportunity. The realization that risk taking is the only way to achieve true community growth has empowered its citizens to become involved in a unified vision. Plans for the future in areas of environment, industry, community improvement, and the family structure are, and will continue to be, dynamic. Our leaders track progress on these and other initiatives to ensure that periodic course adjustments are made that will maintain our progressive posture. Collecting and analyzing information allows for continual improvement of the community. Leadership is not a position or a title; it’s a way of life for those who choose to be among the best.   Exceptional Quality of Life We value quality of life! The Wabash Valley Community’s exceptional quality of life promotes both individual and family life and is supported by a variety of cultural, recreational and spiritual opportunities. We value education that allows people to obtain gainful employment. Our community is an ideal place to establish a home and raise a family in safe and friendly neighborhoods. We respect all religious faiths and celebrate diversity. Parks, visual and performing arts, sporting events, festivals and numerous other activities enrich our quality of life. We enjoy a quality of life that creates deep satisfaction and happiness.
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