“I want to encourage entrepreneurial success,” Button said. “But she also has work experience with business incubation and its next phase: acceleration.”īutton said that she wanted to work not only to bring established companies into Boone County but also encourage start-ups and new companies. “Our new president has experience working with traditional economic development tools,” said Todd Culley, CEO of Boone Electric and a board member of REDI. The mayors of Columbia and Hallsville, city administrators of Ashland and Centralia, as well as executives in private companies like Boone Electric and administrators of MU all serve on the board of REDI. “I hope to continue in Columbia with my philosophy of engaging with organizations, community leadership and businesses, so that we can all have success.”īutton will also serve as the president of the Regional Economic Development Initiative, or REDI, a group that promotes economic development in Columbia and Boone County. “I see my position as enhancing and continuing with the entrepreneurial coinage that has already been established there,” Button said. The city of Columbia has hired a new director to spearhead economic development in the mid-Missouri area.Īccording to a news release, Stacey Button, who is currently the director of economic vitality in Flagstaff, Arizona, will begin her position in January 2015.
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