Grant County Economic Growth Council Receives $15,000 Grant from SBC Foundation
Funding to Support Marketing Program to Encourage Relocation to Grant County
Marion, Indiana, December 19, 2001
The SBC Foundation has awarded the Grant County Economic Growth Council a $15,000 grant to support a marketing campaign promoting the county to businesses and individuals planning to relocate.
The campaign will include direct mail marketing, a CD-ROM-based marketing piece and the development of two Web sites. One Web site will provide information on life in Grant County and the other site will be devoted to economic development.
"SBC Ameritech is committed to helping communities create and maintain economic growth," said George S. Fleetwood, president, SBC Ameritech Indiana. "We commend the Grant County Economic Growth Council for the steps they are taking to encourage business and individual relocation to Grant County and support their efforts."
"The SBC Foundation grant will assist us in our efforts to encourage relocation to Grant County," said Carol Myers, president, Grant County Economic Growth Council. "Grant County is a wonderful place to live and do business. With help from SBC Ameritech we hope to convince many more people to relocate to Grant County."
The SBC Foundation is the charitable giving arm of SBC Communications Inc. and its family of companies. In 2000, SBC, through Foundation and corporate giving, donated more than $95 million to support efforts that enrich and strengthen diverse communities nationwide. The Foundation places primary emphasis on supporting programs that help increase access to information technologies; broaden training and professional skills development; and effectively integrate new technologies to enhance education and economic development -- especially for underserved populations. SBC has been named among America's Most Generous Companies for two consecutive years by Worth magazine (2000 & 2001).
SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is a global communications leader. Through its subsidiaries' trusted brands - Southwestern Bell, Ameritech, Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell, SNET and Sterling Commerce - and world-class network, SBC and its affiliated companies provide a full range of voice, data, networking and e-business services, including local and long-distance voice, high-speed Internet access and data transport, voice and data network integration, software and process integration, Web site and application hosting, e-marketplace development, paging and messaging, as well as cable and satellite television, and directory advertising and publishing. In the United States, the company currently has 61.3 million access lines and is undertaking a national expansion program under SBC Telecom that will bring SBC service to new U.S. markets. SBC has a 60 percent equity interest in Cingular Wireless, its joint venture with BellSouth, which serves more than 20 million wireless customers. Internationally, SBC has telecommunications investments in 28 countries and has annual revenues that rank it among the largest Fortune 500 companies.
