Madison County Corporation for Economic Development Receives $10,000 Grant from SBC Foundation
Funding to Support Marketing Program to Increase Employment in Madison County
Anderson, Indiana, December 19, 2001
The SBC Foundation has awarded the Corporation for Economic Development (CED) with a $10,000 grant to support a focused community marketing program to increase employment in Madison County.
The funds will be used to design, produce and distribute three brochures that highlight the benefits of Madison County to companies in the advanced manufacturing, customer service operations and integrated logistics industries. This project is part of a larger marketing program aimed at attracting, expanding and retaining business investment and job creation in Madison County.
"SBC Ameritech is committed to helping communities create and maintain economic growth," said George S. Fleetwood, president, SBC Ameritech Indiana. "We commend the Corporation for Economic Development for the steps they are taking to increase employment opportunities in Madison County and support their efforts."
"The SBC Foundation grant will assist us in our efforts to increase employment in Madison County," said John Hagen, executive director, Corporation for Economic Development. "For 15 years, we have waged a war on economic attrition in Madison County. Through our efforts we have been able to help create and retain more than 7,500 jobs. This grant will help us move toward a new level of marketing sophistication that combines direct mail, telemarketing and the Internet."
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.
