Economic development in Jordan is healthy, Mayor Ron Jabs noted as an aside during the city council meeting tonight.

For a discussion about this summer's art festival, City Planner Casey MacCallum put together a map with the names of businesses that front downtown Jordan streets. The map was meant to factor into a decision about which sections of roadway to close for the festival, which annually draws about 2,000 people to the historic business district. 

Attached below is a column by Jack Geller, who writes about rural economic development and policy issues.

Jordan City Councilmember Barry Ullmann joined the city's economic development authority tonight.

At its late January meeting, the Jordan Economic Development Authority set its 2007 work plan, which includes:

- local business development seminars;