The long work of bringing jobs back to Pickaway County

Former Circleville Mayor Jean Droste cuts the ribbon at P3’s Nov. 5 investors reception celebrating the organization’s 20th anniversary. Pictured from left are Nate Green (P3’s first executive director), Jay Wippel (Pickaway County commissioner and P3 board member), Michelle Blanton (Circleville mayor and P3 board member), Louis McFarland (P3 board president), Droste, Barry Keller (Circleville City Council president), Ryan Scribner (former P3 executive director), Brian Hill (P3 executive director) and Gary Scherer (Pickaway County commissioner). Submitted When the factory jobs began disappearing from Circleville, Ohio, Jean Droste asked one of the departing companies to leave something behind.Droste, serving as mayor at the time, knew that the television-glass company closing its Circleville plant back in 2004 had money set aside for closing costs.

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