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Vision For Iron-Gogebic Counties

Ironwood Township - October 15, 2009

Tuesday evening the Next Generation Promotion Committee returned from its long summer hiatus to hear a presentation at Gogebic Community College by author and entrepreneur Dominic Pulera.

Pulera made contact with the group through Community Development Director, Dan Petersen, who is also the Chairperson of the Next Gen Promotional Committee. Pulera has been in our area off and on talking to local businessmen about his and their vision for the area's economic outlook.

Mr. Pulera comes from Janesville Wisconsin. He has visited  Gogebic and Iron Counties on numerous occasions in the last few years and is extremely optimistic in the area's future. Mr. Pulera believes that the economic future of America depends of the Rural America reinventing itself.

Mr. Pulera had a great deal to say  in his presentation. In addition to describing his optimistic perspective on the future of Iron County and Gogebic County he outlined the ways in which the local economy has diversified and created new opportunities for the local workforce.

Dominic made a commitment to fund the developing website and promotional work of the Next Generation Group. According to Pulera both he and his father Eugene will be investing in a Information Systems business in our area. 

Mr. Pulera has provided copies of his three published books, which are available for review in the City of Ironwood Community Development Office. The titles of the three books are: "Sharing the Dream: White Males in Multicultural America" (ISBN: 0-8264-1643-8), "Green, White, and Red: The Italian-American Success Story" (ISBN: 978-0-615-26851-4),
and "Visible Differences: Why Race Will Matter to Americans in the
Twenty-First Century" (ISBN: 0-8264-1407-9).