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Posted on 03 Feb 2010

2010 Economic Advisory Committee Announced

Donald E. Bloomer, President and CEO of Citizens National Bank, has selected 18 local business leaders to serve on the 2010 Economic Advisory Committee. The committee members are responsible for providing input based upon their expertise and overall knowledge of his or her appropriate industry.

Representing local businesses for one-year terms are:

Retail: Lynn Ashbrook, The Alabaster Box Gifts
Tourism: Mark Bastin, Convention & Visitors Bureau
Communications: Mark Bookout, New Wave Communications
Restaurant: Rick Coldiron, Culvers
Grocery: Tami Deaton, Kroger
Automotive: Eddie Franklin, Don Franklin Automotive
Services: Martin Hatfield, Law Office of Martin Hatfield
Manufacturing: Larry Henderson, L-TECH Enterprises
Agriculture: Alan Hubble, Shady Lane Farm
Non-Profit: Becky Johnson, AIM Pregnancy Center
Human Resources: Herb Krase, Toyotetsu America, Inc.
Insurance: Don Moss, State Farm Insurance
Churches: David Skaggs, Oak Hill Baptist Church
Health Services: Jason Scott, Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Industry: Martin Shearer, Somerset-Pulaski Dev. Foundation
Real Estate: Linda Skaarup, Eagle Realty & Development
Government: Todd Wood, Pulaski County Sheriff
Education: Rebecca Wright, Pulaski Co Board of Education

The quarterly meetings help assist Citizens National Bank in evaluating the local economy, and they also help local business leaders learn more about their community and economic issues that face their industries.