Henderson Economic Development has gathered more than $2.5 million of a $3 million goal in a campaign to fund the organization’s next five years. HED made the announcement Thursday evening at a kick-off celebration at the Rhythm River Distillery.
HED had previously set a goal to raise $2.8 million, but according to Executive Director Missy Vanderpool, the momentum had been so great that the organization upped the goal to $3 million.
Vanderpool said HED’s budget for the previous five-year strategic plan was $2.2 million. The bump in the current goal comes because of inflation but also because of added initiatives that HED will take on in the next five years, Vanderpool said…