Open house for economic development answers some questions, raises others

MEEKER | More than 50 people filled the community room at Mountain Valley Bank last Wednesday for an open house-style public forum designed to give residents an opportunity to gather information and ask questions of the groups and individuals leading the economic development charge. Rio Blanco County Economic Development Director Katelin Cook opened the meeting with some statistics.
– RBC has the seventh highest unemployment rate in the state
– We have a 62 percent workforce…