Jason White will leave the Warren County Economic Development Corp. next month to be CEO of a similar organization in Oshkosh, Wis. White has been executive director of WCEDC since April 2011. He plans to begin work April 13 with the Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corp., a year-old organization that is combining the efforts of various groups that were involved in development activities in the city and surrounding Winnebago County. In less than a year, the organization has raised $1.4 million to fund its efforts.

Peoples Co. President Steve Bruere, a longtime WCEDC board member, noted that White has been instrumental in a range of development projects around the county. “He put in four great years here,” Bruere said. Theresa Greenfield, president of Colby Management Co., said White “provided outstanding leadership … He and his team have worked tirelessly to attract, retain and expand business in Warren County.”

White’s departure also comes at a time when there has been some carping at Indianola City Hall about whether to continue its funding for WCEDC. Last year, White announced that he was leaving for a job as a business development director for an engineering consulting firm, but changed his mind, saying he wanted to continue “doing what I love” in economic development. White brought in talented staff and organizational structure to WCEDC, Bruere said. White was a member of the Business Record’s 2014 Forty Under 40 class. He said that leaving the WCEDC is “bittersweet,” but the move puts his family closer to relatives. Read more