Business View Civil & Municipal - May 2023

58 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5 companies that recruit chemical engineers and those types of folks, to provide opportunities at our public library, at our visitor center, and different places that we can engage with younger demographics to get them interested in these types of discipline,” he explains. “As they move up through the school system there are partnerships with the colleges. There’s a lot of creativity happening in that field, as well as bringing engineering degrees and different kinds of maintenance degrees here so that we can start training our workforce at a younger age and getting them interested in staying here and taking jobs in one of our local companies.” Relaying that he tries to maintain an open- door policy as much as possible, the mayor says he values input and engagement from the community. Social media is another tool utilized by the city to keep constituents engaged and informed. “Social media has been something that we’re trying to increase, making sure that we’re having more presence, as well exploring different platforms so we can keep young folks engaged too,” Sorenson portrays. Keeping up to date with new technology is also a priority, and the city has rolled out a new app called MyCivic, which connects residents to a wide