Business View Magazine | April 2019

166 LOGANSPORT, INDIANA future, we can do that. We think that this is the kind of incentive to get some of the older legacy buildings and structures more actively involved as generators of tax revenue, jobs, and growth.” “The fight here, now, is for warm bodies to employ,” Kitchell continues, “because we have an engine that needs more fuel, and workers are the fuel. We can’t automate our way out. We’re going to need trained, skilled people to be here. And our hope is that we can attract and retain more young families here. There are a lot of rural communities that are dying, but, right now, we’re moving forward and growing at a steady pace. We had census figures that showed a population decline from 2014 to