Recent News

Barhorst and Davis Assume Leadership of PPP Citizens Committee

In mid-November, Craig Barhorst became the Chair of the Positively Promoting Piqua Citizens Committee and Wayde Davis stepped up to serve as Vice Chair. Barhorst is employed by Hartzell Propeller and Davis by Koverman-Dickerson Insurance Agency. Both men reside in Piqua.

Citizens Committee Grows and Changes

The PPP Citizens Committee has undergone a number of changes since its inception in May of 2011. The Committee lost one of its original members with the untimely passing of Skip Jackson in early September. Skip was enthusiastic about the Citizens Committee and his opportunity, through the Committee, to help the Piqua community improve and grow. We will miss him.

Larry Hamilton, another original member of the Citizens Committee, resigned from the Committee in November. Larry was a faithful participant in Committee activities and his enthusiasm will be missed.

The Citizens Committee welcomed three new members in October: Wayde Davis, Jeanie Jordan-Bates, and Cindy Pearson. Wayde, Jeanie and Cindy immediately became involved in the work of the sub-committees that do much of the heavy lifting for PPP. We welcome them to this new role with our organization and look forward to working with them in the days and months to come.

In November, Craig Barhorst assumed the role of Chair of the Citizens Committee and Wayde Davis stepped up to serve as Vice Chair. See the article on the Home page for details on this important step in PPP's development.

PPP Launches Third Quarter Newsletter

Our newsletter, PPP News, is used to communicate with our supporters and others in the community. To see the issue for the third quarter of 2011, please click the link below.

Thanks for your continued support of Positively Promoting Piqua!

PPP Announces Formation of Citizens Committee

Positively Promoting Piqua is proud to announce formation of the PPP Citizens Committee, made up of 17 community members who support PPP's ideals and principles. Jim Brown, PPP spokesman, notes, “This is an important step in our organization's development. It makes us broader and deeper and provides an outstanding representation of the many people who share our belief in Piqua's future."

The inaugural meeting of the Citizens Committee was held on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Hartzell Propeller in Piqua. The members of the PPP Citizens Committee, all Piqua citizens, include: Craig Barhorst, Randy Cissner, Renee Copsey, Pam Ford, Jean Franz, Margaret French, Larry Hamilton, Harold (Hal) Heiner, Barb Hudson, Paul (Skip) Jackson, Kyle Magoteaux, Karen McNeil, Brian (Skip) Murray, Earl Slater, Jim Vetter, Chris Ward, and Dean Ward.

Notes Brown, "We greatly appreciate the commitment of these 17 outstanding citizens to help Piqua improve and grow through the Positively Promoting Piqua Citizens Committee. We congratulate them and look forward to working with them."

Please click the link below to see the media release on the formation of the Citizens Committee, which provides more details on this key development for PPP. Also, click the Citizens Committee button in the left panel whenever you visit our site for more info on the Citizens Committee. And watch for more information about the PPP Citizens Committee in the weeks and months to come.

PPP Urges All to Vote FOR the Library Levy!

Positively Promoting Piqua is urging all Piqua citizens to vote FOR the Piqua Public Library levy on Tuesday, May 3rd. Click the link below to see our media release in support of the levy.

Please join us, stand up on May 3rd, and vote to help preserve this marvelous asset for our community!

PPP Launches Second Quarter Newsletter

Our newsletter, PPP News, is used to communicate with our supporters and others in the community. To see the issue for the second quarter of 2011, please click the link below.

Thanks for your continued support of Positively Promoting Piqua!

Piqua Voters Decisively Defeat Recalls

Fellow Positively Promoting Piqua Supporters: We are pleased to report what you probably already know: Piqua’s voters on March 1st decisively defeated the efforts to recall four of Piqua’s five City Commissioners, by margins of greater than 70%-30%. Please see the attached media release for our comments on this important development for Piqua.

We cannot thank you enough for the efforts you have made to help us achieve this important victory for Piqua and its future. We promise to be in touch with you soon as we work together, constructively, to help make Piqua "a great place to live and work.”

Thank you again, and congratulations!

Positively Promoting Piqua

Positively Promoting Piqua and Grow Piqua Now -- a Mutuality of Interest

Positively Promoting Piqua's mission is "to help Piqua improve and grow as an outstanding community in which to live and work." Click the "About Us" button in the panel on the left side of any page of this site for details as to who we are and what we believe.

PPP recognizes that there are many aspects to a great community, including clean, safe and attractive neighborhoods; diverse and well supported public amenities; and a strong culture of positive and constructive civic participation. But all of these are in turn dependent on Piqua's economic growth and vitality. Economic development is key to the many things that will help Piqua be a great community.

Grow Piqua Now is a strong advocate and instrument for economic development in Piqua. A private-public partnership formed in 2006, GPN deals professionally and continuously with the realities of economic growth and promoting Piqua as a great place to do business. To learn more about Grow Piqua Now -- what it is, who is part of it, what it's doing to help our community grow, and how you can help -- we encourage you to visit GPN's web site: growpiquanow.org.

PPP Launches Newsletter

Positively Promoting Piqua has launched a newsletter, PPP News. The inaugural issue was released on January 6, 2011. We will use PPP News to communicate with our supporters and others in the community regularly - and on short notice when necessary. To see the inaugural issue, click the link below.

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