Elgin County’s new motto ‘Progressive By Nature’ has been reflected in Economic Development and Tourism Services bold move into the virtual world with pages on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.

“We were looking at ways to increase our presence online and there is no better way than to use social networking’ tools which are forums to share your personal life, business contacts and sell your product instantly to millions of people,’ says Alan Smith Deputy Director of Community and Cultural Services.

Facebook, with over 70 million active users, was a natural choice to post a page. The new page can be found by searching on www.facebook.com Elgin County – Economic Development & Tourism Services. Fans of Elgin’s page are engaged with bi-weekly updates from the department, discussion boards and coming soon photos.

Similar to Facebook, Twitter offers bi-weekly updates in a shorter format. Twitter provides updates on the status of ongoing projects and links to new government funding and business resources as they become available. Elgin County’s Economic Development & Tourism Services offices can be found on twitter by visiting http://twitter/ElginCountyED

In being progressive the office of Economic Development and Tourism must embrace new technologies and use them to gain valuable information, contacts and business leads. By being a part of these sites the Economic Development department will ensure connection to a global audience.

For more information contact the office of Economic Development & Tourism Services;

519-631-1460 x 168