Why I’m Looking Forward to 2024
The Choose Folsom Team, December 2023

Why I’m Looking Forward to 2024

The new year is always a time for reflection – it’s also a time to look ahead. While there is no shortage of reasons to be grateful to live, work, and play in Folsom, I’m more excited about what the next year holds. Here are a few reasons why:

Folsom Business Community

Our businesses play a significant role in our community’s successes. I can’t thank all of you enough for your continued dedication to Folsom and for creating a culture that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship. Last year showed that collectively, we're #FolsomStrongerTogether, and I have no doubt that energy will continue this year.

The Choose Folsom Team

In 2023, the Choose Folsom team brought a new level of excellence to everything they accomplished. They were extremely busy modernizing our platforms, delivering new websites for Choose Folsom, Visit Folsom, the Folsom Pro Rodeo, the Foothill Wine Fest, plus the Northern California Innovation District and the 50 Economic Alliance!

Then, there were also the numerous sold-out events (too many to name, but the Folsom Pro Rodeo is at the top of that list). No doubt about it, our team was unstoppable. I know that momentum will only continue in 2024.

Innovation Continues to Thrive ?

The Folsom business community continued its pace in 2023. Several startups, tech companies, and others, including Clutch , Bekonix , EV Life , and LYT , gained momentum and recognition. ??

Similarly, the Innovation Center at Granite School continued its growth. The organization, which fosters innovation, economic sustainability, and development across the Greater Sacramento Region, strives to connect, educate, develop, and promote the region and its community. Besides helping businesses do more business by providing necessary resources, NCID hosts events, including the second year of the NASA Space Apps Challenge Sacramento and monthly Pitch Nights for startups.

(Full disclosure: Choose Folsom is a founding member of NCID.)

The team at Choose Folsom continues its mission of supporting economic development, innovation, and growth for our business community. We’re kicking off 2024 with an opportunity for you to prepare yourself for the year ahead.

Join me on January 25 for the State of the City at Lakeside Folsom. Hear newly appointed Mayor Mike Koslowski’s address and a forecast on what businesses should expect in the coming year.?

I look forward to seeing you there. ???

Walter Dario Di Mantova

Space Maker | GEN Lab Founder I Defiant Humanist l Postdisciplinary Technologist | Anticipatory Anthropologist

1 年

Why am I looking forward to 2024? Because I get to work with these amazing people in one way or another! Joe is an outstanding leader, and he has surrounded himself with similarly amazing people all focused on a common mission. As a community, we should count ourselves lucky they will be part of our shared future.

回复

要查看或添加评论,请登录

Joe Gagliardi的更多文章

  • Fueling Folsom's Business Success

    Fueling Folsom's Business Success

    Choose Folsom's reason for being is to promote economic vitality, community prosperity, and quality of life. Giving our…

    2 条评论
  • Promoting Community, the Choose Folsom Way

    Promoting Community, the Choose Folsom Way

    Community is everything in Folsom. It’s a crucial reason why many companies, startups, and entrepreneurs Choose Folsom.

    2 条评论
  • New Year, New Ventures

    New Year, New Ventures

    The new year is always a time for reflecting and for looking ahead. There’s no shortage of reasons to be grateful to…

  • Folsom’s Momentum: Full Steam Ahead

    Folsom’s Momentum: Full Steam Ahead

    2024 may be winding down, but we at Choose Folsom sure aren’t. Recently, we’ve unveiled a host of new programs and…

  • 3 Reasons I'm Thankful

    3 Reasons I'm Thankful

    November is National Gratitude Month, a perfect time to express my thanks. I'm grateful for plenty of things, but when…

  • Celebrate Sierra Foothill Wines on November 9

    Celebrate Sierra Foothill Wines on November 9

    One of the things that makes Folsom such an attractive place to live is its proximity to the many wineries in the…

    1 条评论
  • Fall Events in Folsom

    Fall Events in Folsom

    Fall has arrived, and with it a busy calendar of events and opportunities in Folsom. Here are a few highlights that we…

    1 条评论
  • Ensuring Folsom Continues to Thrive

    Ensuring Folsom Continues to Thrive

    Recently, Choose Folsom reconfirmed its commitment to Folsom’s bright future by adopting new economic development and…

    1 条评论
  • Folsom July Roundup: Business Community Successes

    Folsom July Roundup: Business Community Successes

    Summer is in full swing in Folsom. While we kicked off July with record-breaking heat, it’s not slowing down our…

    2 条评论
  • Good news worth sharing – the June edition

    Good news worth sharing – the June edition

    In Southern California, there’s a phenomenon called ‘June gloom,’ when the marine layer moves in, leaving skies grey…

    1 条评论

社区洞察

其他会员也浏览了