KOSCIUSKO COUNTY —Whether a manufacturing business, service provider, sales distributor or farm – every business in Kosciusko County can gain something from the upcoming Barn & Business Breakfast, hosted by Kosciusko County Community Foundation and Kosciusko County Farm Bureau. The event will be held from 6:30-8:30 a.m. on March 7 at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center at Grace College.

Beth Bechdol, CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, will be the keynote speaker at the 2017 Barn & Business Breakfast held on March 7.

At last year’s event over 200 individuals, representing business and community leaders from a wide array of industries attended. They expressed appreciation for the opportunity to converse with other leaders about specific topics addressed at the breakfast, and they said they found the presentation by the keynote speakers relevant to their work.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Beth Bechdol, AgriNovus Indiana President and CEO, who will share insights from AgriNovus’ recently published report on workforce and talent development. In addition to her leadership role at AgriNovus, Bechdol serves as Ice Miller’s Director of Agribusiness Strategies and is the former deputy director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. She has extensive trade and farm policy expertise. Bechdol received her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in international law and international affairs and her master’s degree from Purdue University in agricultural economics.

Thanks to generous sponsors, there is no charge to attend the event, however registration is required. Reservations can be made online at connect.kcfoundation.org or by calling the Community Foundation office at (574) 267-1901.

Event sponsors include Creighton Brothers, Grace College & Seminary, Horizon Bank, Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, Louis Dreyfus Company, Maple Leaf Farms, North Central Cooperative, Paragon Medical and Silveus Insurance Group.