Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Brian Lokitis, who organizes Forks Community Days, plans a few tweaks for next year's event.
The recent Forks Township Community Days has been praised over the past month by township supervisors and business officials for its success. Now comes word from its organizer. Brian Lokitis, who oversees the planning for the annual event, said turnout for September's two-day festival was "by far the best ever." Lokitis, who recently held a wrap-up meeting about the event, said he was very pleased. "It went off really well," he said. "We had great success." Erik Chuss, chairman of the Forks Township Board of Supervisors, discussed Forks Community Days at a recent business roundtable discussion. "It was phenomenal," Chuss said in thanking Lokitis and the Business and Commerce Association of Forks Township for their efforts. "The location …
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Outgoing Forks BCAF president says roundtable might be held quarterly in Forks Township.
The first Forks Township business roundtable didn't go off the charts like organizers hoped. But leaders of the Business and Commerce Association of Forks believe they got some good ideas for how to move forward. "Thanks to the township, supervisors and staff. The roundtable was extremely well-attended," BCAF President Brian Lokitis told the board during a June meeting at which he announced his term was ending. "Your input was certainly valued." Lokitis said, though, that "attendance by outside businesses was not what we hoped it would be." He also stated that a questionnaire sent out only drew 10 responses, a "low response" that might lead to a second round of surveys being sent out. Still, Lokitis believes that there was enough interest …
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
New president for the Business and Commerce Association of Forks Township. Change was effective July 1.
There's been a changing of the guard at the Business and Commerce Association of Forks Township. Brian Lokitis, who plans the township's annual Community Days celebration, recently informed the Forks Township Board of Supervisors that he would be stepping down as BCAF president, effective July 1. While Lokitis said he would remain on the BCAF board of directors, he stated that Ron Roth -- executive director of the Career Institute of Technology -- would replace him as president. "Brian did a fantastic job of partnering with our township to create and grow BCAF," township supervisor David Billings said. "I am hoping that BCAF and Forks Township continue to grow the relationship with our business community, while taking into account diverse …
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Rob Leiser
10:56 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Not surprising the last Business Roundtable wasn’t well attended. What I do find surprising that BCAF and the Forks Township Board of Supervisors doesn’t understand why. Forks Township elected and appointed Officials have Restricted and Bullied Business Owners for decades. BCAF was not formed to help the independent Business’s, but as an extension of the Board of Supervisors to provide corporate … more ›