When the boom times of the past took a major economic hit, Jackson County officials realized that a different approach was needed. Gone were the days that too much reliance could be placed on one or two industries — it was time to broaden the horizon and create an organization that would make economic development everybody’s business. That’s how the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation came about, and today the county is far more diverse than in the past. An editorial by the Sun Herald. (Source: Sun Herald, 07/23/13)