Change on the Range?

Visions, challenges and initiatives Mayor says Hibbing must embrace change
By Kelly Grinsteinner, Hibbing Daily Tribune

HIBBING — With change knocking on Hibbing’s door, Mayor Rick Wolff says the community and region must be prepared and work cooperatively in the dawn of this new era.

“Fighting change to maintain the status quo is not an option any longer. It is a recipe for failure,” Wolff told the crowd of around 50 business persons and city employees during his State of the City address, held Tuesday at Hibbing Community College.

“Being open and receptive to change will ensure the future of this community,” he said. “Diversity of idea, perspective and thought will in fact make us a stronger and more vital community.”

Though I don’t agree with everything Hibbing or other Range towns do in the area of economic development, this is the message — the difficult message — that people need to embrace if this region is to succeed.