Strategy manager hired for Destination Oconee

The tourism-based project Destination Oconee has a manager.  Announcement is being made of the hiring of Janet Hartman, Iowa native, who is joining efforts of the Oconee Economic Alliance after having worked as downtown development manager in Blairsville, Georgia.  Hartman will take charge of implementing a strategy for “Destination Oconee:  Realizing the Future of Oconee County.”  She also will help revitalization efforts in the downtown districts within Oconee.  According to the county Economic Alliance, the goal is to drive initiatives that enhance the economic climate within Oconee while pushing efforts to make the area one of the state’s leading tourist destinations.