Tatton (right) with other Pro-Carbon member Karl Kraync (left).
Pro-Carbon is both a private investment corporation and a staple in the community, working to ensure that business remains steady and experiences growth in the area.
Pro-Carbon was created in 1968 in order to bring Koret of California, a clothing and sewing manufacturer, to the area. Since the birth of the corporation, Pro-Carbon has kept true to their mission by loaning money on a multitude of projects that help the community.
Not long ago, the organization was featured when it reached out to and assisted Intermark Steel in getting the business off of the ground and running well.
Richard Tatton has been a member of Pro-Carbon since 1979 and stated that the men that formed the organization had the foresight to bring it to the area when it was most needed. It is no secret that Tatton is passionate about Pro-Carbon’s goals, which is easy to see when he speaks about the organization.
Tatton was recently nominated to be the President of Pro-Carbon due to the passing of previous president Tom Patterick. Tatton stated that, in that short time-frame, he has slightly reorganized the organizations to become a bit more professionally structured. In partnership with the Association of Governments (AOG), Pro-Carbon has obtained office space. Tatton expressed that the AOG has been more than helpful in Pro-Carbon’s endeavors and that it helps immensely to have that office atmosphere to meet in. Tatton is grateful in finding structure.
Pro-Carbon is a board of five, including Tatton himself, Karl Kraync, Errol Holt, Mac Johnson, Greg Marsing and Ron Felice. Tatton also explained that the organization is currently in the process of replacing a board member. Pro-Carbon is set now to meet quarterly unless a business or topic of interest comes to light.
In conclusion, Tatton stated that, as the newly named President of Pro-Carbon, he will work to make it a more professional entity and determine a funding source that isn’t as rigid as some make it.