Ken Clowes listens to the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual “State of the County” address Thursday morning at The Back Alley in Butler Township. Tracy Leturgey/Butler Eagle

BUTLER TWP. — County commissioners on Thursday, March 2, said they need businesses to tell them about the challenges they are facing so county government can help them be successful and contribute to the county’s growth.

The commissioners addressed more than 200 business representatives and public officials at the Butler County Chamber of Commerce’s annual “State of the County” program.

“Success is based on relationships,” Leslie Osche, chairwoman of the commissioners, told the audience at the The Back Alley in Butler Township.