Jeff Bergosh Blog: 44th Coffee With The Commissioner: A Great Discussion on Economic Development

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

44th Coffee With The Commissioner: A Great Discussion on Economic Development

We had our 44th Coffee With the Commissioner live chat online yesterday morning, and the conversation was primarily focused on the importance of economic development to a community--particularly as it pertains to a community recovering economically from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Janice Gilley gave an update from the county administrator's office, and then turned the conversation over to our other guest.

This special guest was Scott Luth, CEO of Florida West Economic Development Alliance.

Scott gave an update on several ongoing Florida West initiatives, including The Bluffs Industrial Park, OLF 8, the downtown Tech Park, ST Engineering, and Navy Federal Credit Union.

He also discussed our community's local small business incubator, Co-Lab.

A really good discussion ensued, and you can watch the Facebook live video of this event here.

Or you can watch the YouTube video here