EDC Board of DirectorsRod Hershberger (Chair) President, PGT Industries Larry Fineberg (Vice-Chair) Executive Director – Industrial, Office, Warehouse Benderson Development Company, LLC Jim Kuhlman (Treasurer) Market President, Stonegate Bank Patricia Courtois (Secretary) President & COO, Clarke Advertising and Public Relations Benjamin R Hanan, Esq. (Past Chair) Managing Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Joseph Barbetta Board of County Commissioners Sarasota County Terry Gans Town of Longboat Key, Vice Mayor Jim Blucher City of North Port, Vice Mayor

Suzanne Atwell City of Sarasota, Commissioner Jeanette Gates City of Venice, Council Member Venice City Hall Allan Barberio, CPA Of Counsel Kerkering, Barberio & Co. Patrick Dorsey Publisher Herald-Tribune Media Group Teri Hansen President & CEO, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Joe C. Hembree Vice President, Hembree & Associates Inc. Kevin Hicks CEO, Gator Grading and Paving Rex Jensen President, Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty

Rob Lane President Kerkering, Barberio & Co. Robert Messick Shareholder, Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, PA David Sessions President, Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. Jean Trammell President The Venice Company Victor Young President BMW of Sarasota Mike Wilson, Esq. General Counsel Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen Star Leadership Student Julia Harrison

Founded as an Independent Public/Private Partnership in 2004

Leader of the County’s Economic Development Strategic Plan

County’s Designated Organization to Enterprise Florida for Inbound Leads

Retain and Assist in Expanding Existing Business

Pursue Economic Diversification Through Collaboration

EDC’S ROLE

29 Incentivized Projects

2185 Jobs Created

$628 Million in Economic Impact

$112 million in Capital Investments

768,000 Square Feet of Space Filled

DELIVERING RESULTS2010-2014

CAPTURE:Make Sarasota County the preferred choice for capturing the growth of existing targeted industries and having engaged CEO’s eager to promote Sarasota County’s business advantages.

COMPETE:Make Sarasota County known as having the strongest, most competitive business climate on Florida's Gulf Coast.

COMMUNICATEMake Sarasota County known throughout the state, nationally and internationally - not just as an outstanding place for tourism and retirement - but as the premier business address on the Florida Gulf Coast.

ASPIRATIONAL GOALS

CAPTURE

• 22 have companies benefited from our GrowFL program this year• 60 local companies engaged in retention and expansion meetings• Assisted in 4 regulatory issues with existing companies• 1 incentivized expansion project = 50 new jobs = $7 Million incapital investment• 20 companies were supported in workforce issues• Launched initiative to grow health/ life sciences sector includingindustry mapping, round tables and support of new BioFlorida chapter

Business Retention and Expansion

COMPETE

Worked with strategic workforce partners to launch inaugural SCTIprecision machinist course• Engaged in the CRA Extension, Bayfront 2020 and Fruitville Initiative• Created 2050 task force supporting update of the plan• Developed and championed legislative priorities• Engaged with Chambers and COBA on critical issues, including publicschool funding referendum• Engaged in the formation of SRQ Air Service Team focused on expanding air service

Business Climate

COMMUNICATE

Worked on 57 qualified leads for business attraction• Released 4 new videos of area CEOs for marketing campaigndeveloped in coordination with Visit Sarasota and major hotels• Worked with Sarasota Magazine to place ad for “in-room” magazinein all major hotel and high end rental properties in area• Launching dynamic new advertising and promotional display booth atSRQ by year end• Recognized as one of the top ten small cities in the South to considerfor corporate headquarter relocation

Business Attraction

Business Climate CommitteeEngage on local and legislative issues

Real Estate Overview CommitteeReview inventory and site visits of local commercial real estate

Investor Relations CommitteeDiscussion of matters relating to investor interaction

GrowFL Economic Gardening (invitation only)Chairman’s Advisors $10,000 - $25,000 Investors 

GET INVOLVED

Mark Huey, President & CEOEconomic Development Corporation of Sarasota County1680 Fruitville RoadSarasota, FL 34236941-309-1200, ext # 100mhuey@edcsarasotacounty.comwww.edcsarasotacounty.comFind us on Twitter -@edcsarasotaFind us on LinkedIn & Facebook

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