Manatee EDC formally drops Manatee

BRADENTON — The Manatee Economic Development Corp. is officially now the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp.

The organization formally announced the name change in a release today. The EDC also says it will launch an “aggressive outreach strategy to attract businesses to the Bradenton area and to assist existing local businesses with their growth.”

The EDC initially made the move to change the name in December after research showed that Bradenton had stronger national recognition than Manatee County.