Regional economics has a new name

Gary Jackson has been the face of Florida Gulf Coast University at business events in Fort Myers and Naples for years.

Jackson was the director of the Regional Economic Research Institute at the university, publishing useful monthly economic snapshots of the region and a quarterly business climate survey. He was a regular at industry conferences, providing insight into data such as real estate and tourism activity.

Now that he's retired, you can expect his replacement to be equally involved. Christopher Westley officially became the new director a week ago when Jackson retired.