Get them here, keep them here

Economic development agencies tend to make the news — for good or bad — based on money being spent to woo companies and jobs to a region.

The Bonita Springs Estero Economic Development Council is trying a different approach.

The EDC, part of the Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, is putting together an event that looks to retain current employees, not merely bring in new ones. “We do a great job of recruiting people to the area,” says EDC Executive Director Tiffany Esposito, “but keeping people here tends to be a challenge.”