Economic development official talks about what works— and what doesn’t

While lamenting some deals that got away, one of the region’s elder statesmen of economic development, Mike Meidel, reflects on his decades in the game — and where the state and region can improve.

  • By Elizabeth Djinis
  • | 5:00 p.m. April 28, 2021
Mark Wemple. Mike Meidel is retiring April 30 after 17 years as the Pinellas County director of economic development.
Mark Wemple. Mike Meidel is retiring April 30 after 17 years as the Pinellas County director of economic development.
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After 17 years, Mike Meidel is retiring April 30 as the Pinellas County director of economic development. Prior to that role, Meidel was the president and CEO of the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce for five years. Prior to the chamber, Meidel held executive roles with Progress Energy and the Florida Department of Commerce.   

 

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