Ready to Rumble: EDC has good feeling heading into the new year

The organization ends a tumultuous 2021 with some momentum for 2022.


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Wemple. Lisa Krouse says the EDC feels good about the direction its heading.
Wemple. Lisa Krouse says the EDC feels good about the direction its heading.
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It’s been a wild year for most. But for the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County it’s been a rollercoaster. 

In June, the Sarasota County Commission, with a 3-2 vote, approved a proposal to begin phasing out the county’s local business tax that provided more than $1 million in funding for the EDC. Around the same time, an out-of-state candidate for the vacant CEO position pulled out of consideration for the job. 

 

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