“More than ever before a strong talent pipeline is key to success for a community’s economic competitiveness. Retaining and engaging the local workforce is a cornerstone of the Office of Economic Vitality and our partners, such as CareerSource Capital Region, as we all strive to strengthen and diversify our talent pool. ”
Gadsden County Development Council
The GCDC Board of Directors is comprised of the essential partners from industry, education and government to facilitate economic development. Public-private partnerships like ours are the basis for successful economic development organizations. These organizations re-invest public funds into a proven strategy for economic development guided by a balanced board of private industry, higher education and local governments. The secret sauce to success at the local level is creating, growing and leveraging statewide partners such as DEO, Enterprise Florida, CareerSource Florida, Opportunity Florida, the Apalachee Regional Planning Council, GrowFL, the Florida SBDC Network, FloridaMakes and many others.
Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality
The Tallahasssee-Leon Office of Economic Vitality is an economic development model that ensures accountability, transparency, citizen engagement and professional management of economic development projects. The Office of Economic Vitality aims to develop programs and initiatives while simultaneously leveraging ideas, innovations and intellectual capital through the continuous coordination of the community’s economic development partners.
Wakulla County Economic Development Council
The Wakulla County Economic Development Council (EDC) provides economic resources to Wakulla County.