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Peter Bartolotta Named President Of North Port Economic Development Corporation.
The North Port Economic Development Corporation announced that Peter Bartolotta is now President. The private sector non profit organization was founded in August 2011 and has been run by an all volunteer Board of Directors with an all volunteer Advisory Board.
Since it’s inception, the NPEDC has been instrumental in implementing several vision initiatives that will create over 1,700 jobs in North Port and generate over $270 million in new construction for North Port . The initiative teams are made up of local and regional industry leaders who have been working for over a year on the five vision initiatives. More information on the initiatives and the organization can be found on the NPEDC website: www.northportedc.com [2].
Robert Rosenberg, Chair of the NPEDC Board of Directors made the announcement of the Board’s decision to hire Peter as the organizations first paid executive starting July 1. “Peter Bartolotta has been instrumental in the NPEDC as a founding member of the group and has been spearheading the organizations initiatives, programs and day to day operation since it’s inception and we believe there is nobody better qualified than Peter in our area to oversee this effort” said Rosenberg.
Bartolotta is actively involved in the North Port and the Southwest Florida community. As a volunteer, he was a founding member and board member of the North Port Economic Development Corporation; Founding board member of Vision North Port; Project Manager of Imagine North Port; inaugural North Port Business and Economic Development Advisory Board Member; Member of the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce and it’s Economic Development Committee; Member of the University of South Florida North Port Advisory Board; Graduate of North Port Leadership Institute; Prior Member of the Marketing Advisory Board for the Charlotte Community Foundation; and founding member of the Charlotte Area Business Alliance.
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