[1]North Port Economic Development Corporation Expands Role.
The North Port Economic Development Corporation (NPEDC) announced an expansion of their role in the economic future of North Port.
According to Robert Rosenberg, NPEDC Chair, “The expanded role will allow us to take a more proactive position in developing a strong economy for the city of North Port.” The expanded role is
Role of North Port EDC (FACES)
- Facilitate projects that are developed by the NPEDC. This includes the continuation of the “Opportunity Acquisition” and “ACTION” programs. These programs focus on developing our community resources and developing economic metabolism for the city. As a result of these programs activity occurs which focuses on specific, defined outcomes.
- Advocate for economic development to the city. This entails an open dialogue with the city regarding obstacles that stand in the way of economic development and solutions that address those obstacles.
- Connect economic development prospects with community resources. An example would be to arrange meetings between the prospect and community leaders to discuss the assets of the city. In this area, we are a resource to the City of North Port’s Economic Development Division.
- Encourage businesses to relocate and/or expand their operations to North Port and to guide them through the relocation process.
- Seek to create a positive governmental climate that is conducive to a healthy economic environment.
According to Peter Bartolotta, President of the NPEDC “The expansion of our role to encourage businesses to relocate and/or expand their operations to North Port, should send a signal that we are serious about creating a strong economic future for our city. We took out the “refer” element, where we referred leads to the city, because once we gave the city the lead, we never heard back. Our members expect us to be proactive and not having the city cooperate with us makes that difficult. We expect to be announcing some aggressive marketing plans later this year.”
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