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Public-Private Partnerships Help Sarasota County Address
Competitiveness, Business Climate
By Kathy Baylis,
President & CEO, Economic Development Corporation of
Sarasota County
Published: April / May 2008
EDC administered rapid permitting program and business
helpline boost community’s business-friendly image
Perhaps you’ve heard economic developers chant the now
widely accepted mantra, “Florida is no longer the
low-cost state”? So what now? Do we fold up our beach
chairs and move north? In Sarasota County, the
realization of this “fact,” along with concern about
other issues such as the cost of health care insurance,
property taxes and competition from other states, has
prompted a proactive approach to improving the business
climate from government officials and economic
development professionals alike.
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