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The BRAC Factor:
Lockheed VP: F-35s to arrive
by fall
Dusty Rickets, June 2, 2010
Okaloosa County’s Economic
Development Council held a roundtable discussion
Wednesday at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort that focused on
the economic impact of the 2005 BRAC decision. More than 200
business and community leaders from Okaloosa and Santa Rosa
counties were given a status update on the incoming F-35
Joint Strike Fighter and the 7th Special Forces.
EDC TeCMEN RECIPIENT OF INCUMBENT
WORKERS TRAINING
(Okaloosa County, Fla.) April 19, 2010 –
The Economic Development Council serving Okaloosa County
(EDC) has been awarded a grant to support training programs
for its Technology Coast Manufacturing and
Engineering Network, TeCMEN.
F-35 Analysis Update
March 20, 2010, Dusty Ricketts Daily News
In 2005, the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County
commissioned the University of West Florida’s Haas Center
for Business Research and Economic Development to study the
economic and population impacts of the arrival of 107 F-35s.
The analysis was updated in 2007.
Business Leaders Tout Area to
Visiting Swedes
March 16, 2010,
Dusty Ricketts
Daily News
Stenberg, the director of the Fort Walton Beach Tennis
Center and a native of Kristinehamn, Sweden, hosted a
Swedish-American business meeting Tuesday at the Holiday
Inn along with the Okaloosa County Economic Development
Council and Enterprise Florida.
Economic Development Council's
incubator program shows early success
02/04/10, Dusty
Ricketts, NW FL Daily News
The Economic Development Council of
Okaloosa County started the Innovation Center, a business
incubator last year. The Innovation Center is designed to
target technology-based businesses and help them through
their first three years...
Economic Development Council
Incubating New Businesses
October 29, 2009, Dusty Ricketts, NW FL Daily News
Nearly 70% of all small businesses close their doors
within two years, according to statistics from the Small
Business Administration. The Economic Development
Council of Okaloosa County is working to make those first
three years for new businesses much easier to survive.
Alternative Energy Forum
October 15, 2009
Sponsored by Gulf Power, CHELCO and Okaloosa Gas
With a continued focus on the environment, everyone
from the private sector to the government is looking for
alternative sources of energy to reduce our dependence on
foreign oil. Those issues were the focus of
Thursday’s roundtable discussion hosted by the Economic
Development Council.
EDC, UWF start incubator project for new businesses
Thomas J. Monigan,
April 5, 2009
Business seedlings face more challenges than ever in today's
freezing economic climate. That makes an "economic
incubator" more valuable than ever.
Swedish Expo Aims to Link Businesses Ventures
March 4, 2009, Thomas Monigan, Northwest Florida Daily News
Okaloosa County took the first
official steps Tuesday to forge business links between Sweden and the Emerald
Coast. About 100·people attended the inaugural Swedish-American Business Expo at
the Emerald Coast Conference Center: About one-third of them were Swedish, said
Kay Rasmussen from the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County.
EDC Launches Campaign in Support of the F-35
March 2, 2009,
Mona Moore, Northwest Florida Daily News
Swedes Arrive Tuesday
March 1, 2009, Thomas Monigan, Northwest Florida Daily News
Hello, Sweden
Tuesday, the Swedish-American Business Expo makes its debut at the Emerald
Coast Conference Center on Okaloosa Island. Trade Show Exhibits are from·10 a.m.
to 3 p.m., with an evening social from 6 p.m. until midnight.
Speaker Bense Weighs in on Recession, Airport Flaps
February 25, 2009,
Thomas Monigan, Business Editor, Northwest Florida Daily News
Area Receives $300K in Defense Grants
December 2008,
Thomas Monigan, Business Editor, Northwest Florida Daily
News
Emerald Coast weighs pros and cons of Joint Strike Fighter,
Special Forces Missions
November 29, 2008,
Mona Moore, Northwest Florida Daily News
A
Unique Partnership Protects Defense Economy and Ecosystems:
The Northwest Florida Greenway
September
2008, by Kay Rasmussen, Okaloosa EDC
International Economic Development Journal
With the growing needs of our population and our national
security, the Northwest Florida Greenway is providing a very
valuable and mutually beneficial answer to preventing
encroachment.
EDC Gets $350K for LambdaRail
March 28, 2008,
Thomas
J. Monigan, Business Editor, Northwest
Florida Daily News
TeCMEN still finding ways to share defense
contracts
March 15, 2008,
Thomas
J. Monigan, Business Editor, Northwest
Florida Daily News
Column: EDC Highlights Tech
March 7, 2008,
Thomas
J. Monigan, Business Editor, Northwest
Florida Daily News
EDC Panel Stresses Need for Tech Expertise
March 5, 2008,
Thomas
J. Monigan, Business Editor, Northwest
Florida Daily News
Okaloosa EDC Wins Grant to Support Military
September 2007,
Mladen Rudman, Northwest Florida Daily News
100 Acre High-Tech Facility
May 2007,
Mladen Rudman,
Northwest Florida Daily News
Okaloosa County and The Military, a Community In Partnership
August 2004,
Commissioner Bill Roberts,
To me, the names Okaloosa County and the United States military
are synonymous. The military, just like our beaches,
farmlands and forest, are part of what makes our county so
diverse and unique...
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