Suwannee County Economic Development would like to thank Duke Energy and their Economic Development team for helping rural North Florida in our quest to take our communities to the “next level”. Last week, the team from Retail Strategies provided excellent insights into the retail industry and showed analytics to identify gaps in our local economies…. Read more »
Suwannee County was proud to host the March meeting of the North Florida Economic Development Partnership. It was a day filled with fellowship, informative speakers, and wonderful food. The room was filled with attendees from all over the North Florida region and we appreciate everyone who traveled to participate.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s Office of Broadband has awarded Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative two grants totaling $10 million! The grants will help defray the costs of building their 100% fiber-to-the-home network, which will span over 4,100 miles of line and cost up to $93 million. We are incredibly grateful to have the Office… Read more »
Recently the Suwannee County Commissioners attended the Florida Rural Economic Development Association (FREDA) summit in St. Augustine. FREDA is a consortium comprised of the three rural areas of opportunity representing 30 rural counties in Florida. The FREDA summit is the premier event focused exclusively on rural economic development issues and held sessions on such topics… Read more »
Suwannee County Economic Development Director, Jimmy Norris, has been appointed chairman of the North Florida Economic Development Partnership (NFEDP). Past Chairman Darryl Register from Baker County and Mayor Julie Conley from the City of Monticello welcome Jimmy aboard. NFEDP is a public/private, 501c(6) entity dedicated to facilitating economic development activity through high-quality job growth and capital… Read more »
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