Rod Thomson: Building the economy - a way of life

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  • | 6:00 p.m. February 16, 2007
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Rod Thomson: Building the economy - a way of life

A business-friendly atmosphere needs to be a way of life to maintain a strong economy.

Economic development corporations and their Gulf Coast kin originally were started as a way to snag a big company with lots of jobs and tout that success, often simply for the benefit of political leaders. Think Arthur Andersen in Sarasota.

 

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