Suwannee County Economic Development

Suwannee County was honored to host a regional Opportunity Zone 2.0 program presented by FloridaCommerce. We want to thank Deputy Secretary Jason Mahon and Senior Analyst, Benjamin W. Latham for sharing information on the new opportunity zone program. They also discussed the importance of each county submitting its recommended census tracts for the upcoming opportunity zone selection process.

The goal of the new legislation is to broaden investments to include more operating businesses and rural areas.

We also had the privilege of hearing from Victor Leotta of Location Design Group. He took a deeper dive into opportunity zones and their connections to properties that have been identified for development in the North Florida Economic Development Partnership region.

Thank you to Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative and Katelyn Barrington for being such a gracious host.

We’re proud to serve on the board of the North Florida Economic Development Partnership —a regional organization working to strengthen economic growth across 14 North Florida counties.

Today’s quarterly meeting was hosted in Hamilton County, and we are grateful for the strong relationship we share with their Economic Development team along with the rest of the EDO’s in the region. Collaboration like this is what keeps our region moving forward.

We had several guest speakers, including representatives from FloridaCommerce. We heard presentations on grant opportunities, new opportunity zones, updates on strategic sites for industrial use, workforce development initiatives, and other resources available to support businesses across our region.

It’s encouraging to see partners from across our region working together to create business opportunities while preserving the quality of life that makes North Central Florida special.

Regional collaboration makes us stronger.