2024-10-15 Item VII. B Ex. 11 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
Economic Development Corporation
City of Okeechobee
FY 23 -24 Update
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What Happened FY 23 - 24 :N = :. 3 .
• 13 New Projects d J 11
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• Assisting 4 Privately Owned Industrial Parks
• Facilitated Community Tours: CFRPC - SelectFL, Senator Grail's Office, FPL Powering FL EDC
Team, Highlands EDC Okeechobee
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• Grand Opening- Slim Chickens
• New Business Blitz Day
• Launched the Positive Community Campaign �.
• IRSC OkeeOne Data Campus •
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• Partnered with CFRPC and City of Okeechobee on Lodging Study Completion „ ,
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• CSH Regional Manufacturing Sector Strategies Workshop and Industrial Roundtable
• Featured On: Small Business Podcast Episode
• WonderFL State Recruitment Initiative
• Attended the Local Needs Assessment Workshop with Heartland Education Consortium BUSINESS RETENTION
• Assisted with the Career Fair hosted at IRSC by the OCSD
• Programs: Business Retention and Expansion, Corridor Development, Junior Leaders BREP
• Launched Business Retention and Expansion Program & EXPANSION PROGRAM
26 Active Projects
• Housing - ( 2 )
• Aviation - ( 5 )
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BREP - Main Goals & Roles
Assess for early warning signs and aid
To aid with issues that identified at risk companies to help overcome
could force a compan economic difficulties that could otherwise lead
to fail and to layoffs or shutdown
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Advocate for the business community's
concerns
, , , To prevent companies Policy and Procedures of Local and State
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Collect Client Data
Maintain a database of available buildings and
Mai To assist existing sites
industries to grow their
Serve as intermediary resource as needed
business and add jobs.
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Relocations and New Business
Kaylee King I President (4.
863-357-2334
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
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Expansions and Operations
Alex Tijerina I Director of Existing
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863-697-1963
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www.ocedcorp.com
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Okeechobee, FL 34972
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Thank you to those who made
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I • Drown Cow Sweetery • Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office
1 • CareerSource Heartland • Okeechobee County Supervisor of
• Chad Stokes Hair Elections
• Chamber of Commerce of • Okeechobee Healthy Start Coalition
1 u`j H Okeechobee County • Okeechobee Livestock Market
I ` . * • City of Okeechobee • Okeechobee Main Street
Y 1r r/`fr • enfluence Marketing Studio • Our Village Okeechobee
f • Florida Power&Light Company • Panther Youth Partners
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1 " • Gilbert Family of Companies • Proctor Construction
• HCA Raulerson Hospital • Seacoast Bank
• Indian River State College • Seminole Casino Brighton
• Nutmeg's Cafe • SouthState Bank
• Okeechobee County Board of • Staffords Salon
County Commissioners • Video Game Ministries n0.
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I•' Circuit Court and Comptroller • Warriors Choice Foundation
ILA ' * •• Okeechobee County Fire Rescue •• 1UP Aviation
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OiL Summer Camp - ThankyoW !
"This program showcases the power of community
collaboration. A big thank you to each and every
person/organization who contributed their time and
resources!"
Okeechobee County Economic Development Corporation
Thank you to our program partners:
OKEECHOBEE Children's Services Council of Okeechobee
fi iNiO° Okeechobee County School District
LEADERS Education Foundation of Okeechobee
Florida Power & Light Company
Special thank you to:
Wawa Okeechobee
Wawa Foundation