PORT ST. JOE – On May 5-6, the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) will host the First Annual Competitive Florida Partnership Meeting in Port St. Joe. This meeting will bring together cities and counties across the state that have participated in the Competitive Florida Partnership to share best practices, challenges, and success stories. The Competitive Florida Partnership helps communities value the assets that make them special and assists them to set realistic goals for advancing their economic development vision.

WHO:              DEO Chief of Staff Dean Izzo
                        Port St. Joe Mayor Bo Patterson
                        Ronni Wood, Florida Department of State
                        DOMI Station
                        Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency
                         Representatives from 10 Competitive Florida communities
 
WHAT:             Competitive Florida Partnership Meeting
 
WHEN:             Event kicks off on Thursday, May 5 at 9:00 a.m.

WHERE:           Capital City Bank

                          Community Room

                          504 Monument Ave.

                          Port St. Joe

Visit: www.floridajobs.org/CompetitiveFlorida  for more information about this program.