Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are one MSA – one economy. They have one interstate, one university, one state college, one commercial airport. They have common medical facilities, workforce development organizations and one population that crosses county lines tens of thousands of times a day.
Having one economic development support organization not only makes sense, it means a much more efficient use of financial resources, talent, site inventory, etc… Bottom line – it means we will be more competitive in growing jobs for the regions.
