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Join us for an update on Economic Development Activity in Escambia County from the Cyber Coast to the Bluffs of Northwest Florida.
Presenter: Scott Luth
President/CEO
FloridaWest Economic Development
In the last four years, Scott Luth had been the Senior Vice President of Economic Development with the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce. This past year, Luth established the Economic Development Department as a separate entity, now called Florida West Economic Development Alliance, an organization whose sole mission is to create and expand economic prosperity in the Greater Pensacola Area. He is responsible for Greater Pensacola’s economic development strategy, which includes business expansion and retention, entrepreneurial development, workforce development, attraction activities to market the Pensacola region, and asset development.
Beginning in 2007, Luth worked as business development manager for Entergy Mississippi Inc. in Jackson, Miss., an energy company providing power to more than 430,000 people in 45 of Mississippi’s 82 counties. While with Entergy, Luth identified business opportunities, developed target and industry strategies and tracked industrial leads.
Prior to working with Entergy, Luth held the position of Executive Vice President for the Glasgow- Barren County Industrial Development Economic Authority in Glasgow, Ky. Luth has previously worked in Economic Development in Cleveland, Miss., Batesville, Miss., and Natchez.
An Ohio native and a 1992 graduate of Mississippi State University with a degree in management, Luth is married with two children.
The What’s Up! Chat Series is an educational program which connects our membership with local experts and community leaders in an informal setting. This format creates a unique opportunity for speaker and audience to understand an issue’s impact on commercial real estate and the community as a whole.
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