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The community forum, called “From Recession to
Recovery,” will explore economic strategies for Sarasota County
to recover from the recession. It is the first time in Florida
that a television news station and a newspaper have partnered
with a local government to provide a public discussion of a
community issue. SNN Local News 6 also will produce four news
reports based on the economic recovery forum that will be aired
during news shows in weeks following the program.
Watch the show:
From Recession to Recovery
Hosts: Lauren Mayk, anchor for SNN
Local News 6, and Tom Tryon, Opinion Page editor for the
Herald-Tribune
Panelists:
- Joe Barbetta, Sarasota County Commission
chair
- Nora Patterson, Sarasota County
Commissioner
- Jim Ley, Sarasota County Administrator
- Larry Thompson, president, Ringling
College of Art and Design
- Don Grimes, University of Michigan
specialist in economic forecasting and regional economic
development
- Pat Neal, homebuilder
- Jody Hudgins, FNB Corp. and member of
the Sarasota County Planning Commission
- Kathy Salvador, Florida Power & Light
Others attending the panel discussion will
include economic development specialists, and representatives of
the tourism and real estate sectors
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