Our mission is to create jobs for Glades County residents, their children and grandchildren, by promoting new business recruitment and existing business retention and expansion while protecting the quality of life we enjoy here.

Glades County, by location, landscape and culture, represents the Heartland of Florida. Here, agriculture remains a primary industry for its residents, and its natural resources remain their playground. Unaffected by the dramatic growth of Florida’s coasts, Glades County has the rare luxury of planning for its future, so the best of it can be protected, and growth will have positive results.

 OFFICERS

Paul McGehee, Chairman Glades Electric Co-op

John Ahern, Vice Chairman Glades County Commission

Andrew Couse, Treasurer First Bank

 

DIRECTORS

Mike Pressley Glades County Schools	Shannon Hall Glades Electric Co-op
Traci Thomas Florida Community Health Centers	Kevin Hatfield Gilbert Chevrolet
Teresa Bishop Waste Management	Tommy Perry Johnson-Prewitt & Associates
Joseph Charles River Forest Yachting Centers	Patty Register Gatorama
Joe Collins Lykes Bros. Inc.	Jacob Eighner City of Moore Haven
Paul Carlisle Glades County Manager	Tracy Whirls Executive Director, Glades EDC

 

Meetings

The Board of Directors of the Glades County Economic Development Council meets the second Wednesday of each month at 5:15 p.m. at the office of Glades County Economic Development Council, 998 South US Hwy 27, Moore Haven, FL 33471.

 

Our partners in economic development

·         Florida’s Heartland Economic Region of Opportunity

·         Southwest Florida Economic Development Alliance

·         Florida Economic Development Council

 

·         Enterprise Florida, Inc.