A Shared Roadmap for Our Region’s Future

Published: June 17, 2017 The following guest column by Gulf Coast President/CEO Mark Pritchett appeared in the June 17 edition of SRQ Daily: Today, we have more data than ever about our community and world. But how do we best make sense of it—how do we turn that barrage of information into actionable intelligence...

Swimming Pool Association Helps Fund Swim Lessons for Students

Published: June 13, 2017 The Florida Swimming Pool Association (FSPA) once again has stepped up to provide generous support for our Kids SWIM initiative. The Manasota Chapter of FSPA along with the association’s statewide Swimming Pool Education & Safety Foundation together contributed $1,625 last month to the Kids SWIM Fund at Gulf Coast Community...

Moving Forward Together: Gulf Coast Releases Latest Regional Scan

Published: June 12, 2017 The biggest challenges we face as a region are not new, and they are not unique. What is new, though, is the significant disruption and growing uncertainty of the period we live in. A new report from Gulf Coast Community Foundation identifies strategic regional priorities and areas of opportunity that...