May 02 2008
SW Florida needs to invest in economic innovation
By TIMOTHY J. CARTWRIGHT, Naples
Naples Daily News, 5:01 p.m., Friday, May 2, 2008
If “necessity is the mother of invention” as Plato said, then it is high time for Southwest Florida to invent a new economy!
For too long our region has satiated itself on real-estate development as if it were the only item on the menu in a restaurant serving economic development. This addiction has resulted in our region teeming with residential-housing inventory — with no appetite to scan further down the menu. This craving has created lethargic regional economic performance and taken the shine out of our Sunshine State.
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SW Florida needs to invest in economic innovation
