By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor
In December of 2019, the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce President Robert Agrusa and Mayor Bryan Nelson announced a partnership between the City and Chamber to attract more economic development to Apopka.
A lot has happened in those 13 months since the announcement.
Agrusa left the Chamber to become the President and CEO of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association, Cate Manley took over as Chamber CEO/President, and… well, there was this pandemic thing for a couple of years?
Economic development has become a core issue in the Apopka Mayoral election. Nelson and Commissioner Kyle Becker have debated the approach a city and a mayor should take towards the economic development of Apopka. Becker is challenging Nelson in the 2022 Apopka Mayoral Election. Becker has called for an economic development director or department, while Nelson believes a…
