Economic Development

The SFPZ, which is the only Promise Zone in Florida, covers all of Glades and Hendry Counties as well as the Immokalee portion of Collier County.

In 1992, the SWFRPC was designated an Economic Development District (EDD) by the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The primary focus of the brownfields assessment program is to eliminate the threat of contamination and improve the quality of life in low income, high unemployment communities, while keeping environmental justice as a key focus.