Testimonials
Want to understand what makes Okeechobee County such a strong place to do business, live, and grow? Don’t just take our word for it. Hear directly from the business leaders, educators, and community champions who are driving progress every day. Their stories offer real insights into the opportunities, partnerships, and quality of life that set this region apart. Explore the testimonials below to get a firsthand look at what it means to be part of Okeechobee County’s success story.
Alaina Barron
Executive Director,
Education Foundation of Okeechobee
Education, economic development, it's all the same goal, it's all to help build a talent pipeline that will bring the industries and will help make sure that they have qualified students when it's time to take those positions.
Cameron Tewskbury
Financial Advisor,
New York Life
I think there are increasingly more and more opportunities in Okeechobee. I see major growth coming here from outside of the state and from the east and west coasts, and I think that's just going to provide more of a demand for services, so I definitely think there's opportunity here moving forward.
Dylan Tedders
Superintendent,
Okeechobee County Schools
The partnership with Okeechobee Economic Development Corp. starts predominantly with our CTE programs, because they have the pulse of what the economic development is in the area. And we start building some of those systems in place in elementary.
Wes Williamson
President,
Williamson Cattle Company
Okeechobee, I think, just seems poised to really have a lot of economic development come in here. It's a great place for businesses to come—good roads, good access, just a lot of things headed in the right direction for Okeechobee.
Alex Tijerina
Director of Existing Industries,
Okeechobee County Economic Development Corporation
We take a concierge approach, we try to meet one-on-one with business owners, we learn about their goals, their vision, where they would like to see themselves in the next one, three, five, ten years, and then we help them to make a plan how they can thrive most in Okeechobee.