Bolender named new economic development head
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Julie Bolender accepted the position of new Highland County economic development director Wednesday afternoon in the commissioners office.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
This is Khloe Welling’s award-winning art work in the recent RPHF Solid Waste District’s fifth-grade recycling billboard contest. The Fairfield Elementary student’s creation is featured on a billboard on S.R. 73 northwest of Hillsboro, just past Diven Road.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
Making good on a promise the Highland County Board of Commissioners announced a little over two months ago, Julie Bolender was introduced Wednesday as the county’s new economic development director.
During the COVID-19 outbreak, Florida's landlord-friendly laws, lack of affordable homes, rising rents and stagnant wages left thousands of suddenly jobless renters exposed. In Central Florida, many low-wage workers who power the region’s tourism economy were particularly vulnerable.
During the COVID-19 outbreak, Florida's landlord-friendly laws, lack of affordable homes, rising rents and stagnant wages left thousands of suddenly jobless renters exposed. In Central Florida, many low-wage workers who power the region’s tourism economy were particularly vulnerable.