WHO WE ARE
The Economic Council of Martin County, Inc. was created in 1985 by Martin County's top business leaders and today its membership is a diverse cross-section of the County's key industries and businesses. While primarily involved in policy and advocacy on occasion the Economic Council has been instrumental in the formation and support of other key organizations which benefit our community.
What We Do
We bring together stakeholders and initiatives to facilitate successful outcomes for Martin County.
Built
The Built environment includes our homes, businesses, warehouses, roads and infrastructure. It includes overhead and underground electric transmission lines, waste disposal and water lines, streets and highways, and other man-made infrastructure.
Economic
When we look at our Economic Environment, we consider things like Employment/Unemployment, Tax Rates, Recessions, Booms, Market Size and how they impact us locally.
Social
Our social environment is, collectively, all of the things that impact our lives as humans. Social environment examples include government, arts and culture, education, recreation, and other areas that influence our daily lives.
Natural
The Natural environment consists of a unique collection of land and marine life that exists in our subtropical climate. Examples include the Indian River Lagoon; home to 2,100 species of plants and more than 2,200 animal species. The Northern portion of the Florida Reef, the only living coral barrier reef in the Continental Unites Staes lies just off our coast.
Aviation Pipeline Initiative
The Economic Council of Martin County has recognized the need to lead the way in creating talent pipelines. The first of these pipelines will focus on addressing the future talent development for the aviation and aerospace sectors.
Together Martin Initiative
We continue our effort to bring together our community towards common goals and iniatives.