Sassano moving to FGNW

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- Larry Sassano has resigned as head of Okaloosa County's economic development group to take the top spot at Florida's Great Northwest. His last day with the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County is Nov. 30. He joins Florida’s Great Northwest Dec. 1. Kay Rasmussen, vice president of community and economic development for the Okaloosa County EDC, was named interim director of the organization. Florida's Great Northwest was founded in 2000 to market the 16-county Northwest Florida region. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 11/05/12)