FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – Larry Sassano, long-time head of Okaloosa County economic development who will head up the 16-county Florida's Great Northwest, reflected on the future in an interview with the
Northwest Florida Daily News. Sassano said his first duties with Florida's Great Northwest will be to meet with representatives from the 16 counties and their economic development groups to determine the best way for them to work together. (Source:
Northwest Florida Daily News, 11/13/12)