As the first chief executive appointed to the county Industrial Development Agency (IDA) following a major corruption scandal, Bill Fioravanti said his top job is to refocus the agency on its core duty and restore public trust.
Over the past year or so, he reorganized the team with new service providers, chipped away at stale or money-losing projects, and launched a new site program to stimulate growth in years to come.
Since he took the helm, the number of businesses requesting IDA tax incentives has steadily climbed to eight after remaining at zero for over a year.
IDA is a public benefit corporation empowered by state law to spur economic growth and job creation with tax incentives….