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Outgoing CCRADC CEO reviews local economy; new CEO Aaron Bowman introduced
Summary
Outgoing CCRADC CEO Mike Culberson briefed the court on housing inventory, sales tax trends and water constraints; he emphasized pursuing businesses that use less water. The court also heard introductory remarks from incoming CEO Aaron Bowman.
Mike Culberson, identified in the meeting as the outgoing CEO of the regional economic development corporation, presented an annual overview of local economic indicators and recruitment priorities.
Culberson said months‑of‑inventory for housing stands about 6.4 months and noted variability in sales tax receipts across municipalities, citing Ingleside and Portland as examples. He discussed employment levels and the county’s comparative resilience, and emphasized water scarcity as a constraint for industrial recruitment. Culberson described efforts around business retention and expansion (BRE) and said the county is looking for projects that require less water and that could be accommodated by local facilities or alternative industrial classes of water.
He introduced Aaron Bowman as his replacement. Bowman thanked the court, said he recently returned to the Coastal Bend area and described his early approach to supporting local economic growth.
No formal action or vote was required for the presentations; the court thanked both Culberson and Bowman for their remarks.
