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Willis Smith Construction announces President/CEO David E. Sessions is the awarded the Sarasota Economic Development Corporation's 2019 Clyde Nixon Business Leadership Award Contact Name: Peggy Kronus Contact Email: pkronus@willissmith.com Contact Phone Number: 9417359599 Willis Smith Construction announces David E. Sessions, President/CEO of Willis Smith Construction, has received the Sarasota County Economic Development Corporation 2019 Clyde Nixon Business Leadership Award. The award acknowledges a business leader in Sarasota County who embodies the personal and business values demonstrated by the late Clyde Nixon, former Chairman of Sun Hydraulics. Like Mr. Nixon and the prior winners of this significant award, Dave Sessions is well known for his exemplary business acumen and his unwavering commitment to economic development. David E. Sessions, President/CEO of Willis Smith Construction joined the firm in 1988, became a partner at the age of 29, and was named president in 2000. David has served numerous community boards including Florida’s West Coast Region of the American Red Cross and the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation. He was a founding member and is still actively involved with the Gulf Coast CEO Forum, and has most recently joined the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Board. He has served on numerous boards throughout his career, including being a past Chairman of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County for two consecutive years, past Chairman of StartUps, past Chairman of the Sarasota County Education Foundation, past board member of The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of Leadership Florida - Class XXX. Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. is a construction management firm headquartered in Lakewood Ranch, primarily serving Southwest Florida since 1972. The company has a long-standing reputation for superior construction, and offers its clients particular expertise in the areas of commercial, industrial, education, healthcare, museum specialty work and sustainable construction. Willis A. Smith Construction serves to promote excellence and integrity in the construction industry while contributing to the betterment of our clients and the communities we serve. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Peggy Kronus at 941-366-3116 or email at pkronus@willissmith.com.