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545 people are responsible for the mess, but they unite in a common con
(This column was originally published in the Orlando Sentinel on Feb. 3, 1984.) Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered...
View ArticleTop EDC job remains unfilled
It's been nearly six months since the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission forced out its president and started looking for a new leader to focus on job creation and expansion in the region....
View ArticleLower taxes are not the key to luring business
In case you weren't already convinced that Florida rolls out the welcome mat to businesses just as enthusiastically as it does to tourists, yet another study confirms our state's enticingly low taxes...
View ArticleShoot! Colt is coming to Osceola
Two of Florida's biggest industrial companies are planning to take advantage of a new tax break that lawmakers approved last year amid predictions that it would lure new capital investment — and jobs —...
View ArticleJobs Think-Tank: Florida ranks 8th nationally for accountable corporate...
Of the more than 1,900 companies at the giant plastics trade show in Orlando last week, fewer than a dozen were from Central Florida. For the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, that meant...
View ArticleNew ‘Integrity Florida’ group gives Enterprise Florida a spanking
Blanca Mata has made arepas and other Latin American staples in the same shop for 17 years and still remembers her first order: pork chops with rice and beans, requested by an English-speaking...
View ArticleUnretired boomers very scared about economic security; AARP poll says their...
The Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission took its 2012 Best Practices Leadership Mission to Austin, Texas, with the goal of "learning from their vast economic development successes." Good...
View ArticleUnretired boomers very scared about economic security; AARP poll says their...
The Winter Park Economic Development Advisory Board meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 11, has been re-scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18. All meetings of the EDAB are open to the...
View ArticleScott’s second DEO chief in 14 months resigns
Chamber St. Cloud: "Ladies and Friends" luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 10, Osceola Council on Aging, 700 Generation Point, Kissimmee. Cost: $15. Reservation deadline is Jan. 7. Details: 407-892-3671...
View Article12/31: Business events
Chamber Maitland: Community Partners and Success Leads Groups joint meeting, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 10, SoNapa Restaurant, 640 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland. Reservations: 407-644-0741. St. Cloud: "Ladies and...
View ArticleTop EDC job remains unfilled
It's been nearly six months since the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission forced out its president and started looking for a new leader to focus on job creation and expansion in the region....
View Article01/07: Business events
Chamber Maitland: Community Partners and Success Leads Groups joint meeting, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 10, SoNapa Restaurant, 640 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland. Reservations: 407-644-0741. St. Cloud: "Ladies and...
View Article01/14: Business events
Chamber Maitland: Business after Hours: 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 16; JazzTastings, 164 Lake Ave., Maitland. Reservations: 407-644-0741. Winter Park: Business After Hours, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 17; Best Western...
View ArticleTop EDC job remains unfilled
It's been nearly six months since the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission forced out its president and started looking for a new leader to focus on job creation and expansion in the region....
View Article01/21: Business events
Chamber Maitland: Wednesday, Women and Wisdom Leads Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 23, 110 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. Cost: $8. Details: 407-644-0741. Greater Sanford: "Successful Business Solutions"...
View ArticleLawmakers challenge Gov. Scott's economic-incentives claims
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers are pressing Gov. Rick Scott's job-creation team to cough up more details about the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax incentives it awards companies every year....
View ArticleUnretired boomers very scared about economic security; AARP poll says their...
TALLAHASSEE — One of Gov. Rick Scott's central selling points to economically rattled voters in 2010 was his direct line to Corporate America. He promised to cut corporate taxes, make Florida's...
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