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"Vote No on 4" Regional Rally
Show Your Support
Because Amendment Four is bad for working families; and because Amendment Four is bad for businesses; and because Amendment Four is bad for Central Florida, we’re working in support of "Vote No on 4." In support of our "common cause," businesses, organizations and civic groups are working against Amendment Four by working together in support of the Central Florida Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) for "Vote No on 4." To showcase our efforts, we’ve planned a Regional Rally for "Vote No on 4." It’s a free event; everyone is welcome and is invited to come and show their support for "Vote No on 4."
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Regalia, Wilson Speak on Tuesday!
Business Intelligence Series – The New Normal
Recently, U. S. Chamber of Commerce Economist, Martin Regalia, reported “Policies that have increased taxes, increased regulation, and increased uncertainty have clearly not been a prescription for returning America to work.
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myregion.org Goes International
In 1999, Central Florida leaders began convening around a simple but powerful question: How can Central Florida compete in the global economy and maintain a high quality of life? As a result of work done to answer this question, over 3,000 citizens and leaders from across the region worked together to set six regional priorities.
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Check Us Out on Facebook
www.facebook.com/LeadershipOrlando
From High Speed Rail to Modeling, Simulation & Training (MS&T), from the Creative Village to “Vote No on 4,” the new Leadership Orlando Facebook page provides topical, timely, and relevant updates on the regional priorities that are important to Leadership Orlando participants, graduates and those who may be thinking about enrolling in the program.
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Chamber’s Gurney Award Winner Sen. Webster Takes On Cong. Grayson
The 2010 slate of candidates endorsed by BusinessForce, the political action arm of the Central Florida Partnership, will face their first tests at the polls when they go before the region’s voters on Aug. 24th.
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Become an Advocate
“Leading economists report that Amendment 4 will shrink Florida’s economy by more than $34 billion annually, take nearly $12 billion out of the pockets of working Floridians, and cost our state nearly 270,000 jobs. That’s why a coalition of nearly 300 leading business, civic and labor groups is working to defeat Amendment 4 – and we need your help.”
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Tell Us Why Life is Good
Orlando, Inc. will present Life is good CEO Bert Jacobs as our keynote speaker at The B.I.G.* Summit (*Business Innovation and Growth) on Thursday, November 18, 2010. Whether the brand is new to you, or whether it’s a long-time, comfortable friend, Life is good has created a revolution in positive thinking.
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B.I.G. News
College Hunks Hauling Junk
You may have seen their trucks around town or you may have even used them to haul away your unwanted treasures. Nick Friedman, President and Co-Founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk, will share the “phenom-enal” success story of the largest and fastest growing US-Based Junk Removal Franchise Opportunity at The B.I.G.* Summit, November 18, 2010.
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Political Leadership Institute Grads
Score Election Triumphs
Five more graduates of the Central Florida Political Leadership Institute (PLI), a program of BusinessForce, the political action arm of the Central Florida Partnership, have emerged victorious in the primary elections held on Aug. 24th throughout the region.
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Future of Florida Forum
The Florida Chamber of Commerce invites you to participate in the Future of Florida Forum scheduled for October 12-14, 2010, in Orlando where Darys Estrella, CEO of the Dominican Republic Stock Exchange, will be a key note speaker.
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Public Information Meetings Set
Florida High Speed Rail
The Florida Department of Transportation, through the Florida Rail Enterprise (FRE), has announced that it will be holding public meetings at the Tampa Convention Center, Lakeland Civic Center and Orange County Convention Center on August 31, September 1 and September 2 respectively.
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Florida Companies to Watch
GrowFL Now Accepting Nominations & Applications
Growing second-stage businesses statewide have the opportunity to join an elite group of nationally recognized companies as part of Florida Companies to Watch, an awards program that celebrates second-stage companies throughout the state of Florida. Florida Companies to Watch is presented by GrowFL and the Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation.
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