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New Report Finds Child Care Challenges Are Affecting Indian River County’s Families, Employers and Economic Growth
The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Florida Business Alliance for Early Learning, in partnership with Childcare Resources of Indian River, released the new Indian River County Early Learning Landscape Analysis and Roadmap examining the childcare challenges facing Indian River County families, early learning providers, educators, and employers. The Florida Business Alliance for Early Learning brings Florida business leaders and community partners together to strengthen early learning and literacy outcomes, build Florida’s future workforce, and advance the Florida…
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Florida Chamber Expands “Free Enterprise Florida” Competitiveness Campaign to Illinois, Names Governor Pritzker a Runner-Up for Florida Economic Developer of the Year
To help America grow our GDP by at least 3% annually, the Florida Chamber of Commerce is expanding its Free Enterprise Florida competitiveness campaign to Illinois, bringing Florida’s economic success story to Illinois with new billboards highlighting the growing gap between Florida and Illinois on population growth, taxable income migration, business relocations, and more. The Chicago area billboards direct viewers to the Free Enterprise Florida website, where visitors can explore a side-by-side comparison of Florida…
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Northwest Florida Businesses, Educators and Community Partners Build Workforce Pipeline Through Promising Practices
Northwest Florida is demonstrating how businesses, educators, and community organizations can work together to strengthen the region’s workforce pipeline and prepare Floridians for the jobs of tomorrow, according to A Look At Creating Regional Talent Solutions: 3 Promising Practices in Northwest Florida, a new case study from the Florida Chamber Foundation and Future of Work Florida. September is Workforce Development Month, and the partnerships highlighted in the case study demonstrate how the Panhandle is putting workforce…
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Florida Chamber Champions Manufacturing in Florida by Announcing Top 4 Finalists in Second Annual Coolest Thing Made in Florida Competition
The Florida Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with FloridaCommerce, today announced the Top 4 finalists in the second annual Coolest Thing Made in Florida competition. After statewide voting narrowed the field from more than 100 Florida-made products representing all 67 counties, four manufacturers remain in the race to earn the title of the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Florida. The four finalists represent the innovation and creativity of Florida’s manufacturing industry and have advanced through multiple rounds of…
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Florida’s Third Grade Reading Scores Improve, but 40% of Students Remain Below Grade Level, Florida Chamber Foundation’s New Report Finds
Florida is making progress in third-grade reading proficiency, but four in 10 Florida third graders are still not reading at grade level, underscoring the importance of the state’s future workforce and economy, according to the 2026 State of Third Grade Reading Proficiency in Florida report released today by the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Business Alliance for Early Learning (BAEL). The report finds that 60% of Florida’s third graders are reading at or above grade level, up…
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