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Manufacturing

Did You Know: Florida’s Manufacturing Industry Employs More than 360,000 Floridians

In fact, Florida’s manufacturing industry is growing faster than the U.S. The Florida Chamber Foundation met with hundreds of manufacturers from around…

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Education

Did You Know: Higher Education Attainment Means More Opportunities

  While Florida remains a leader in the nation, our state will need to create two million net new jobs between…

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Economic Development

Did You Know Florida’s Year-Over-Year Job Creation Beats U.S. Growth?

Florida’s Year-Over-Year Job Creation was 248,800, a 3.0 Percent Increase Compared to the 1.6 Percent Rate for the U.S. While…

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International Trade and Ports

Florida Companies Exported $52.0 Billion in Florida Origin Exports in 2016?

Did you know, data from TheFloridaScorecard.org shows Florida companies exported $52.0 billion in Florida origin exports in 2016? International trade provides Florida companies…

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Florida Has More Than 12 Million Registered Voters

Do you like being listened to or ignored? In November, Florida voters will have an opportunity to make sure their…

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28% of Florida’s Land is Held in Conservation

According to the latest data from TheFloridaScorecard.org, approximately 28 percent of Florida’s land is in conservation. This means 10 million…

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Targeted Tax Reforms

77% of Florida’s General Revenue Comes from Sales & Use Tax

July 1 marks the beginning of the State of Florida’s fiscal year and the implementation of the state’s $82.3 billion…

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Prosperity

Housing the Homeless Could Save Floridians Millions of Dollars Each Year

Florida’s homeless population ranks third largest in the nation. The 2015 Annual Homeless Assessment Report estimated that nearly 36,000 adults in…

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Did You Know in 2030, 1/3 of Florida’s Current Workforce Will be Retired or Planning to Retire?

Over the next 15 years, more than 2 million Floridians will celebrate their 65th birthday- about 700 every day- and…

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International Trade and Ports

Florida Chamber’s International Days Focuses on Making Florida More Competitive

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Edie Ousley, 850-521-1231 or 850-251-6261 eousley@flchamber.com Global Economic Opportunities Takes Center Stage TALLAHASSEE, FL. (April 8,…

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Did You Know Florida Typically Receives Nearly Half Its Yearly Rainfall In Only Three Months?

Although precipitation rates in Florida vary from year to year, most years Florida receives nearly half of its rainfall during…

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Water Solutions

Did You Know Florida Will Consume 1.3 Billion More Gallons of Water a Day by 2030

Did you know by the year 2030, Floridians will need 1.3 billion more gallons of water every day, more than…

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Economic Development

Florida Added 32,000 Jobs in October 2014

Florida job creators added 32,000 private-sector jobs during October, which helped lower the state’s unemployment rate to 6.0 percent. Low…

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Did You Know Florida’s Private-Sector Has Created 651,300 Jobs Since December 2010?

Florida job creators added 12,800 private-sector jobs over the month of September which helped lower Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate…

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Manufacturing

The Global Marketplace Will Double, Adding 1 Billion Consumers by 2020

Throughout the next 20 years, the size of the global marketplace will double, adding more than one billion new consumers…

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