Please contact members of the House Business and Consumer Affairs Committee BY 5:00 p.m. TODAY and urge them to OPPOSE the massive expansion of Las Vegas-style casino gambling by voting NO on HB 487! HB 487, which is sponsored by Representative Fresen, is scheduled to be heard tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. in the House Business [...]
Reducing the cost of doing business and eliminating costly, duplicative regulations are top priorities of the Florida Chamber of Commerce in 2012. Unreasonable and overburdensome mandates and requirements make it difficult for entrepreneurs to start businesses and for Florida’s employers to create jobs. The House Rules and Calendar Committee unanimously passed HB 7029 – a [...]
You have all been reading a variety of polls regarding the Presidential Preference Primary. We’ve been conducting a four night rolling track January 26-29. The total respondents at end of the track is 800 with a margin of error of 3.5%. The sample was drawn from frequent primary voters. Here’s the result of our poll: [...]
As you know, the Florida Chamber was the first statewide organization to oppose the massive expansion of Vegas-style casinos in Florida. This massive distraction is taking precious time away from the important issues facing the business community such as reforming the PIP auto insurance system, adjusting the impact of the unemployment compensation rates and reducing [...]
Seems every day, and in some cases, several times a day right now, there is a new poll on the Presidential Preference Primary. After all, it is less than a week away and Florida has become the possible “make it or break it” state. As promised, we have done a little more analysis of which [...]
Burdened with double-digit unemployment rates for several years, the state of Florida is headed in the right direction as the unemployment rate fell to 9.9% this month – with a total of 141,500 net new jobs added to Florida’s economy since January 2011. However, much more work is needed in the area of unemployment compensation [...]
In case you missed it, the Coalition to Stop the Bad Bet for Florida unveiled its latest ads in a multi-pronged effort to educate Floridians on mega-casino legislation that would dramatically expand gambling in Florida. The Coalition, led by the Florida Chamber of Commerce with the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and the Florida Retail [...]
Join Florida’s International Business Community for a two day event to hear from the top international trade experts and promote the significant role international business has in transitioning Florida’s economy. We have a great lineup of speakers and an exciting agenda! Register for International Days 2012 here! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to [...]
The Florida Chamber of Commerce recognizes and appreciates the significant role of the space industry to Florida’s transitioning economy and is committed to encourage economic growth within the space flight industry during the 2012 Legislative Session. Because the space industry is one that supplies thousands of Floridians with high-skill, high-wage jobs, the Florida Chamber is [...]
Eliminating overburdensome regulations and reducing the cost of doing business are top priorities of the Florida Chamber of Commerce during the 2012 Legislative Session. Focusing on these issues helps Florida’s economy continue its recovery, Florida’s employers to create jobs and attract businesses to Florida. Reducing and eliminating costly regulations on Florida’s employers has been and [...]
