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Florida Chamber Foundation’s New Pensacola Metro Skills Report Identifies and Evaluates Workforce Skills Gaps in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA, where 40,223 Net New Jobs Need to be Created by 2030
As Florida’s economy continues to grow and diversify, talent is key. Florida currently has more jobs looking for people than people looking for jobs. Solving our future talent needs now is the right path. In Florida, we have 528,300 open jobs looking for people and only 523,000 Floridians actively looking for jobs. Future economic development and diversification depends on matching the right skills with the right job opportunities. Targeting workforce development to regional skills gaps…
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Florida Chamber Foundation’s New Lakeland Metro Skills Report Identifies and Evaluates Workforce Skills Gaps in the Lakeland-Winter Haven MSA, where 86,771 Net New Jobs Need to be Created by 2030
As Florida’s economy continues to grow and diversify, talent is key. Florida currently has more jobs looking for people than people looking for jobs. Solving our future talent needs now is the right path. In Florida, we have 528,300 open jobs looking for people and only 523,000 Floridians actively looking for jobs. Future economic development and diversification depends on matching the right skills with the right job opportunities. Targeting workforce development to regional skills gaps…
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Small Business Council Spotlight – Clearwater Gas System
Have a Conversation with Chuck Warrington, Executive Director of Clearwater Gas System What does your business do? We are a municipally-owned (City of Clearwater) Natural & Propane Local Distribution Company that serves nearly 30,000 customers in 20 cities & the unincorporated areas of Northern & Central Pinellas County, Western & Central Pasco County & Northwestern Hillsborough County. We are a full-service provider, offering “one-stop” commercial & residential installation, appliance sales, and service & repair services…
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Florida Chamber Foundation Launches Statewide Florida Trade and Logistics Study 2030
TALLAHASSEE, FL (July 21, 2021)— It is time to set the course for Florida’s continued leadership in trade, logistics, and export-oriented manufacturing activities through 2030. Over the past decade, the Florida Chamber Foundation published two research reports highlighting the importance of trade and logistics to Florida’s future—Florida Trade and Logistics Study (TL 1.0) and Made for Trade: Florida Trade and Logistics Study 2.0 (TL 2.0)— which both produced recommendations that have been implemented and significantly…
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Florida Chamber Foundation’s New Daytona Beach Metro Skills Report Identifies and Evaluates Workforce Skills Gaps in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach Metro Market, where 32,221 Net New Jobs Need to be Created by 2030
TALLAHASSEE, FL (July 21, 2021)— As Florida’s economy continues to grow and diversify, talent is key. Florida currently has more jobs looking for people than people looking for jobs. Solving our future talent needs now is the right path. In Florida, we have 528,300 open jobs looking for people and only 523,000 Floridians actively looking for jobs. Future economic development and diversification depends on matching the right skills with the right job opportunities. Targeting workforce…
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