Workforce Development

Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees is seeking your input on the CDC’s newest guidelines regarding masks and cloth coverings to…

There are several loan programs to help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Senator Marco Rubio worked extensively…

Are Florida’s Kindergartners Ready for the Future? On February 17, the Florida Department of Education released the Kindergarten Readiness Screener…

92% of Industry Leaders Poised to Hire, Yet 81% Concerned About Lack of Employability Skills TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 13, 2020)…

DOWNLOAD SURVEY RESULTS JOIN SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL Even though Florida is outpacing the national average is jobs created, survey results…

FLORIDA CHAMBER’S 2020 JOBS AGENDA Keeping Florida’s Momentum Going and Predicting 200,000 New Jobs in 2020 “Making Florida more competitive…

On the latest edition of the Florida Chamber’s Bottom Line, Florida Polytechnic’s President Dr. Randy Avent, explains how the university…

Despite Concern, Job Creators Anticipate Higher Sales FOURTH QUARTER SMALL BUSINESS INDEX SURVEY TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 22, 2019) — Even…

REGISTER BECOME A SPONSOR Did you know more than 3 million Floridians live in poverty? Of those, more than 260,000…

Latest Florida Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index Survey Shows TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (July 22, 2019)— While Florida’s small businesses continue…

“It’s a feeding program that saves us so much money.” Apprenticeships can help workers advance through their careers, but they…

Orlando, Fla. (June 18, 2019) – With talent quickly becoming the economic development tool of choice, Florida is in a…

98 Lawmakers Earn A’s and B’s; 59 Earn C’s, D’s, and F’s TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (May 21, 2019) – Ninety-eight members…

Latest Florida Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index Survey Shows TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 26, 2019)— If lawmakers phase out Florida’s…

With a growing population and the need for 1.7 million net new jobs by 2030, Florida must take action today…