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Florida’s Steady And Uprising Sunshine

By Rex Sinquefield, Contributor While some states’ economic outlooks appear cloudy at best, Florida’s financial future remains bright. This week…

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Transportation Investments

Innovation, Growth and the Future of Florida

By Joe Debs, Executive Vice President, RS&H Quality of life. It’s a term I’m sure you’ve heard many times before, but it…

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Economic Development

Florida Chamber Drives Support for Florida R&D Tax Credit

The Florida Chamber of Commerce continues its efforts to attract high-wage jobs and increase global competitiveness by advocating for increases…

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Power of pre-K gets boost from new report countering Vanderbilt study

By Marta W. Aldrich On the heels of a major five-year study questioning the long-term effectiveness of Tennessee’s publicly funded…

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Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Receives National Award

National Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) recognized the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation among six of the most outstanding, committed and…

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Workers Compensation

Workers’ Comp Rates Drop Average of 4.7 Percent for 2016

The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) today approved an average overall rate level decrease of 4.7 percent on workers’ compensation…

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Thank a Hero Today

Today and all days, we thank the more than 1.5 million veterans who call Florida home for their service to…

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Water Solutions

Florida Chamber-Backed Water Bill Passes Senate Environmental Preservation Committee

The Florida Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee today unanimously passed a Florida Chamber-backed water bill that will help secure…

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International Trade and Ports

TPP and TTIP – Just What the Doctor Ordered

A sluggish recovery from the financial crisis, the Chinese economic slowdown and other curve balls have been a drag on…

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (One Belt, One Road- OBOR)

The program’s goal is to open China up to new and untapped trade opportunities, and put a shot in the…

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Uncertainty in South Africa

Africa’s second-largest economy has contracted for the past three months in a row. Challenges facing the economy include power shortages,…

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Taking the Bull by the Horns- Debt and the Eurozone

Earlier this week, the European Commission proposed a series of measures to further strengthen and deepen the Economic and Monetary…

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Trouble in Paradise- Country Snapshots

Three key factors have affected Latin American economies The end of the U.S. Fed’s quantitative easing, which has brought about…

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Education

Mark Wilson’s Testimony to State Board of Education

Education and Economic Development Go Hand in Hand Yesterday, Mark Wilson was in Orlando to champion the Florida Chamber’s longstanding…

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International Trade and Ports

Take Action Now: Ex-Im Bank Vote on Monday

The House is expected to vote on reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank next Monday, October.26, and we need your help…

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