Regional
meetings to gather feedback for state’s economic development
Roadmap
Enterprise
Florida is calling on Florida’s business, education, government
and economic development leaders to provide input into an update of
the state’s strategic plan for economic growth.
Enterprise
Florida’s board is charged with developing the plan and submitting
it to the governor and legislative leaders. Every three years, the
Roadmap to Florida’s Future – the state’s blueprint
for economic development – is updated following competitiveness
analysis and feedback from a broad base of community representatives.
This approach enables the consideration of new ideas and strategies
emerging from the “grassroots.” The final plan details
Florida’s priorities for furthering its economic expansion and
diversification.
Half-day
workshops in eight Florida regions serve as the venue for discussion,
viewpoints and recommendations.
The workshops
will enable high-level Florida officials to work with regional business
and community leaders to determine economic priorities. Topics will
run the gamut: from retaining, creating and attracting high-wage jobs
to cultivating a talented and highly skilled future workforce; from
upgrading infrastructure to increasing Florida’s global competitiveness.
The
priorities in the current Roadmap reflect input from more than 1,000
participants in the last series of workshop, held in summer 2006.
Attendees were an eclectic cross-section of stakeholders in Florida’s
future – from educational organizations to chambers of commerce.
Schedule
of regional forums:
Region
|
City
|
Date
|
Place
|
Time
|
East
Central
|
Orlando
|
June
23
|
UCF
Fairwinds
Alumni Center
|
1 – 4
p.m |
Tampa
Bay
|
Tampa
|
June
25
|
Valpak
Manufacturing
Center
|
1 – 4
p.m. |
Southeast
• Global Commerce Forum
• Regional Forum
|
Miami Gardens
West Palm Beach
|
July 14
July 23
|
St. Thomas University
West Palm Beach Marriott
|
9:30 a.m. – 12
1 – 4 p.m.
|
South
Central
|
Sebring
|
July
15
|
Bert
J. Harris, Jr. Agricultural Center (Auditorium)
|
1 – 4
p.m.
|
Northwest
• Regional Forum
• State & Regional Forum |
Pensacola
Tallahassee
|
July 29
July 30
|
TBD
TCC Capitol Center
|
1 – 4 p.m.
1 – 4 p.m. |
Beyond
the regional workshops, other opportunities are available for public
contributions to the Roadmap’s development. An Enterprise Florida
microsite – www.eflorida.com/roadmap – will
allow for feedback through several interactive features including
a Roadmap survey and discussion board. Additionally, the site provides
the current Roadmap, related progress reports and “save the
date” announcements for each regional forum, and more.
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