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Guest AuthorApril 4, 2016

Private speculation evolved into overt planning last week as the Florida Chamber of Commerce became the first to signal the formation of a task force focusing on the next iteration of state-directed economic development in Florida. With similar efforts surely to follow, forthcoming recommendations for strengthening Florida’s economy in a post deal-making era should be […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 2016

Truths are elusive. Many insights that seem universally applicable and worthy of the designation as a truism end up collapsing under the weight of context. An observation about how the world works may make sense in one situation but fails to hold up in another. I have two truths to share: Who you know gets […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 2016

GE announced on Jan. 13 that it had chosen Boston as the new destination for 800 employees who now work in its Connecticut headquarters. Although pending tax increases had been blamed for the Fortune 8 company’s wandering eye, it appears GE’s deliberations had started three years earlier. Evidence is leaking out that suggests the decision […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 26, 2016

GE announced on Jan. 13 that it had chosen Boston as the new destination for 800 employees who now work in its Connecticut headquarters. Although pending tax increases had been blamed for the Fortune 8 company’s wandering eye, it appears GE’s deliberations had started three years earlier. Evidence is leaking out that suggests the decision […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 9, 2016

“Keep it simple, stupid” (or KISS) is an adage that reminds us of the effectiveness of simplicity. From its origins in aeronautical engineering management, keeping it simple is usually good advice. At risk of being the contrarian, my argument is that sometimes things can be made too simple, especially where politics and economics intersect. To […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2016

“Keep it simple, stupid” (or KISS) is an adage that reminds us of the effectiveness of simplicity. From its origins in aeronautical engineering management, keeping it simple is usually good advice. At risk of being the contrarian, my argument is that sometimes things can be made too simple, especially where politics and economics intersect. To […]

Guest AuthorJune 11, 2015

NOTE: This was written by Jesse Panuccio in response to a column that appeared earlier on ContextFlorida.com and SaintPetersBlog.com and written by Dale Brill, “Hint to presidential candidates wooing Florida — it’s still the economy.” Florida’s economy has witnessed a remarkable turnaround after being one of the hardest hit states during the Great Recession. The […]

Guest AuthorJune 2, 2015

Darian Davis spent five years in prison for selling drugs. While incarcerated, his son was born as his wife waited for his release. Days after he stepped beyond the barbed-wire fencing, now three years ago, a man known in his neighborhood as “Frog” got busy landing work. Darian worked his first job from 7:30 am […]

Guest AuthorJune 2, 2015

Presidential candidates talking about the national economy should be concerned with the spending power of the average Floridian. What Florida voters signal via the ballot box likely will be influenced by their weakening spending power and reactions to policies that offer viable solutions. How are Floridians doing? Let’s turn to the numbers. Trends across four […]

Guest AuthorJune 1, 2015

Presidential candidates talking about the national economy should be concerned with the spending power of the average Floridian. What Florida voters signal via the ballot box likely will be influenced by their weakening spending power and reactions to policies that offer viable solutions. How are Floridians doing? Let’s turn to the numbers. Trends across four […]

Tag: Dale Brill

Dale Brill: Florida should challenge states’ incentives to lure businesses

Dale Brill: It’s not just who you know

Dale Brill: Florida’s innovation mix can’t compete (yet)

Dale Brill: Florida’s innovation mix can’t compete (yet)

Dale Brill: Good policy is always complicated

Dale Brill: Good policy is always complicated

Jesse Panuccio: Florida’s economic turnaround story was not written by chance

Dale Brill: Help 45 percent of Floridians living on the economic edge take up the slack

Dale Brill: Hint to presidential candidates wooing Florida: It’s still the economy

Dale Brill: Hint to presidential candidates wooing Florida – It's still the economy