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Scott PowersJanuary 14, 2019

Florida’s economy might not be booming as robustly in 2019 as the past couple of years but talk nationwide of a possible recession this year probably won’t slow the state down too much. That’s the theme of the economic forecasts presented Monday morning at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Economic Outlook and Jobs Summit in Orlando, with […]

Drew WilsonNovember 15, 2018

State Rep. Randy Fine has worked with his share of tech companies that more often than not had to look outside the Sunshine State to get off the ground. Before he was elected to the Florida House in 2016, Fine started companies such as The Fine Point Group, which consults and provides analytics to businesses […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 23, 2014

Each year, millions of tourists visit Florida. The revenue collected from the state’s thriving tourism-centered economy helps keep tax rates low for our full-time residents and businesses. The more visitors the state attracts, the more revenue is collected through sources like sales taxes and bed taxes. But the tourism industry does much more than pad […]

Guest AuthorOctober 1, 2013

Florida is gambling against Mother Nature. We’re entangled in a decades-long game of chance, hoping to dodge her strikes. But hurricanes happen, and it’s only a matter of time before another storm hits our shores. Even if it’s not this year, Florida will be directly hit by a hurricane and our current property insurance system […]

Tag: Jerry Parrish

Florida Chamber Foundation forecasting mild slowdown, no recession

FITCon 2018: If Florida wants tech, it needs talent

Jerry Parrish: Attracting 100 million tourists would create 121,000 jobs, report says

Jerry Parrish: Legislature must reform property insurance system