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FUN FACTS

	In growth of earnings-as measured by per capita personal income - Florida barely led Georgia during the 1970s. By the 1980s Georgia passed Florida’s income growth rate. During the 1990s the gap in Georgia’s favor had widened to 54.04% income growth. Florida not only fell behind Georgia’s growth rate, it fell below the US national average of 45.76% income growth.

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U.S. Secretary Visits Region Mel Martinez, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, dropped by the Orlando Regional Chamber’s Executive Board meeting this week. The unexpected visit was a pleasant surprise for those in attendance. [Click Here for Full Story]   myregion.org Unites More Than Central Florida Leaders The Regional Leadership Forum recently hosted by the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce not only updated the community on the myregion.org project, but also united the presidents of the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida. [Click Here for Full Story]   Florida Space Authority – A Partner in Technology and Education Our region’s economy is highly dependent on workforce preparedness. Widespread skill shortages are impeding economic growth at this crucial time, especially as it relates to the “high-tech” industry. [Click Here for Full Story]   “On the Line” with myregion.org myregion.org Chairman Joel Hass and Project Director Shelley Lauten discussed important regional issues during an interview on WMFE 90.7FM Radio last week. [Click Here for Full Story]   Region’s Unemployment Rates Decline According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics, the labor force is growing more slowly and older.  More women and mothers are working today than in the past and minorities are the fastest growing segment of the labor force in the nation. [Click Here for Full Story]   UCF Ranks Highly on MIT’s Research Scorecard The seamless relationship among primary schools, community schools, community colleges and higher-education institutions in Florida’s innovative Pre-K—20 educational system is aimed at creating a strategy that will positively impact the region’s economic development and quality of life. [Click Here for Full Story]   myregion.org is Hitting the Road! Beginning in November, myregion.org will host a series of “Targeted Outreach Meetings” throughout Central Florida to present its preliminary analysis of the seven-county region and the key regional themes that have been identified during the data-collection phase of the project. [Click Here for Full Story]   The Road to Cooperation Interstate 4 feels a little shorter these days. This asphalt ribbon once served as a reminder of the many miles separating the Tampa Bay area and Metro Orlando. Today, however, business and political leaders in both regions are looking at the highway as a bridge between two growing communities. [Click Here for Full Story]   myregion.org Has Speakers Available Last December, over 600 community leaders gathered to launch myregion.org, a regional partnership that involves government, business, institutional leaders and citizens from Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia counties. [Click Here for Full Story]