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Monday, December 15, 2008 VOLUME 7 ISSUE 48  
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Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce

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Strategic Business Units

Regional Entrepreneurship, spearheaded by the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, provides programs, activities, and educational opportunities for business owners and those answering the call for entrepreneurship throughout the Central Florida Region.

Regional Research
and Resolves,
led by myregion.org, examines the demographics and trends that are shaping our region and identifys the issues and challenges that affect the future, turning ideas into results.

Regional Leadership, maximizing the thirty year history of Leadership Orlando, utilizes tested curricula and relationship building techniques to educate, encourage, cultivate and recruit emerging leaders for the Central Florida Region.

Regional Public Policy Advocacy, moving important dialog about issues and candidates to the public arena enabling political leaders and voters to make informed decisions about the future of Central Florida is guided by BusinessForce.

Regional Transportation
To help solve our regional transportation problems, the Central Florida Partnership has created the Transportation Corridors “Task Force”  to advocate and communicate the “community and business imperative” of a comprehensive, integrated multi-modal regional transportation system.

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Feature Stories
New Year – New Leadership
As we usher in a new year, we are honored to introduce a new Volunteer Leadership Team for the Central Florida Partnership and its four lines of business; Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce myregion.org, Leadership Orlando and BusinessForce.
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Tampa Bay Partnership Supports Central Florida Commuter Rail
The Tampa Bay Partnership fully supports the completion of the Central Florida Commuter Rail Project. We feel strongly that working through the remaining issues is an urgent matter that will provide for an inclusive and unified voice for bringing commuter rail to Central Florida.
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Ideas to Results
Political Leadership Institute 2009 Class Named
The Central Florida Political Leadership Institute class of 2009 has been selected and unanimously approved by the BusinessForce Executive Board.
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Central Florida Partnership Hails Halting of Orange County School Board Lawsuit
The Central Florida Partnership praised the action last week by the Orange County School Board to halt its lawsuit appealing a judicial ruling clearing the way for the newly created post of an elected Orange County School Board Chair which was overwhelmingly approved by county voters on Nov. 4th.  The School Board had filed the lawsuit last summer appealing a local judge’s earlier ruling to allow the issue to be voted on by Orange County voters.
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WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA Supports Central Florida Commuter Rail
WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA, the Central Florida Region’s workforce expert, unanimously supports Central Florida Community Rail.
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Today's Survey
Holiday Movies
What is Your Favorite Holiday Movie?

It's a Wonderful Life

A Christmas Story

Miracle on 34th Street

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Frosty the Snowman

Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights

White Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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Focusing on What Matters Most
Donate. Volunteer. Help Neighbors in Desperate Need This Holiday Season
If your company is one of the many that’s scaling back holiday parties in favor of more meaningful gestures, Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) has several ways you can help thousands of Central Floridians in dire need.
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