Monday, January 26, 2009 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 4   Partners Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Florida Chamber of Commerce Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau What's New Archive Issue 357 January 19, 2009 [MORE] Political Leadership Institute - Feb 27-28 Feature Stories Inc. is Coming to Florida! Inc., the authority on entrepreneurship in America, created GROWCO specifically for you, the individual with the power to actualize change in your organization. GROWCO's dynamic curriculum-guided by some of today's brightest minds in business, will deliver a personalized plan for you to Grow Your Company. [FULL STORY]   Florida Chamber Requests Input on the Economy Recently, Senate President Jeff Atwater (R- Palm Beach) created the Senate Select Committee on Florida's Economy. Committee Chair, Senator Don Gaetz (R- Ft. Walton Beach), has asked for input from Florida Chamber of Commerce members, as well as from local Chambers of Commerce and businesses throughout the state. Please encourage your members to answer the short survey below by forwarding this email to them. [FULL STORY]   Sign up NOW to receive EveryMonday: Yes! I want EveryMonday. Ideas to Results Dominguez and Weinberg to Co-chair Transportation Task Force Now at a critical juncture in the region’s quest for commuter rail, the Central Florida Partnership has named two outstanding business and community leaders to co-chair the Central Florida Transportation Corridors Task Force. Carmen Dominguez, president of Homes by Carmen Dominguez, and Michael Weinberg, Marketing Director of RIDA Associates, LP, will guide the Task Force, following the departure of inaugural Task Force Chair, John H. Bultema, III, who has relocated with Fifth Third Bank to Grand Rapids, Michigan. [FULL STORY]   Lines of Business Orientation On Friday, the Central Florida Partnership hosted 150 business and community leaders who are affiliated in one capacity or another with one of its four Lines of Business – Regional Entrepreneurship, Regional Leadership, Regional Research & Resolves, and Regional Public Policy Advocacy. [FULL STORY]   Dyer Provides Venues Update As a follow up to the Every Monday story last week, which included a letter from Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer emphasizing his continued commitment to the Community Venues and an open and transparent development process, the Mayor provides an update below on the progress made related to the financing plan for the Community Venues. [FULL STORY]   SunRail Brand to Appear on Electronic Billboards In April 2008, the Central Florida Partnership announced a bold marketing campaign in support of Central Florida Commuter Rail.  After extensive community outreach conducted by myregion.org for the Florida Department of Transportation, that train now has a name – SunRail – and a brand new logo that will be appearing on electronic billboards sponsored by the Central Florida Partnership, in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor. [FULL STORY]   Businessforce to Oppose Attempt to Abolish the Elected School Board Chair Sen. Gary Siplin (D-Orlando) has filed legislation for the 2009 legislative session to abolish the elected School Board Chair position recently approved overwhelmingly by Orange County voters at the general election last November. [FULL STORY]   Sen. Lee Constantine Tells Businessforce “We Are Going To Win” on Sunrail Sen. Lee Constantine, (R-Altamonte Springs) kicked off the 2009 series of BusinessForce ”Insider’s Briefings” hosted by AT&T and supporting sponsor Tucker Hall last week. The powerful veteran senator who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and serves on the influential Senate Transportation Committee spoke before members of the BusinessForce Executive Board and their invited guests. [FULL STORY]   Businessforce Takes Sunrail Message to Polk, Osceola Legislative Delegation Meetings The Central Florida Partnership took its SunRail message on the road to the Polk and Osceola County Legislative Delegation meetings last week. BusinessForce President Mike Ketchum testified in support of SunRail at both county delegation meetings which marked the seventh county legislative delegation meeting where the Central Florida Partnership has appeared in support of SunRail. [FULL STORY]   The Central Florida Community is looking to learn more about… TRAINS! The city of Tavares held its second annual train festival on January 16 and 17, 2009. The festival was a smash hit, drawing a record number of crowds with rail fans gathering in downtown Tavares for a “Salute to the Railroads.” [FULL STORY]   Focusing on What Matters Most ABC News Journalist Lynn Sherr Urges Local Business Women to Help Build a Better World Sharing lessons learned during her distinguished career as a journalist, ABC News correspondent Lynn Sherr recently urged Central Florida business women to use their unique talents, skills and resources to help build a better world. [FULL STORY]   Business Connections at So Social! Forget what you’ve heard: business and pleasure can mix – just as they do every week at So Social events. So Social has brought the business community together and helped improve the Orlando economy one week at a time. [FULL STORY]   More Headlines Access Your FREE U.S. Chamber Membership Chamber Perk of the Month Welcome Mr. President--Now Let's Get the Economy Moving Again Published by Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Copyright © 2009 Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved. TELL A FRIEND

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