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Responding to COVID-19 Webinar Replay: CARES Federal Stimulus Act Review Hosted by Mayor Dyer
Partnership President and CEO Tim Giuliani and City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer host Align Public Strategies Managing Partner Joe Kefauver and Partner Franklin Coley as they provide an overview of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Update on COVID-19 from Partnership President & CEO Tim Giuliani
Orlando Economic Partnership President and CEO Tim Giuliani shares an update on the Orlando region’s efforts to combat COVID-19 and support its business community, including information on the CARES Act and #PickUpOrlando
Responding to COVID-19 Webinar Replay: Community Action and Support
John Rivers, founder, CEO and chef of 4Rivers Smokehouse, and Brendan O’Connor, editor-in-chief at Bungalower, discuss how the business community is fostering partnerships to help tackle the economic realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How the CARES Act Impacts Business
Find insight on how the CARES Act, the $377 billion federal stimulus package to provide in emergency relief to small businesses in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, affects businesses and how to take advantage of its funding opportunities.
COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Results Emphasize Need to Support Small Business
The results from the first Business Impact Survey to measure the emerging impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the Central Florida business community revealed 74 percent of companies are feeling negative impacts from the crisis.
“Pick Up Orlando” Challenge to Support Local Business During COVID-19 Crisis
Community members are encouraged to post how they #PickUpOrlando by sharing a photo of themselves supporting a local business, tagging three friends and asking them to do the same.
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Responding to COVID-19 Webinar Series: Finding Success Interviewing, Hiring & Onboarding Virtually
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POSTPONED | Membership Optimization
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The Orlando Economic Partnership unifies our community’s strategies to create a more prosperous economy for all. Through the power of our partnerships we strengthen our regional assets and businesses, advocate for regional priorities and write the next chapter of Orlando’s story.
Industries
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Simulation Industry Opens New Vista for Training Tomorrow’s Workforce
Simulation is taking training to new levels, with cutting-edge innovations enabling new ways to implement workforce readiness. In an oak-lined…
Lockheed Martin Launches Small Business Investment, Innovation Program In Orlando
The innovative program invites small businesses in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties to submit proposals and compete for $100,000 to execute a variety of research and development projects.
Frontier Airlines Announces Maintenance Hangar in Orlando and Opens New Training Facility
The $10 million capital investment will create 45 new high-wage jobs compensated 50 percent above the average wage for the City of Orlando.
Our Community
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Do You Need a Car to Succeed Economically?
Paul Skoutelas, president and CEO of American Public Transportation Association, believes regions like Orlando have an obligation to provide a standard and comprehensive set of mobility services to citizens
Governor DeSantis Expands Electric Vehicle Charging on Florida Turnpike
The announcement is another advancement in the Orlando region’s development of next-generation transportation infrastructure.
Orlando Poised to Become Capital of Autonomous Vehicle Research
The region’s designation as a national AV proving ground, history in space exploration, cluster of defense and aerospace contractors, specialized university research and unified government buy-in make it a prime location for AV research.
Innovative Collaboration Drives Orlando Regional Transportation Priorities
With more people on the Orlando’s roadways, transportation leaders are shifting focus toward multimodal solutions fueled by public-private partnerships. Transportation…
Why Transportation is Key to Broad-Based Prosperity™
International Transit Consultant Jarrett Walker shares his recommendations for Orlando regional transit including calling on a coalition of community leaders…
Regional Initiatives
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Q4 2019 Orlando Economic Update
Orlando is among the fastest-growing job markets in the U.S. Data emerging from the final quarter of 2019 shows that…
Debugging the Economy
How educators and employers will need to get creative and partner to meet the increasing demand for developer talent. The…
Q3 2019 Orlando Economic Update
Conflicting feelings surrounding the national economy create insights about the future of the current economic expansion and the Orlando region….
NOW HIRING: Software Developers a Fastest Growing Occupation in Orlando
Application software developer was the sixth fastest growing occupation in metro Orlando in 2018, indicating a growing demand for tech workers in the region.
Q2 2019 Orlando Economic Update: Expansion Turns 10
The US economy has been growing for a decade, with the economic expansion officially turning 10 in June 2019. If…
Orlando’s Population Growth Fueled by International Migration
As the rate of natural population increase in the U.S. declines, migration will become the dominate force behind national population…
