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KPMG Doubles Down on Orlando – National Capability Center Comes to Heart of Orlando’s Growing Financial Services Sector

KPMG, one of the world’s largest audit, tax and advisory service organizations, has announced plans to bring 350 jobs – with plans for more in the future – to its new “National Capability Center” in Orlando’s Lake Nona

AWEsome women in Orlando Catherine Ni, Lockheed Martin

AWEsome Women in Orlando: Catherine Ni, Lockheed Martin

The Orlando Regional Chamber presents AWEsome Women in Orlando, a series highlighting the region’s top women executives and innovators whose ideas and companies are changing the world right from our own backyard.

Orlando Tech Council Weekly Round Up: May 7, 2021

This week in the Orlando region, new jobs on the rise in Florida, major theme parks reveal new patents, and a high school student partners with UCF to create a lifesaving technology. Check out these stories and more in this Weekly Tech Round-Up.

Profiles in Tech: Diane Court, StartupGrind

Diane Court, Orlando Chapter Director of Startup Grind, details an important thread in the Orlando community and how abandoning silos makes the region’s tech ecosystem unique.

Six Tools to Help Employers Attract Talent

Six Tools to Help Employers Attract Talent

To overcome the challenge of ramping up staffing from pandemic-lows to meet growing demand, many employers are turning to skills-based hiring and other tools that will help them attract talent quickly and hire right the first time.

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Federal Relief Arrives for the Holidays – What Small Businesses Need to Know

Federal relief for small businesses has been passed by Congress. Here’s what you need to know. On December, 28 President…

Q3 2020 Orlando Economic Update

Q3 2020 Orlando Economic Update

This third quarter 2020 economic update explores the conflicting dynamic between the number of permanently unemployed individuals and business’ struggle to find skilled workers to fill open positions.

Indicators to Measure Orlando’s Economic Recovery: October 2 Update

A weekly update to high-frequency indicators through October 2 that will signal worsening or better economic recovery outcomes for the Orlando region.

Indicators to Measure Orlando’s Economic Recovery: September 24 Update

This week’s economic update analyzes leading indicators and key takeaways from COVID-19 impacts put into historical context over the last 20 years, with the August job report fueling much of this analysis.

Industries

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KPMG Doubles Down on Orlando – National Capability Center Comes to Heart of Orlando’s Growing Financial Services Sector

KPMG, one of the world’s largest audit, tax and advisory service organizations, has announced plans to bring 350 jobs – with plans for more in the future – to its new “National Capability Center” in Orlando’s Lake Nona

Profiles in Tech: Diane Court, StartupGrind

Diane Court, Orlando Chapter Director of Startup Grind, details an important thread in the Orlando community and how abandoning silos makes the region’s tech ecosystem unique.

Our Community

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Route 429

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.

Suntrax

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.

Regional Initiatives

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April 2021 Employment Memo

April 2021 Employment Memo: Multiple Months of Job Gains

March 2021 employment highlights how Orlando’s Leisure and Hospitality industry continues to rebound. The following key takeaways from the monthly jobs report focus on the most recent data available for the Orlando region.

Orlando Economic Recovery Indicators Report

Orlando Regional Workforce Data Analysis of 2020 Trends

This month we focus analysis on combining 2020 trends in the unemployment rate, industry employment, labor force size, and consumer spending to bring you insights into the emerging opportunities and challenges for the regional economy.

Q3 2020 Orlando Economic Update

Q3 2020 Orlando Economic Update

This third quarter 2020 economic update explores the conflicting dynamic between the number of permanently unemployed individuals and business’ struggle to find skilled workers to fill open positions.

Indicators to Measure Orlando’s Economic Recovery: October 2 Update

A weekly update to high-frequency indicators through October 2 that will signal worsening or better economic recovery outcomes for the Orlando region.

Indicators to Measure Orlando’s Economic Recovery: September 24 Update

This week’s economic update analyzes leading indicators and key takeaways from COVID-19 impacts put into historical context over the last 20 years, with the August job report fueling much of this analysis.