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A New Skills Matching Dashboard Can Help Local Companies Meet Their Hiring Needs

Employers who implement skills-based hiring practices saw an incremental improvement in candidate diversity, equity and inclusion.

ORLANDO: Driving Toward a Digital Future

Central Florida is Emerging as a Nucleus of the Budding “Metaverse,” with Unlimited Potential to Transform the Economy and Much of Life.

Orlando Economic Partnership

Partnership President & CEO Elected to International Chamber of Commerce General Council

The recognition further reinforces Orlando’s reputation as a global leader in economic development and highlights how our mission of advancing Broad-based Prosperity® helps empower businesses to be leading players in tackling our most pressing issues.

Innovative Technologies

Orlando Delegation Travels to Copenhagen to Learn Best Biogas Practices

The Orlando delegation’s goal was to explore how successful waste-to-energy sustainability initiatives in Denmark can benefit metro Orlando, as well as its residents and businesses.

Veytec Expands into New Orlando Headquarters

The Orlando-based family-owned and veteran-operated leading provider of networking solutions moves into its new space after growing to more than 30 employees.

Orlando Film Commission

Orlando Named One of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Movie Maker in 2023

MovieMaker Magazine recognized the Orlando region as a leading destination for film, television, commercial and web production as part of its annual list of the best destinations to live and work in the film industry.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Iceland-based Digital Marketing Agency SAHARA Establishes First U.S. Office in Orlando

The full-stack marketing company is hiring local talent to serve its North American clients.

MetaCenter AR/VR/XR Companies Advance Technologies for Defense & Gaming in the Metaverse

Companies in Orlando region drawing from local talent pool to create new technological advancements with multiple applications.

KPMG Triples Down on Orlando

The tax and advisory services firm announced the addition of 650 new jobs to the Orlando region as well as a $1 million investment in local nonprofit LIFT Orlando.

Global Experiential Travel Brand Indie Campers Expands to Orlando

Its downtown Orlando pick-up center is the company’s seventh U.S. location and already accounts for 2 percent of its total U.S. bookings.

Economic Development

Top 6 Reasons that Economic Development is Important to a Region’s Economy [Infographic]

Economic development is a critical component that drives economic growth in an economy, creating new job opportunities and facilitating an…

Industries

A New Skills Matching Dashboard Can Help Local Companies Meet Their Hiring Needs

Employers who implement skills-based hiring practices saw an incremental improvement in candidate diversity, equity and inclusion.

ORLANDO: Driving Toward a Digital Future

Central Florida is Emerging as a Nucleus of the Budding “Metaverse,” with Unlimited Potential to Transform the Economy and Much of Life.

Innovative Technologies

Orlando Delegation Travels to Copenhagen to Learn Best Biogas Practices

The Orlando delegation’s goal was to explore how successful waste-to-energy sustainability initiatives in Denmark can benefit metro Orlando, as well as its residents and businesses.

Our Community

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

Transportation

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

Understanding Orlando’s Tech Economy

This is the first in a series of Market Commentaries, timely analyses produced by the Orlando Economic Partnership’s Market Intelligence…

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August 2021 Employment Data Signals Strong Economic Recovery

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity August 2021 employment data shows continued recovery for the Orlando region.

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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

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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.

Why Orlando’s Growth Rate is The Second Fastest of The 30 Largest U.S. Cities

The Orlando region is welcoming more than 1,000 new residents a week, and in fact, it has been adding that…

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.

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