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Monday, November 3, 2008

VOLUME 7 ISSUE 42

Partners

Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce

Florida Chamber of Commerce

Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau

What's New

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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Issue 348
October 27, 2008

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Feature Stories

Welcome Aboard Leslie!

Leslie Hielema<br>President<br>Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce

Today, Leslie Hielema takes the helm as President of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. It is with a great deal of enthusiasm and expectation that Central Florida Partnership President Jacob Stuart, who served for 25 years as Chamber President, turns over the reigns of this 95-year-old business organization. Expectations are high and the possibilities are endless as the Orlando Regional Chamber enters its next century of service to our community, according to Stuart.
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It was the place to be . . . leading up to Election Day!

If you weren’t at the Akerman Senterfitt Regional Hob Nob “Politics in the Park” on Thursday, you missed a great opportunity to “mix and mingle” with all of the elected officials and candidates vying for your vote on Tuesday. Even those who have already won their office or have no opposition knew it was important to be on hand to celebrate one of the most electric elections in recent history.
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Businessforce Team Faces Voters On November 4th And Needs Your Vote

At the Nov. 4th general election, 16 BusinessForce-endorsed candidates (click here to see candidates) vying for the state legislature along with county commission seats and school board seats will face voters in the region.
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On November 4th…you will have your say…

If you are tired of the status quo at Orange County Public Schools; if you are tired of decisions like the “schedule swap” being made without adequate public input; if you want a strong leader responsible for a broad vision for our schools; and if you want more accountability – as a parent and as a voter, then Go to the very last question on your ballot and vote “YES” for an Elected School Board Chairman.
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Learn "Strategies to Help You Break Out so You Don't Blend In" at the Next Business@Breakfast

Sam Horn is an award-winning keynote speaker, best-selling author, respected creative consultant, and in-demand media resource. She helps clients create a "stop-em-in-their-tracks" brand and a one-of-a-kind marketing approach and positioning that gets their companies, causes, programs or products noticed . . . for all the right reasons.
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Ideas to Results

Naming the train…continues until November 14, 2008…!

What do you think about “Central Florida Breeze” as a name for Central Florida’s commuter rail? Do you think “Florida Flyer” has a better “ring” to it? If you haven’t yet submitted your idea, “the train is leaving the station…”
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Perspectives – Small Business, Positive Approaches

Since the first of the year, the chief executives of the region’s leading business organizations have addressed a variety of issues and topics in the monthly business news magazine, FirstMonday. In November, key leaders of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando, African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, and Asian American Chamber of Commerce share their views. Republished here for our Every Monday readers, we invite you to take a look.
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Central Floridians Strongly Support Central Florida Commuter Rail

The region’s citizenry expressed “strong support” for proceeding with development of the Central Florida Commuter Rail project as a viable alternative to solving the region’s issues of traffic congestion, according to a survey commissioned by myregion.org and unveiled at the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce last week.
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Are You on the A-List?
Renew Your Leadership Alumni Association Membership

Developing regional leaders is important to the future success of the Central Florida Region. That is why “Regional Leadership” is a primary line of business for the Central Florida Partnership.
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Businessforce Billboards Target Regional Voters

In the run-up to the Nov. 4th general election, voters in the region have seen digital billboards designed by Clear Channel Outdoor spring up in five locations throughout Orange and Seminole Counties urging voters to support the 2008 BusinessForce candidate team.
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Focusing on What Matters Most

Welcome New Members!
We are proud to welcome new members for October to the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. Members are listed in three categories: Regional Board of Advisors, Chamber Trustees, and Small Business. We encourage you to review the following listings to see if there are goods and services provided by these new members that would be of value to you and your business.
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‘Tis the Season for So Social!
Members of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce receive special pricing discounts as a result of our partnership with So Social on its networking events. Check below to find out what’s in store this month or visit www.sosocial.com.
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United Way CEO Honored for Business and Community Leadership
Heart of Florida United Way President/CEO Robert H. (Bob) Brown was recently named one of Central Florida’s Most Influential Businessmen by the Orlando Business Journal.
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