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Monday, November 10, 2008

VOLUME 7 ISSUE 43

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 349
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Feature Stories

Chamber “Open House” on Wednesday

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

For the first time in 25 years, the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce has a NEW President! Please join us on Wednesday, November 12, as we open our doors for a day of celebration to welcome Leslie Hielema to Central Florida! Stop by at your convenience during the day to say hello.
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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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Let Us Vote Victorious

It has been just five short months since history was made in Orange County when “Let Us Vote” obtained over 51,000 signatures from voters to place the first citizen led initiative on the ballot. This effort gave the voters of Orange County the chance to decide if they wanted to elect the School Board Chairman.
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Ideas to Results

Businessforce Team Chalks Up Big Election Wins

Navigating through an adverse national political environment, BusinessForce-backed candidates had a relatively good, but not great election night. In the Nov. 4th general election, BusinessForce engaged in 16 state and local races. BusinessForce supported candidates were victorious in 13 of the races and suffered defeats in 3 races. Additionally, BusinessForce made separate strategic contributions to the successful re-election campaigns of 3 State Senators. And finally, Orange County voters overwhelmingly approved the establishment of a Direct Elected School Board Chair.
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“Strong support”… “Now is the time”… “Cutting-edge, modern, high tech”

That is what a majority of more than 1,700 business and civic community leaders said in responding to a questionnaire about the Central Florida Commuter Rail project.
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Race Cars, Bird Houses and Teddy Bears – Oh My!

The members of Leadership Orlando Class 76 “tested” new curriculum elements at their Team Bonding Session on Thursday with great enthusiasm and success. The series if initiatives presented by Team Bonding, Inc., had a philanthropic theme. The products they produced through teamwork, strategic decision-making and a lot of concentration and creativity were donated to local community based organizations.
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Focusing on What Matters Most

William B. Wilson To Chair
Heart of Florida United Way
William B. "Bill" Wilson, executive partner of the Holland & Knight’s Orlando office, has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of directors for the Heart of Florida United Way. He will serve as chairman for the 2008-09 term. Previously, Wilson served as 2003 Chair of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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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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