Monday, February 23, 2009 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 6   Partners Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Florida Chamber of Commerce Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau What's New Archive Issue 361 February 16, 2009 [MORE] Political Leadership Institute - Feb 27-28 Feature Stories Governor Crist Unveils Budget; Encourages Legislators to Support SunRail Governor Charlie Crist unveiled Florida’s 2009-2010 budget on Friday, specifically outlining his support for SunRail.  In his remarks, Crist stated "it will relieve congestion along I-4, it will create jobs. . .and it is environmentally friendly." [FULL STORY]   Orlando Mayor Dyer to give State of the City Address on Wednesday Mayor Buddy Dyer’s State of the City address will be held this Wednesday at the City Council Chambers at 9:30 a.m.  If you are unable to be there in person, we invite you to watch it live on the Central Florida Partnership’s commuter rail web site at www.RightTrackFlorida.org. [FULL STORY]   Guess Who’s Going to Tallahassee? Eight Chambers of Commerce in the Central Florida Coalition will have one or more of their top staff or volunteers traveling to Tallahassee on the “Capitol Connection” this year. They include: Paul Seago, President, Apopka Area Chamber; Martiza Martinez, Past Chair of the East Orlando Chamber; Aileen Cubillos, Past Chair of the Hispanic Chamber; Leslie Hielema, President, Orlando Regional Chamber; Cory Skeates, Executive Director, Oviedo-Winter Springs Chamber; John Ashworth, President, Seminole County Regional Chamber; Stina D’Uva, President, West Orange Chamber; and Patrick Chapin, President, Winter Park Chamber. They will be accompanied by 100 plus representatives of the Central Florida Business Community. [FULL STORY]   Political Leadership Institute Features Prominent Faculty The Central Florida Political Leadership Institute officially kicks-off a new year with a new class of participants this week at its annual leadership seminar February 27-28, 2009, hosted by the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. [FULL STORY]   Regional Leaders Recognized CoreNet Global, the world’s leading professional association for corporate real estate and workplace executives, announced today that myregion.org President Shelley Lauten and Phil Laurien, Executive Director, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, are the recipients of the Core Club Luminary Award.   They are being recognized for their “stellar” performance at CoreNet’s Orlando Summit held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel on November 9-11,2008. [FULL STORY]   Sign up NOW to receive EveryMonday: Yes! I want EveryMonday. Ideas to Results Connecting the Dots Approximately 150 of our region’s elected officials, business and civic leaders and members of Leadership Orlando Class 77 joined myregion.org’s Board of Directors at a Regional Leadership Forum on Transportation, held Friday, February 20, in the beautiful facilities of the Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando. Partners for this event included Florida Department of Transportation District 5 and the Central Florida MPO Alliance. [FULL STORY]   Leadership Orlando Inducts New Class With greetings of welcome and congratulations, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer kicked off the Orientation Session for Leadership Orlando Class 77 on Thursday at the Grand Bohemian Hotel – Orlando. His message would not have been complete without a brief and positive update on SunRail and its progress in the Florida House of Representatives last week. He challenged class members to educate and engage themselves on what may well be the most important economic and transportation issue for our region in our lifetime. [FULL STORY]   How will SunRail benefit Central Florida? SunRail –Central Florida region’s planned 61.5-mile commuter rail project that is proposed to link Volusia, Seminole, Orange, and Osceola counties beginning in 2011, has a plethora of benefits for the Central Florida region, the state, and its citizens. [FULL STORY]   Linking to SunRail A total of 31 business, civic, and government websites partnered with myregion.org and placed the SunRail website button and/or link to www.sunrail.com on their websites in order to share the news about SunRail and communicate its new design and image. [FULL STORY]   Focusing on What Matters Most Economic Update from Chamber President In this section, we will provide you with frequent updates on Economic Gardening, Economic Stimulus and upcoming projects that impact your business. [FULL STORY]   Chamber Members. . .Have We Got a Deal for You! The Small Business Development Center  (SBDC) is offering a two-day workshop “Business Strategies During a Down Economy”  on Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 &12, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. till 3:30 p.m.   This two-day workshop is designed specifically for next-level growth businesses, providing them with the tools to establish business and marketing strategies, and the strategic considerations to make during the current economic recession.  The down turn in the economy will result in the “survival of the fittest” among businesses.  This means that a growing business needs to focus now more than ever, on strategic planning. [FULL STORY]   What's your EQ?  FirstMonday readers are eager to learn your company's Environmental Quotient!  The April issue of FirstMonday is the annual "Green" issue -- providing local companies the opportunity to tout their environmental programs and initiatives.  [FULL STORY]   Business Connections at So Social! Forget what you’ve heard: business and pleasure can mix – just as they do every week at So Social events. So Social has brought the business community together and helped improve the Orlando economy one week at a time. [FULL STORY]   Living United Through Volunteerism Volunteerism is a key component of many companies' philanthropic and community affairs programs. It’s also a cornerstone of United Way’s efforts to build a stronger, healthier, more engaged community. [FULL STORY]   More Headlines Tribble Announces “Conversations In The Community” Events Access Your FREE U.S. Chamber Membership Chamber Perk of the Month American Chamber of Commerce Executives Highlight Wall Street Journal Article Published by Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Copyright © 2009 Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved. TELL A FRIEND

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