Monday, May 11, 2009 VOLUME 9 ISSUE 17   Today's Headlines Making History COMING SOON! Grow Your Business BusinessForce Celebrates PLI Graduates Lines of Business Archive Issue 372 May 4, 2009 [MORE] RSVP Today! Feature Stories Where in the World are We? Sold Out There’s much anticipation and excitement around the region about the unveiling of Where in the World are We? - 2009 Progress Report for the Central Florida Region. With almost 250 confirmed reservations, the event is now officially SOLD OUT! [FULL STORY]   COMING SOON! Grow Your Busine$$ Are you looking to restart your sales process? Have you or your sales staff become order takers instead of order makers? Would you like your sales to go up instead of down? [FULL STORY]   Making History! Super Regional Leadership Conference a Resounding Success Nearly 400 business and community leaders from Tampa Bay to Daytona Beach gathered in a historic “meeting of the minds” on Thursday at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. Led by the Tampa Bay Partnership in cooperation with the Central Florida Partnership, the 2009 Super Regional Leadership Conference explored the 13 county “super” region and its relationship to mega regions emerging across the country. [FULL STORY]   Magic Carpet Ride The second round of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride with wins, losses, injuries and suspensions.  With four contests concluded, much like round one, the Orlando Magic is again tied 2-2 with its opponent, the Boston Celtics.  A win in Boston on Tuesday and home court advantage with the enthusiasm of Magic fans at the Amway Arena on Thursday, can close out the series and send the Orlando Magic to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. [FULL STORY]   A Message from Mayor Dyer In the Friday, May 8, edition of Orlando City News, Mayor Buddy Dyer thanked SunRail supporters for their efforts. [FULL STORY]   Sign up NOW to receive EveryMonday: Yes! I want EveryMonday. Ideas to Results myregion.org Board Member Honored Daytona Beach executive Forough B. Hosseini was among those honored with the prestigious 2009 Ellis Island Medal of Honor over the weekend in the Great Hall on Ellis Island in New York. The award was presented by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Foundation, Inc. Hosseini serves on the myregion.org Executive Committee and Board of Directors. [FULL STORY]   Cari Coats Leads Center for Entrepreneurship Following a brief stint as interim director, Cari Coats was recently selected to lead the Center for Entrepreneurship at Rollins College. A member of the Orlando Regional Chamber’s Board of Governors, Coats was featured in the May issue of FirstMonday. [FULL STORY]   BusinessForce to Celebrate Political Leadership Institute Graduates Elected to Office BusinessForce, the political action arm of the Central Florida Partnership will salute three of its Political Leadership Institute graduates from the 2008 class who have recently been elected to public office at its May 15th “Insider’s Briefing” luncheon hosted by sponsor AT&T and supporting sponsor Tucker Hall. [FULL STORY]   A Sense of Belonging: From Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, One Man's Pursuit of the American Dream The swift and improbable rise of Mel Martinez to the top echelon of America's government began not with a political race but with a burst of gunfire. In April 1958, an eleven-year-old Martinez huddled on his bedroom floor while Cuban soldiers opened fire on insurgents outside his family's home in the normally sleepy town of Sagua la Grande. With that hail of bullets, the idyllic Cuba of his boyhood was shattered. [FULL STORY]   Focusing on What Matters Most Buy Local Orlando Announcing the launch of the Buy Local Orlando consumer card! Buy Local Orlando is an initiative of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to connect the businesses in Orlando with the buying power of our local community. [FULL STORY]   Need Help This Summer? Are you looking for summer help? With more than $3 million in stimulus funds under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA (WCF) has created the Summer Job Connection, a program that will pay the wages of 1,200 young adults ages 16 – 24 to work with local employers. [FULL STORY]   The Florida Conference for Women The Florida Conference for Women, hosted in conjunction with the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, features nationally recognized speakers who will address the critical issues facing women today, helping you find clarity on your goals and what you need to accomplish them. [FULL STORY]   Orlando Regional Chamber Members Receive 50% Discount! This one-day workshop is designed for new-to-export companies who have limited or no exposure to exporting. Participants will leave this workshop with the basic elements of exporting including how to evaluate their company for export readiness, develop an export marketing plan, and understand the basics of U.S. export regulation, logistics and finance. (This workshop will not address the topic of foreign outsourced manufacturing.) [FULL STORY]   Travel & Tourism Rally in Downtown Orlando The Travel & Tourism Rally will be held in the Highwoods Building Plaza in front of the Downtown Information Center on the corner of Orange Ave and Church Street, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from 11 am to 12:30 pm. [FULL STORY]   More Headlines Access Your FREE U.S. Chamber Membership 2009 Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Awards   Charity Challenge Florida Chamber Action Alert: Urge Governor Crist to Sign Workers' Comp Reform Chamber Perk of the Month Published by Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Copyright © 2009 Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved. TELL A FRIEND

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