Sharing the Opportunity

The Florida Economic Development Council Inc. (FEDC) is a not-for-profit association of more than 500 professional economic developers and related industry representatives working to advance economic development in Florida. The FEDC focuses on enhancing the professionalism of its members through education, interaction and the exchange of information with business, government and other appropriate organizations.

The council gives its members the opportunity to develop and maintain a network of economic development professionals; stay current with the ever-changing state economic development programs; seek better ways to practice economic development; receive recognition from the economic development community for their work; and have a voice in state economic development policy.

The members of FEDC are professionals who understand the complexity of developing and implementing a plan to bring a business to Florida or to help an existing business in Florida to grow. Economic developers espouse the need for confidentiality as they assist in the development of a program or activity that will enhance the quality of life and economic well-being for a community. Click here for a listing of the economic development organizations represented by FEDC members.

Employ Florida

Face to face or via the Web, the Employ Florida network helps employers with recruiting, locating training resources, accessing labor market information on salaries and economic data and much more. By listing employment opportunities online at EmployFlorida.com, employers ensure their job listings can be accessed by more than 110,000 registered job seekers and viewed by more than 7,000 unique visitors each day.

The state partners in the Employ Florida network of workforce services and resources are Workforce Florida and the Agency for Workforce Innovation. The local Employ Florida affiliates are the 24 business- led regional workforce boards that provide local services and programs through close to 100 One-Stop Centers.

Workforce Florida Inc. (WFI) is the state's chief workforce policy organization and principal architect in the efforts to meet the current and future workforce needs and challenges of Florida's businesses and citizens. WFI also administers Florida's nationally recognized employer-specific training programs-- Quick Response Training and Incumbent Worker Training.

The Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) is the state agency which administers workforce funds, Labor Market Statistics, Unemployment Compensation and Early Learning.

To locate workforce solutions anywhere in Florida, visit www.EmployFlorida.com or call toll-free 1-866-FLA-2345.

Enterprise Florida

Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI) is the state's primary economic development organization leading Florida's efforts to grow and further diversify its economy. By focusing on innovative, high-growth industries--life sciences, information technology, aviation and aerospace, homeland security and defense, and financial services--this public- private organization helps businesses create high-wage, high-value jobs for Floridians.

EFI is often a company's first line of entry into the marketplace and helps coordinate state incentives and permitting. EFI also maintains close ties to city, county and regional economic development groups so that a company's site selection experience in Florida is seamless.

The organization maintains a network of global representatives that facilitates export assistance for Florida companies and regularly hosts international missions to showcase Florida products and services abroad.

Finally, EFI promotes Florida as a great place to do business through a dynamic website filled with very useful demographic and location-specific data.

For more information about Florida's pro-business environment, global connectivity, world-class universities, leading- edge infrastructure or innovative business clusters--call us, and one of EFI's location experts will be happy to assist you.

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