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2012 State of the County Address. The Honorable Teresa Jacobs. Thanks you to our Sponsors. Scott Boyd. Fred Brummer. John Martinez. Martha Haynie. Ted Edwards. Tiffany Moore Russell. Jennifer Thompson. Unemployment Rate. 11.2%. 8.2%. Manufacturing High Tech Life Sciences
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2012 State of the County Address The Honorable Teresa Jacobs
Scott Boyd Fred Brummer John Martinez Martha Haynie Ted Edwards Tiffany Moore Russell Jennifer Thompson
Unemployment Rate 11.2% 8.2%
Manufacturing High Tech Life Sciences Medical Research
Where Technology, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality converge.
25% decline in property taxes Countywide tax rate lowest in 27 years
94 Positions eliminated $23 million saved over the next 5 years
Core Values • Integrity • Accountability • Honesty • Fairness • Strong work ethic • Innovation • Professionalism
Highest standards in the state on ethics, financial disclosure and Government in the sunshine.
Orlando International Airport “4th Best Airport in America” - Travel & Leisure Magazine
“Central Florida is on its way to becoming one of the greatest biomedical research communities, both real and virtual, in the entire country.” - Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Children’s Hospital
Sanford Burnham Institute for Biomedical Research Nemours Children’s Hospital
UCF College of Medicine V.A. Hospital
Economic Development Expansion = 200+ new jobs Wages +200% of local average $20+ million annual payroll
National Entrepreneur Center Technology Incubator Small Business Development Center Institute for Economic Competitiveness
12,500+ people employed More than $3 billion annually
“#1 Convention Center in America” - Business Review USA Annual economic impact of $2.2 billion
55,000 attendees $100 million economic impact NPE 2015 returning to Orange County!
“We all come into this world ordinary and it’s how we live our lives, how we serve those we are responsible for and how we love others that determines if we leave this world extraordinary.” - Gary Sain
Green Partnerships Convention Center Solar Array Landfill Gas Project
Office of Public Engagement and Citizen Advocacy
OCFL Alert OCFL 311
2012 State of the County Address “Life is not measured by what you get, but by what you give.”
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