2012 state of the county address
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2012 State of the County Address
The Honorable Teresa Jacobs
Thanks you to our Sponsors
Scott Boyd Fred Brummer
Jennifer Thompson Tiffany Moore Russell Ted Edwards Martha Haynie
John Martinez
11.2%
8.2%
Unemployment Rate
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
• Integrity• Accountability• Honesty• Fairness• Strong work ethic• Innovation• Professionalism
Core Values
Highest standards in the state on ethics, financial disclosure and
Government in the sunshine.
Wekiva Parkway
Orlando International Airport
“4th Best Airport in America”
- Travel & Leisure Magazine
Combatting Homelessness
Medical City
“Central Florida is on its way to becoming one of the greatest biomedical research communities, both real and virtual, in the entire country.”
- Roger OxendaleCEO 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
Modeling, Simulation & Training
12,500+ people employed
More than $3 billion annually
2nd Largest University in the Nation
#1 MBA Program in Florida
Top Community College in the Nation
Top Ten New Media Schools
Annual economic impact of $2.2 billion
“#1 Convention Center in America”
- Business Review USA
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 Initiatives
Green Partnerships
Green Partnerships
Convention Center Solar Array Landfill Gas Project
Office ofPublic Engagement andCitizenAdvocacy
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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