Page 37 - August 2015 Life In Naples Magazine

• Business Retention/Attraction Visits made from June 1, 2014 to March 30, 2015: 56

16

14
12 Q1

10 Q2

8
Q3

6

4 Q4
2

0 Business Attraction
Business Retention/Expansion

• The Collier County Board of County Commissioners approved a • Candidates’ Forum with United States House of Representatives for
capital investment incentive program for Position Logic in February District 19
2015 as a way to retain high-skill/wage jobs as well as create • Legislative Delegation Luncheon with NABOR and CBIA
additional jobs in Collier County • Luncheon with United States Representative Curt Clawson,
• The Collier County Board of County Commissioners approved NABOR, and CBIA
Project Coleman for the state’s Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund • Blue Zone presentation as major public policy issue
program.The project will create 40 new jobs at an average annual • Annual business climate survey completed in conjunction with
wage of over $63,000 Hodges University
• Project Drive applying for Quick Response Training Grant with a • Collier County Public School Board candidate interviews with
projected 200 new jobs created Naples Daily News
• London Bay Homes approved for a Quick Response Training • Promotion of Artificial Reef Project
Grant for 49 new jobs in Collier County • Support of and promotion for identity theft forums and legislation
• Launched case study with Growth Management and Project • Opposition to sequestration/support for FAA contract tower
Reverie to gain insight on the permitting and review process program funding
• The Partnership became the primary point of contact for Enterprise • Support for Emergent Technologies Institute at FGCU
Florida in June 2014 and began populating their website with Collier • Support for Collier County Incubator Accelerator project
County properties as well as attending their events in an effort to • Support for beach renourishment
promote Collier County • Support of and promotion for Step Smart Naples

OUTBOUND MARKETING ACTIVITIES The Value Proposition—the Vision of the Greater Naples Chamber
of Commerce is to create economic opportunity for every person in
• Attended the MDM Tech Conference in New York City June Collier County. Our 2000 members invested more than $2.2 million
9-12, 2014, CoreNet in National Harbor, Maryland October 25-29, this year and allowed us to deploy nearly 600 different volunteers to
2014 and hosted an outbound Site Selection Consultants’ event in achieve Mission and Vision goals. In hundreds of events, large and
Atlanta on November 3, 2014 as a part of the Southwest Florida small, we have worked across the community to create a common
Collective Impact. We have worked hard to earn your trust.Thank
Economic Development Alliance you for your support and thank you for what you do every day in
your business, employing people, creating products and generating
PUBLIC POLICY economic base in Naples. You prove what we’ve been saying, “Naples
works and when it does Opportunity happens!”Thank you again for
• Six Public Policy meetings held through April 10, 2015 being part of our world of opportunities!
• Topics covered include: Fire Consolidation, Workforce Housing,
Incentives,Economic Development; Land Use/Rural Fringe,Hispanic
Business Community
• Public Forum: Eroding Public Records Access

Life in Naples | August • September • October 2015 37