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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Florida's economy is in transition, needs bold leadership, Orlando Sentinel

By Mark Wilson
October 8, 2008

We at the Florida Chamber of Commerce are often asked: "Is Florida over?"

We say, no way.

But Florida is never going back to being a low-cost state. Florida is changing -- on that we can agree. We must acknowledge that Florida's economy is in transition.As Florida's economy changes, our population growth is still on pace to add 10 million residents by the year 2030. One thing is certain: Florida needs to plan better and grow smarter during the influx of the next 10 million people than we did when the last 10 million were arriving.

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