Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
The Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC) is a not-for-profit, private/public partnership. The EDC serves Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties and the City of Orlando in Florida.
Since its start in 1977, the Orlando Economic Development Commission, with the support of its community partners, has assisted thousands of companies relocate, expand and grow in the four-county Metro Orlando (Florida) region. This has led to the creation of more than 164,000 jobs; over $8.85 billion in capital investment; and almost 77,000,000 square feet (7,200,000 m2) of office and industrial space leased or constructed.[1]
Companies the EDC has worked with include:
- Darden Restaurants
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute[2]
- Tupperware Brands Corporation
- Lockheed Martin
- Siemens Energy
- Electronic Arts Tiburon
- JetBlue University [3]
- University of Central Florida
- Rollins College
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Valencia Community College
Rick L. Weddle serves as the President & CEO of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission.
The Orlando EDC is also home to the Orlando Film Commission. More than 2,000 film and television production projects have been filmed in the region during the past 10 years.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "About the EDC - Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission / Metro Orlando EDC". www.orlandoedc.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01.
- ^ Quintero, Fernando (2009-10-03). "Burnham's impact may rival Disney's in Metro Orlando". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ "JetBlue Breaks Ground On New Training Center And Technical Operations, LiveTV Hangar At Orlando International Airport: Low-Fare Airline's New Facilities to Create More Than 150 Jobs". JetBlue.com. JetBlue.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-28.
- ^ "About the EDC - Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission / Metro Orlando EDC". www.orlandoedc.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01.
- "5 Ways Cities Are Using Social Media to Reverse Economic Downturn". Mashable. 2010-12-16.
- "Orlando pulling Florida out of recession". The Miami Herald. 2011-04-28.
- Vatner, Jonathan (2010-09-07). "Orlando's Newest Attraction is Medical". New York Times.