Miami-Dade County continues to be a good news story. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Miami-Dade County was 3.9 percent, which was an 0.8 percentage point lower than in September 2017. It is the lowest unemployment rate from February 2008. The numbers analyzed In September 2018, Miami-Dade County area was the second largest metro area […]
Recognized for its philanthropic contributions supporting Miami’s economic development, The Beacon Council Economic Development Foundation was awarded a 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 grant by the SunTrust Foundation for the launch of their Miami Community Ventures Program, part of the One Community One Goal initiative. The SunTrust Foundation’s Lighting the Way Awards recognizes […]
On Tuesday, September 18, the Trade & Logistics community gathered for the final committee meeting of our fiscal year at PortMiami with a focus on marketing strategy as it relates to cold chain (a term that refers to the supply chain infrastructure with temperature sensitivities). More than 130 attendees learned about the latest innovations in […]
The Governor’s Office and Enterprise Florida (EFI) honored four new business ventures headquartered in Miami-Dade at their Board of Directors meeting last week. The Board and Lt. Gov. Carlos López-Cantera presented The Governor’s Business Ambassador Award to these outstanding companies for creating new jobs and contributing to the overall business development of Miami-Dade County and […]
Miami-Dade County continues to be a good news story. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Miami-Dade County was down to 4.1% in August 2018, 0.2% lower than last month. Year-over-year there was a 1.0% decrease, as the unemployment rate for August 2017 was 5.1%. Additionally, we have seen a solid uptick in the creation of […]
Miami-Dade’s Economy Remains Healthy as New Jobs Continue to be Added In July 2018, Miami-Dade County area was ranked 3rd for payroll job creation among major metro areas in Florida in over-the-year job gains. The Orlando area and Tampa area were ranked first and second respectively. Miami-Dade County created 24,300 new nonagricultural payroll jobs (not […]
DEM/DEO Article – Miami Dade Beacon Council Business Readiness in the Sunshine State Florida is no stranger to disasters – hurricanes, floods, fires, terrorism and other potential hazards all pose a serious threat to businesses statewide. But Florida’s business owners know that the steps they take today to prepare can make the difference for maintaining […]
MDBC Trade and Logistics Committee Draws more than 100 Participants The most recent MDBC Trade & Logistics Committee meeting was hosted by FedEx on August 2, 2018. The meeting began with setting the tone for a discussion on the “jobs of the future” in an industry that reportedly accounts for approximately 20 percent of Miami’s […]
Topic Date Miami Community Ventures PILOT Request for Proposal A One Community One Goal Initiative Click Here to View. 7/18/18 QUESTION From: Jordan Chisolm [mailto:jchisolm@legalservicesmiami.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 12:25 PM To: MCVRFP <MCVRFP@beaconcouncil.com> Cc: Sheri Colas-Gervais <scolas@beaconcouncil.com> Subject: RSVP for RFP call Hello, I would like to participate in RFP call. Please share call […]
