November 18, 2015(Miami, FL - Nov. 18, 2015) - The Beacon Council's industry and community-based committees shared positive progress and results in support of the organization's mission to increase jobs and investment by marketing Miami-Dade County, growing local...
November 10, 2015Downtown Miami's Venture Hive accelerator is getting a new and relatively large IT firm as a member. Net Reviews, the French web company behind "verified-reviews.com," is opening at the sharespace. The company is coming in with a promise to create 22...
November 10, 2015The Beacon Council announced that Net Reviews, a France-based IT company opened an office at Venture Hive in downtown Miami to service the U.S. and Latin American markets. Net Reviews created verified-reviews.com, a web solution that enables online...
November 1, 2015 Donna Abood says chairing the Beacon Council was the best investment she ever made She’s concerned about a lack of new office space being built downtown Abood said she moved to Miami in 1981 and had only intended to stay a year Beacon Council...
November 5, 2015The MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) and the Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) will co-present the 21st annual International Real Estate Congress on Nov. 8-11 in Miami and San Diego. About 50 foreign delegates from fifteen...
October 20, 2015The Beacon Council said its economic development activity created 1,936 direct jobs and brought $412 million in new capital investment in Miami-Dade County for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. The nonprofit, which is partially funded by the county,...
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The Beacon Council Economic Development Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of the Talent Bridge Miami Portal. This regional platform will strengthen employer engagement, improve resident access to high-quality training opportunities, and align educational and community partners around measurable workforce outcomes. Qualified firms with expertise in data-intensive, AI-enabled platforms are encouraged to apply.
This initiative is a central component of Miami-Dade County’s talent and competitiveness strategy and represents an important investment in the region’s long-term workforce infrastructure.
The submission deadline for this RFP was April 3rd. The official RFP notice of intended decision is included below.
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