The Miami-Dade Beacon Council Reaccredited by the International Economic Development Council

MDBC Represents Top 1% of Accredited Economic Development Organizations Globally Miami, FL) January 10, 2018 –  The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the County’s official public-private economic development partnership has been recognized […]

The Miami-Dade Beacon Council Announces Multiple Promotions and New Hires

Maria Budet and Diana Londono Join the Economic Development Organization (Miami, FL) January 10, 2018 –  The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the County’s official public-private economic development partnership is pleased to […]

Miami-Dade’s Unemployment Rate Continues its downward trend at 3.2%, the lowest since November 2007

DECEMBER EMPLOYMENT REPORT Presented by CareerSource   The numbers analyzed In November 2018, Miami-Dade County area was the second largest metro area in year-over-the-year job gains in Florida, following Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford […]

Miami-Dade Beacon Council Highlights Miami’s Business Accomplishments at the 2018 Annual Meeting & Key Ceremony

Celebrating a record-breaking year with 50 new and expanding companies, 2,000 new direct jobs and $402.7M in new capital investments (Miami, FL) November 15, 2018 –  The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, […]

Leading EdTech Company Relocates Global Headquarters to Miami-Dade Adding over 100 Tech Jobs to the Community

The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the county’s official public-private economic development partnership, is pleased to announce the opening of Genius Plaza, an innovative, proven EdTech-devised teaching program in Downtown Miami. Genius […]

Miami-Dade’s Unemployment Rates is 3.6%, The Lowest since February 2008 in Recent Employment Report

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 […]

Miami Community Ventures Program, A One Community One Goal Initiative Receives SunTrust Foundation’s 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 Grant

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 […]

Miami-Dade Unemployment Rates Continue a Downward Trend in August 2018 Report

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 […]

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