Monday, December 23, 2002 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 53  
 TOPICS
Florida Government
Community
 ARTICLES
Luncheon a Huge Success
Legislative Link
Sales Tax Miscalculation?
Rising Cost of Healthcare Insurance
Network Supports Free Trade
Thank You from Heart of Florida United Way
40 Million Passengers Expected to Fly This Holiday Season
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Last week we asked:

In the draft report of Orange County Chairman Crotty's Transportation Commission is the recommen-dation for a 1/2 cent sales tax earmarked for a comprehensive program of transportation improvements.

What do you think are its prospects for voter approval in 2003?

Excellent 10%
Good 28%
Fair 21%
Poor 41%


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Issue 54
December 30, 2002

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Luncheon a Huge Success
Last Friday over 900 attendees came together at a Chamber Trustees Community Luncheon to cheer on the Clemson Tigers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders before tonight’s Mazda Tangerine Bowl.
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Legislative Link
Legislative committee assignments have finally been released by Senate President Jim King and House Speaker Johnnie Byrd with some of our region’s legislators  nailing down key committee posts.
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Sales Tax Miscalculation?
As you no doubt have read in local newspapers or heard via the broadcast media, it is being reported that OCPS may have made a major miscalculation in projecting the amount of money that will be raised through the half-penny sales tax increase, which we so strongly supported.
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Rising Cost of Healthcare Insurance
The Orlando Regional Chamber is keenly aware of the rising costs and decreasing access to health insurance for small business. By taking a few minutes to complete this healthcare survey you are helping us get something done!
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Network Supports Free Trade
Global Business Advisory Board Chairman Ken Wright joined key international leaders from throughout the state in signing a Joint Resolution supporting the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and the establishment of a Secretariat in Miami.
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Thank You from Heart of Florida United Way
Edmund Timberlake, 2002 General Campaign Chairman, Heart of Florida United Way, recently wrote the following letter of “thanks” to the Orlando Regional Chamber.
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40 Million Passengers Expected to Fly This Holiday Season
Nearly 40 million airline passengers are expected to travel by air in the three weeks surrounding the winter holidays, traditionally one of the busiest travel periods of the year, according to the Air Transport Association (ATA).
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