Florida population milestone - more than 20 million

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Finnish American Chamber of Commerce, Florida

Issue 9

Volume 11

January 2016

I hope you all have had a great start for the new year 2016!

2015 was a good year to the State of Florida. Governor Rick Scott announced that the state created 238,900 new private sector jobs
over the year in December. The state's annual private-sector job growth rate is now 3.5%, which is exceeding the nations numbers.

Florida's population hit a milestone last year, and there are now 20 million living in the Sunshine State for the first time. Tourism has been topping records already for four years in a row - the visitor numbers increased from 81 million visitors in 2009-10, to 98.9 million in 2014-15.

At FACC, we have started the year by meeting with the board and planning our next events. Please join us for our first mingle event this year is on Thursday 11th of February in Wine Dive. It's a casual after work event, and a great opportunity to meet new people, so remember to bring a lot of business cards with you! You can order tickets by contacting us at info@facc-fl.com. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

We will keep you posted for more events - stay tuned!

Yours in service,

Esa Jokela
President

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February 11th: Mingle event @ Wine Dive

An excellent opportunity to network with the local Finnish and American companies and market your products and services. Remember to bring a lot of business cards!

Time: 5PM-8PM

Place: The Wine Dive, 319 Clematis St., Suite 100, FL33431

Price: $10 for members, $15 for non-members, including one drink and hors d'oeuvres

Follow updates on the events at FACC website.

News from Florida

Florida's population hit a record of 20 million

Florida's growth has reached a major milestone, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau: For the first time, more than 20 million people live in the Sunshine State. Read more.

Snowbirds heading south

Low Canadian dollar and higher real estate prices in the US are not stopping the snowbirds from coming to Florida. In fact, Canada is Florida's highest source of international tourism with over 4 million visits by Canadians, and the figure is growing. Read more on Canadian press.

Manufacturers account 4.95% in the state

Manufacturers in Florida account for 4.95% of the total output in Florida by employing over 4% of the total workforce. There were 331,4000 manufacturing employees in Florida in 2014. The manufacturers exported $54 billion in manufactured exports last year, thus helping to boost the state's economy. Read more about Florida manufacturing here.

Booking.com expands its Orlando offices

Booking.com is expanding its offices in Orlando and adding more than 200 jobs. Most jobs will be customer-service positions. After the expansion, the office will be booking.com's largest office outside Amsterdam. Read more on Hotel Marketing.

CAE USA makes 75% of the world's flight simulators

Tampa-based company CAE USA is the world's leader in flight simulator manufacturing. Flight simulators built by the Tampa company CAE USA are in use for military purposes and also in civil aviation. CAE builds 75% of the world's flight simulators and also trains pilots at its Tampa campus.