Florida Chamber of Commerce
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The Florida Chamber of Commerce is an organization devoted to the advocacy of private businesses in the state of Florida
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This Chamber originated in 1912, and included its first continuing group in 1916, the Florida Tick Eradication Committee. As the group expanded and accepted new responsibilities, it became the Florida Development Board, then the Florida State Chamber of Commerce, before assuming its current name in 1975.
According to the Florida Chamber of Commerce, they have played a major role in the areas of taxation, transportation, right-to-work, tort reform
, growth management
, economic development
, and international trade
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Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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This Chamber originated in 1912, and included its first continuing group in 1916, the Florida Tick Eradication Committee. As the group expanded and accepted new responsibilities, it became the Florida Development Board, then the Florida State Chamber of Commerce, before assuming its current name in 1975.
According to the Florida Chamber of Commerce, they have played a major role in the areas of taxation, transportation, right-to-work, tort reform
Tort reform
Tort reform refers to proposed changes in common law civil justice systems that would reduce tort litigation or damages. Tort actions are civil common law claims first created in the English commonwealth system as a non-legislative means for compensating wrongs and harm done by one party to...
, growth management
Growth management
Growth management is a set of techniques used by government to ensure that as the population grows that there are services available to meet their demands. These are not necessarily only government services...
, economic development
Economic development
Economic development generally refers to the sustained, concerted actions of policymakers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area...
, and international trade
International trade
International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...
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