2012 state of the county address

2012 State of the County Address

The Honorable Teresa Jacobs

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Scott Boyd Fred Brummer

Jennifer Thompson Tiffany Moore Russell Ted Edwards Martha Haynie

John Martinez

11.2%

8.2%

Unemployment Rate

Manufacturing

High Tech

Life Sciences

Medical Research

Where Technology, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality converge.

25% decline in property taxes

Countywide tax rate lowest in 27 years

94 Positions eliminated

$23 million saved over the next 5 years

• Integrity• Accountability• Honesty• Fairness• Strong work ethic• Innovation• Professionalism

Core Values

Highest standards in the state on ethics, financial disclosure and

Government in the sunshine.

Wekiva Parkway

Orlando International Airport

“4th Best Airport in America”

- Travel & Leisure Magazine

Combatting Homelessness

Medical City

“Central Florida is on its way to becoming one of the greatest biomedical research communities, both real and virtual, in the entire country.”

- Roger OxendaleCEO Nemours Children’s Hospital

Sanford Burnham Institute for Biomedical Research

Nemours Children’s Hospital

UCF College of Medicine V.A. Hospital

Economic Development

Expansion = 200+ new jobs

Wages +200% of local average

$20+ million annual payroll

National Entrepreneur Center

Technology Incubator

Small Business Development Center

Institute for Economic Competitiveness

Modeling, Simulation & Training

12,500+ people employed

More than $3 billion annually

2nd Largest University in the Nation

#1 MBA Program in Florida

Top Community College in the Nation

Top Ten New Media Schools

Annual economic impact of $2.2 billion

“#1 Convention Center in America”

- Business Review USA

55,000 attendees

$100 million economic impact

NPE 2015 returning to Orange County!

“We all come into this world ordinary and it’s how we live our lives, how we serve those we are responsible for and how we love others that determines if we leave this world extraordinary.”

- Gary Sain

Green Initiatives

Green Partnerships

Green Partnerships

Convention Center Solar Array Landfill Gas Project

Office ofPublic Engagement andCitizenAdvocacy

OCFL Alert OCFL 311

2012 State of the County Address

“Life is not measured by what you get, but by what you give.”

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Orange TV• Bill Suchy, General Manager• Mike Seif, Digital Artist, Editor• Erin Helms, Actor, 311 App Demo• Brittany White, Actor, 311 App Demo• Orlando Ojeda, Camera, 311 App Demo• Mike Buslovich, Camera Assistant, Grip, 311 App Demo• Greg Trent, Narrator, 311 App Demo