
Advocacy Toolkit
Provided by Florida Commerce in January 2025, these graphics clarify which state level organizations are under the umbrella of the Florida Department of Commerce. One can also see the distinction between FloridaCommerce and its Direct Support Organization (DSO), SelectFlorida.


Explore state economic, workforce, and community development resources:
Access the January 2025 webinar recording and related slide decks of presentations by Florida Commerce Secretary J. Alex Kelly and Chris Wimsatt, VP of Business Development & Site Readiness.
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In December 2023, FloridaCommerce released the State of Manufacturing Report with the assistance of FloridaMakes.

Read the FloridaCommerce 2023 Manufacturing Report. It's 135 pages so please be patient.
IEDC has produced the following explainer videos on WHO WE ARE and WHAT WE DO to help you articulate the value of economic development.

WHO WE ARE
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WHAT WE DO
Access these explainer graphics shared by our friends at CALED. They are downloadable and free to use. Here is one example.
To save the images first click on one of the thumbnail images to open to its full size. Then right-click to save it to your computer.
What is a Workforce Development Board?
To better educate the public, elected officials, and key stakeholders about local workforce development boards, the National Association of Workforce Development Boards has created an informational video and communications toolkit.