State of Florida Job Creation Plan
During its 2011 session, the Florida Legislature called upon state economic leaders to re-evaluate long-standing economic development programs and structures, and formulate new strategies to strengthen job creation efforts. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity was created to streamline community, workforce, and economic development functions and promote economic opportunities for all Floridians.
The Department in conjunction with Enterprise Florida and Workforce Florida is specifically tasked with developing a business plan with strategies to attract out-of-state businesses to Florida, promote the expansion of existing businesses, encourage state residents to create new businesses, and establish measures to track the success of these efforts over time.