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A Proclamation In Recognition Of National Economic Development Week - May 9-13, 2022.
Strategic Plan Focus
Economic Vitality
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Staff Recommends: Presentation of Proclamation.
Explanation:
National Economic Development Week is scheduled for May 9 -13, 2022. This week provides an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of positive economic development and explain the role of the profession in our local community.
Hollywood's Office of Communications, Marketing and Economic Development (CMED) team is committed to implementing a holistic and sustainable economic growth strategy that results in a robust economy and healthy neighborhoods which includes business expansion, retention and recruitment, entrepreneurship, work skills training, and corridor redevelopment programs. CMED works in concert with other City Departments and Offices as well as local groups and regional groups dedicated to the enhancement of commerce in the City including the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Community Redevelopment Agency, the Downtown Hollywood Business Association and Hollywood Beach Business Association, as well as the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development, the Small Business Development Center and Broward SCORE.
The celebration of National Economic Development Week gives the City an opportunity to highlight CMED's key accomplishments over the past year which includes its entrepreneurship program, which has helped launch nearly sixty-five new businesses in the City, the creation of the Work Skills Scholarship Program, and the continued implementation of the "Backing Business" campaign in support of local businesses impacted by the pandemic through various marketing, business assistance and economic development.
The Proclamation will be accepted by Raelin Storey, Director of the Office of Communications, Marketing and Economic Development along with Marie Suarez, Executive Director ...
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