PROSPEROUS ECONOMY

FOSTER INNOVATION AND DIVERSIFYING OUR ECONOMY BY GROWING TARGETED INDUSTRIES AND SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES.

• Promote public infrastructure and workforce training across Palm Beach County through funding from the Florida Jobs Growth Grant

• Ensure funding for the construction of new buildings, and the ongoing maintenance and operation of Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) facilities, including Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) request for operational and PECO funding for its proposed College of Dentistry.

• Support the FAU Health initiative, which brings premier academic medicine to southeast Florida, driving our community forward and improving the lives of our citizens.

• Ensure continued support and development of Bioscience Research in Palm Beach North (e.g. Biomedical Research Trust Fund investment and allocations).

• Ensure continued support of funding of the Max Planck Scientific Fellows program at FAU to train the next generation of the best and brightest researchers from Florida’s graduate institutions and beyond.

• Support of funding and placement of innovative programs in Palm Beach North, including those associated with existing educational institutions within our region (e.g. University of Florida at Scripps).

• Promote partnering and collaborating with the private and public business sector while simultaneously offering educational opportunities that foster and encourage economic growth (e.g. TMRW Sports at Palm Beach State College).

PROMOTE AND SUPPORT BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN PALM BEACH NORTH.

• Ensure continued support for Enterprise Florida and programs within the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (FDEO), including but not limited to Small Business Assistance, Economic Development, and Workforce Investments.

• Ensure continued sensible tax policy, including further reduction or elimination of business rent tax.

FOSTER THE CREATION AND GROWTH OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN PALM BEACH NORTH.

• Support Enterprise Florida’s assistance to small businesses.

• Ensure continued support for Florida’s Small Business Development Center network.

• Prepare the Workforce of Tomorrow through collaborative engagement and support for Palm Beach State College, Florida Atlantic University, the School District of Palm Beach County, and CareerSource Palm Beach County, including partnership with the Palm Beach North business community providing small business training, workforce development, enrichment programming, and internships.

• Support and promote greater access to affordable healthcare through more transparency and quality measures.

DEVELOP AND RETAIN A SKILLED WORKFORCE TO MEET PALM BEACH NORTH EMPLOYER NEEDS.

• Support career and vocational based training, advising and curriculum through workforce grant funding and other funding initiatives enabling partnership with CareerSource Palm Beach County, Palm Beach State College, and the School District of Palm Beach County.

IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES.

• Continue to promote and support Sober Homes and Addiction Recovery Regulation, as well as associated legislation to address Palm Beach County’s opioid crisis.

• Continue to support the authorization of expanded gaming opportunities in Palm Beach County (e.g. sports betting) at licensed pari-mutuel facilities.

• Protect home rule authority, preserve essential local control, and oppose statewide preemptions, except under conditions where State preemption is appropriate.