Charlotte County Economic Development Office - Investing in Business

 

 

   

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March 2008 Regional Economic Indicator Report from FGCU's RERI
Read the March 2008 regional economic indicator report from our research partner, the Regional Economic Research Institute (RERI) of FGCU. See the reports. (March 27, 2008)
 
February 2008 Single Family Housing Median Prices
The latest statistics from the Florida Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors are out . (March 25, 2008)
 
February 2008 Commercial Permits Data
Commercial permits for February 2008. See the statistics. (March 3, 2008)
 
February 2008 Single Family Permits
The February 2008 monthly statistics for single family housing is now available. See the statistics. (March 3, 2008)
 
Charlotte County Labor Study by the Wadley Donovan Group
Read and download the full labor market assessment with recommendations from the Wadley Donovan Group. This is a large PDF file. (February 20, 2008)
 
Third Quarter 2007 Banking Industry Market Share
See the latest market share of local banks. See the statistics. (February 4, 2008)
 
Latest Unemployment Numbers for December 2007

The Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) released the December 2007 employment and unemployment data for all Florida counties. Wiith the current state of the housing market and the construction industry, Charlotte County's rate inched up to 6.2%. See Historical Chart (January 22, 2008)

 
Occupational Wage Estimates for Punta Gorda MSA
See the latest occupational employment and wages estimates from the Agency for Workforce Innovation. (January 9, 2008)
 
Third Quarter 2007 Cost of Living Index
Compare Punta Gorda MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) Cost of Living with other MSAs in the state and other comparable MSAs in the Southeastern USA. Data from the Council for Community and Economic Research (formerly ACCRA) December 20, 2007.
 
Latest IRS Migration Data: Charlotte County Positive Net Migration
County-to-county migration data from the IRS for Tax year 2006 shows positive net migration for Charlotte County. (December 10, 2007)
 
ECAP (Enterprise Charlotte Airport Park) Webpage
Get information on the one of the busiest business hubs in Charlotte County, the ECAP. (November 30, 2007)
 
Events Webpage
Users can now go to one central location to read about our events and activities such as seminars, luncheons, presentations, and the like. (November 30, 2007)
 
Charlotte County EDO Winner of 2007 ITFlorida's Excellence in New Business Recruitment Award
The innovative, GIS-based, e-tool which helps facilitate the site selection process for new and expanding businesses won the coveted 2007 IT Florida Excellence in New Business Recruitment Award. Competing against the best in the state (Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast; Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission; and the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce/iTen Wired), CC EDO is very proud to win this award and shares the honor with Charlotte County GIS, who helped develop the application; with special thanks to Enterprise Charlotte who helped fund the project. (November 1, 2007)
 
 
 
 
 
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