Today, the Governor visited St. Cloud to discuss the attempt in the State Legislature to defund Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida. I work closely with Enterprise Florida. They are the state’s economic development and department of commerce all in one. Their international divisions does trade shows and missions. The main issue with them is that they offer incentives to get companies to move here. It is much like the fight EXIM Bank. We wouldn’t need them if every other state (country in the EXIM example) didn’t have them.
The roundtable was held at the Catfish Place, so I ate with a few friends after the meeting. When in Osceola County, eat what the locals eat, so I had fried catfish, grits, hush puppies, and beans and rice.