Economic Development Organizations
Alachua County Department of Growth Management 352.374.5249 • www.growth-management.alachua.fl.us
Central Florida Development Council Inc. 863.551.4760 • www.cfdc.org
Citrus County Economic Development Council Inc. 352.795.2000 • www.citrusedc.com
City of Cocoa 321.433.8800 • www.cocoafl.org
City of Deltona 386.878.8100 • www.deltonafl.gov
DeSoto County Economic Development 863.993.4800 • www.co.desoto.fl.us
Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast 800.535.0203 • www.spacecoastedc.org
Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County 941.309.1200 • www.edcsarasotacounty.com
Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity 800.899.7962 • www.enterpriseflagler.org
Enterprise Florida Inc. 407.956.5600 • www.eflorida.com
Florida Economic Development Council Inc. 813.977.3332 • www.fedc.net
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce 352.334.7100 • www.gainesvillechamber.com
Gainesville Council for Economic Outreach 352.334.7100 • www.gceo.com
Haines City Economic Development Commission 863.422.2525 • www.hainescityedc.com
Hardee County Chamber of Commerce 863.773.6967 • www.hardeecc.com
Hernando County Office of Business Development 352.540.6400 • www.hernandobusiness.com
Highlands County Economic Development Commission 888.453.2818 • www.highlandsedc.com
Hillsborough County Economic Development Department 813.272.7232 • www.hillsboroughcounty.org/econdev
Lake County Economic Growth and Redevelopment 352.742.3918 • www.egr.lakecountyfl.gov
Lakeland Economic Development Council 863.687.3788 • www.lakelandedc.com
Economic Development Council of Manatee County 941.748.3411 • www.manateeedc.com
Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission 407.422.7159 • www.orlandoedc.com
Nature Coast Business Development Council Inc. 352.486.5470 • www.naturecoast.org
Ocala/Marion County Economic Development Corporation 352.291.4410 • www.ocalaedc.org
Osceola County Economic Development Department 407.742.4200 • www.chooseosceola.com
Pasco Economic Development Council 888.607.2726 • www.pascoedc.com
Pinellas County Economic Development 888.759.5627 • www.pced.org
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce 386.328.1503 • www.putnamcountychamber.org
Seminole County Department of Economic Development 407.665.7145 • www.businessinseminole.com
City of St. Petersburg Economic Development 727.893.7100 • www.stpeteshines.com
Sumter County Economic Development Council 352.793.3003 • www.sumtercountytoday.com/scedc.asp
Tampa Bay Partnership 813.878.2208 • www.tampabay.org
Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation 813.218.3300 • www.tampaedc.com
Volusia County Department of Economic Development 800.554.3801 • www.volusia.org/economicdevelopment
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