https://vimeo.com/794230981/291f4c0bf8 In June 2022, the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce put together an Essential Worker Housing Coalition to tackle the issue of affordable housing for our essential workforce including public safety, first responders, medical professionals, industrial manufacturing employees, and educators. The initial Task Force membership included representatives from each of these sectors plus banking, […]Read More
The Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership St. Johns (LSJ) program strives to connect and develop community leaders to help drive the success of our local economy as St. Johns County confronts the opportunities and challenges of today and tomorrow. Since 2000, more than 400 St. Johns County leaders have graduated from Leadership St. Johns. St. Johns […]Read More
https://vimeo.com/797771051 Did you know? The primary purpose of the St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority is to issue tax-exempt bond financing for manufacturing facilities within the county. The IDA can also issue bonds for certain exempt facilities such as water & sewer projects, solid waste and hazardous waste facilities as well as bonds for tax-exempt […]Read More
Join us at the next Economic Development Council Quarterly Breakfast to hear about the opportunities and challenges of exporting your goods and services. This topic was chosen because you, our members, told us you wanted to find new ways to increase sales in 2023. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says, “Two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power […]Read More