Business and Government Leaders Study Boston
Over 100 business leaders, elected officials and staff visited Boston last week to study that city in a variety of strategic areas related to our economy.
Art, culture and entertainment, technology, affordable housing, resilience, commercial real estate, education, talent, workforce, healthcare, small business, sports and recreation, and transportation were studied by teams of the delegation to bring best practices, ideas, and to share our story with Boston leaders.
“This was an important trip to compare and contrast our work in greater Fort Lauderdale with the rich history and tradition of Boston,” said Dan Lindblade, president and CEO of the Chamber, who served as a member of the Resilience Team. “As it relates to resilience, in many respects we are closely aligned with Boston’s planning, however, both must figure out how to pay for it,” he added.
In plenary sessions attendees heard from Mayor Michelle Wu, Sam Kennedy, president & CEO, of the Boston Red Sox, Glen Thornbrorough, president TD Garden, COO Boston Bruins, and Jack Fleming, president & CEO, Boston Athletic Association, Boston Marathon.
A full report of the findings from the trip will be available in the coming weeks.
Chamber members who participated included: Doug Cohen, Kelley Kronenberg, Co-Chair, Maria Hernandez, United Way, Co-Chair, Bryce Hollweg, Florida Panthers, Phillip Dunlap, Broward County, Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Community Foundation, Coree Cuff Lonergan, Broward County, Mark Gale, FLL, Joseph Morris, Port Everglades, Stacy Ritter, Visit Lauderdale, Sandy Michael McDonald, Broward County, Jennifer Bales Drake, Becker, and Lanie Morgenstern, Spirit Airlines.
Juliet Roulhac, FPL, David Coddington, Alliance, Melissa Milroy, Galleria, Sam Blatt, Amazon, Jenni Morejon, DDA, Shawn Maurer, Core Construction, Vince Yarina, Langan, Dr. Colin Polsky, FAU, Dr. Fabian Cone, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), James Knapp, Broward Education Foundation, Angie, Santibanez, Amazon, Dr. Angela Fulton, BCPS, Kate Goldman, Baptist Health South Florida, Alex Espinosa, Cleveland Clinic, Janine Ribeiro, United Way, and Kellie Hensley, Cleveland Clinic.
Jacqui Hartnett, Starmark, Dr. Jennifer Jurado, Broward County, Katie O’Fallon, Marine Research Hub, Rich Vogel, Vecenergy, Megan Lagasse, Tavistock & Pier 66, Jamie Zappier, Allini Water Filters, Candace Hartsell, Visit Lauderdale, Traci Miller, Miller Construction, Heidi Davis Knapik, Gunster, Tim Rubin, Kaufmann Rossin, Nicky Tesser, JetBlue, Carol Henderson, Broward MPO, Kareen Boutros, Broward Workshop, Patience Cohn, Marine Industries Association of South Florida, Barbora Kassdikian, Allini Water Filtration Systems, Rufus James, FXE, Kevin Brown, HTNB, Lindsay Haggerty, JetBLue, Nick Matthews Becker, Matt Sacco, Rubin Turnbull & Associates.