Quotes by Regina Smith

“Its not unlike what weve seen in previous years.”

“In the past year, the average wage went up over 8 percent. Thats a faster growth than the state of Florida or the United States. But we are still 4 percent below the average wage in the state and 19 percent below the U.S.”

“There are volumes of research on work-force housing by the Horizon Council task force. We are putting together a symposium in a few months to study the best practices being done.”

“The challenge is how willing are the businesses to put up the money.”

“We are very pleased they are going forward with their expansion plans. We are happy they have worked it out to grow at their headquarters.”