Members of the Florida STAR Network have been speaking out — in our community, at the State and Federal Government levels, and through the media — about the impact of Shuttle retirement and next steps to ensure success for Florida. Click on the titles below to view related documents.
Fact Sheets & Brochures:
STAR Network Fact Sheet
Aerospace Workforce Transition Program: Regional Aerospace Workforce Initiative Flyer
Brevard Workforce Aerospace Workforce Transition Brochure
National Emergency Grant Fact Sheet
Economic Impact of Space in Florida
Florida Business Incentives Fact Sheet
Presentations:
Overcoming Space Challenges Through Innovation (by Lisa Rice, Brevard Workforce)
Space Florida Vision & Goals (by Frank DiBello, Space Florida)
Press Announcements/News Releases:
EDA Awards $400,000 Grant To Space Florida
EDC Secures $585,470 in State Defense Grants
Florida SPACErePORT
FLORIDA SPACErePORT 11.22.2010 FLORIDA SPACErePORT 11.15.2010 FLORIDA SPACErePORT 11.08.2010 FLORIDA SPACErePORT 11.01.2010 FLORIDA SPACErePORT 10.18.2010 FLORIDA SPACErePORT 10.13.2010
Reports & Policy Documents:
Aerospace Phase III Study by Brevard Workforce
Space Coast Workforce Opportunities Survey
National Space Policy NASA: A Bold New Approach for Space Exploration and Discovery Report to the President: Presidential Task Force on Space Industry Workforce & Economic Development (August 15, 2010) Florida Space Policy Advocate
Bylined Articles, Letters & Blogs:
Creating Opportunity for Transitioning Workforce (By Lisa Rice in Spacecoast Business)
Renewable Energy Fuels Economic Growth (Op-Ed Letter by Lynda Weatherman, President and CEO, Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast)
Open Letter to the Florida Legislature (This op-ed appeared in the Tallahassee Democrat following the 2010 Florida Legislative Session)
Open Letter to the Shuttle Workforce (Written and submitted to FLORIDA TODAY Newspaper in April 2010)
Florida Region Uses Strategic Doing to Help in Overcoming the Space Challenge (Blog from Brevard Workforce President Lisa Rice completed requested by the U.S. Department of Labor for their website on June 4, 2010)
Additional Information Sources:
Florida Chamber of Commerce, On Protecting Florida's Space Industry
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