Letter to the Editor

Thanks to the efforts of Gov. Rick Scott and the state's committed business leaders, Florida has one of the strongest economies in the country. With our unemployment rate under 5%, Florida continues to exceed the nation's annual job growth rate and tourism, one of the state's economic drivers remains strong, with just under 113 million visitors in 2016, an increase from just 86 million visitors just three years ago.

Much of this success has been a result of Enterprise Florida and Visit Florida.

Their contributions are critical to our state's recovery and continue to be important drivers in Florida's economic well-being. The two organizations are responsible for helping create thousands of jobs in conjunction with private businesses, and the organizations allow us to compete with other states for businesses and visitors, many of whom have significantly increased their business and tourism marketing programs to entice companies and visitors.