The setting of Monday’s roundtable was symbolic: The governor’s office credited Enterprise Florida with helping Danfoss Turbocor create 198 jobs.
But the focus was also on the proposal to revamp Visit Florida and expectations that the House will look for deep cuts in the agency’s spending.
Bill Talbert, the president and CEO of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, pointed to the tourism records that have been set under Scott, including 113 million visitors last year.
“To think that you can reduce that dollar amount and continue to have those records is … beyond comprehension,” Talbert said.
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3/13/2017
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