Champion Manufacturing, LLC formerly named Winco Manufacturing has announced the new construction of a 54,000 square-foot expansion to their current location in Ocala. The addition will give Champion the ability to increase the number of employees by 45 percent.
A new economic development organization to serve Lake County is forming -- The Lake Economic Area Development (LEAD) Partnership is a public/private organization created and designed to lead efforts in further growing, diversifying, and uniting the Lake County regional economy.
The Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership, along with CareerSource and Duke Energy, partnered together to thoroughly examine the underlying reasons for a persistently low labor force participation rate (LFPR) in Marion County.
Ocala has grown, attracted new businesses, and has seen long-time businesses expand, creating numerous job opportunities across Marion County. How do people connect with these jobs and make the most of these opportunities?
The Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership is pleased to announce the second location of FastTrac in Marion County coming to Dunnellon in August of 2021.
The Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership’s Director of IMPACT Initiative, Cherrietta Prince, has been selected along with twenty-one other chamber leaders by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for the next 2021 cohort for Inclusive Economic Growth Fellowship.