The Chamber Board of Directors and members of the Government Affairs Committee have been writing letters to Governor Crist urging him to keep the funding for the University of South Florida Polytechnic and the new USF Pharmacy School IN the budget.

The University of South Florida Polytechnic has been a long standing public policy priority for the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce. USFP is unquestionably one of the most important economic development projects to impact not only Lakeland, but Polk County and the greater I-4 corridor in decades, and will serve as a catalyst to attract high skill/high wage industry and jobs to our region. Information technology, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, health care and engineering– these are just a few industries that will be attracted to our area as a result of USF Polytechnic.

Now we need your help.

We need to send Governor Crist a loud message of support for USFP. Below is a letter to the Governor stating our support. I realize we are all very busy, so I have made it easy! All you have to do is fill in your name, copy it into an email and click the send button. Too complicated? Pick up the phone and call his office (850)-488-4441. Tell his staff your name, where you are from, your occupation (we want Governor Crist to know that you represent the business community) and NO VETO for USFP funding.

Find the MS Word document by clicking here.

MS Word document for Polk State College Funding.

Need help? Call Katie Daughtrey at the Chamber (863) 688-8551, Ext. 241.

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