Miami-Dade is prepared for 41 disaster scenarios, from extreme heat to cyberattacks. “We run the gamut in prep, response, mitigation, and recovery,” says Pete Gomez, @MiamiDadeEM Director.
Learn more in this @OpportunityMIA interview: https://t.co/5V55zbuTle
Join us at @beaconcouncil on 8/7 for @opportunitymia's "Conversations on our Future” with @MSCCruisesUSA. Learn about the future of the cruise industry, the economic impacts of MSC's investments on Miami, and sustainability goals.
Register today: https://t.co/M4q5XdTMLp
Our CEO & Co-Founder Bailey Farren was featured on @opportunitymia!
Bailey discusses the challenges of disaster communication and how Perimeter's tech is transforming how #firstresponders & communities communicate in emergencies.
Full interview: https://t.co/92FyoETJji
The future is a knowledge economy and a skills economy. When we think about talent in @MiamiDadeCounty, our goal is clear: by 2040, 65% of Miami-Dade County adults will have at least an associate degree or quality career credential. Together we are ensuring that education is the pathway to prosperity and our community's economic growth. @opportunitymia@beaconcouncil@rodrickmiller
If you're trying to attract business to @MiamiDadeCounty, talent will be at the top of mind. “Talent is the economic currency of the day,” said @MDCollege Prez. Madeline Pumariega @mdcpresident in a recent interview with @BeaconCouncil CEO @RodrickMiller: https://t.co/yh6BoX2K4w
“The happy accident of Miami is that solving transit, solving housing, addressing climate change in terms of where we build stuff is pretty aligned geographically,” said Annie Lord w/ @MiamiHomes4All at UM Climate Resilience Academy. Read @opportunitymia https://t.co/fbqo3oCxqH
Communities want tree equity. So why aren't we making it happen? Benita Hussain w/ @AmericanForests said @ UM Climate Resilience Academy event that it takes private-public collaboration, workforce development, & bring communities that have traditionally been left "to the table.”
Culinary Pioneers: A culinary journey told by the Hispanics carving a new future in some unexpected areas of the US https://t.co/ZJcj0BFKWo
via @FNarancio@EstherPovedaC & more
Average age in MDC #AI program is 44. “It is second careers…and they're leveling up,” said @mdcpresident at #ALC x @opportunitymia “So we are in a knowledge economy. I don’t think that we can microwave talent.”
“We do research that increases our understanding of the world around us,” said University of Miami President Julio Frenk at Opportunity Miami x ALC event highlighting talent development goals for the community. “We encourage our business leaders to co invest with us…”
A look at the growing community of filmmakers in Miami @videoconsortium
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“Kiwibots are optimized for cuteness," explained @gokiwibot co-founder David Rodriguez. 🥹
As of late, the little #semiautonomous robots are going above and beyond, helping @MiamiDadeCounty and other governments optimize #urbanplanning.
Learn more: https://t.co/QrXI3L6UNr
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There's a stark disparity in venture capital funding, w/Black-founded startups raising only 1/3 of the amount raised by other #startups. @harlemcapital & is changing the face of #entrepreneurship. 💰
Join us on 1/26 at 11:30am at @beaconcouncil: https://t.co/gW5tyodsyq