Findings from this year’s Florida CEO Trends survey suggest that the economy is cooling, both nationally and in Florida. The chief executive officers of Florida’s largest and most influential corporations and organizations foresee a weak U.S. economy in the year ahead, and they expect Florida’s real estate market to remain soft. Declines in home sales and construction combined with slower population growth may exert a drag on the state’s economy as a whole. The upside is that lower housing prices may curb Florida’s rising cost of living, which CEOs now see as an impediment to recruitment and retention.
Since 2000, the Florida CEO Trends survey has tracked CEO perceptions, plans and actions through the shifting economic circumstances of recent years. [ Read the full article ... ]
Executive Viewpoints
Fourteen of the State's top executives provided additional insight and commentary on selected survey topics. [ Contributing CEOs ]
Survey Methodology
Economic Outlook
The 2007 Florida CEO Trends survey was conducted by Suncoast Opinion Surveys. Online surveys began Aug. 27, 2007; phone interviews were conducted between Sept. 17 and Oct. 7, 2007. Results are based on 176 interviews and a completion rate of 35%, with a maximum sampling error of +/- 4.7 points. [Respondent Profile]
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