Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
The Orlando Economic Development Commission is a not-for-profit, private/public partnership. The EDC serves Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties and the City of Orlando in Florida.
Since its start in 1977, the Orlando Economic Development Commission, with the support of its community partners, has assisted thousands of companies relocate, expand and grow in the four-county Metro Orlando region. This has led to the creation of more than 164,000 jobs; over $8.85 billion in capital investment; and almost of office and industrial space leased or constructed.
Companies the EDC has worked with include:
- Darden Restaurants
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
- Tupperware Brands Corporation
- Lockheed Martin
- Siemens Energy
- Electronic Arts Tiburon
- JetBlue University
- University of Central Florida
- Rollins College
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Valencia Community College
The Orlando EDC is also home to the . More than 2,000 film and television production projects have been filmed in the region during the past 10 years.