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Florida Chamber launches Chicago billboards targeting Gov Pritzker
Fox Business • • nation
Key Points:
- The Florida Chamber of Commerce has launched a new billboard campaign in Chicago targeting Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, blaming his policies for billions of dollars in income moving from Illinois to Florida.
- The campaign highlights Illinois' population decline and corporate relocations, including hedge fund Citadel's move to Miami, citing high taxes and crime as key factors driving businesses away.
- Florida Chamber CEO Mark Wilson emphasizes Florida's pro-business environment, advanced manufacturing focus, and startup-friendly policies as reasons for its economic growth and attractiveness to companies leaving Illinois.
- The billboards, featuring an image of Pritzker and labeling him the "runner-up Florida Economic Developer of the Year," aim to pressure Illinois to adopt free enterprise policies similar to Florida's.
- The campaign is part of a broader strategy by the Florida Chamber to promote its economic model nationwide, with plans to target additional states in the future.
