Florida Council of 100 Recommends Major Upgrades in State Severe Weather Prep

Florida Council of 100: Storm Resilience Now an Economic Imperativ

Florida’s rising storm and flood risk is now an economic reality, and a new Florida Council of 100 report calls for faster recovery, tougher building standards, and stronger incentives to expand resilience investment statewide. The report, Resilience Reimagined: Modern Policy and Innovation for a Stronger Florida, argues that severe weather is no longer a rare disruption but part of Florida’s “operating reality” for families, businesses and comm…

Florida Council of 100 recommends major upgrades in state severe weather prep

A new report on Florida’s resilience to natural disasters concludes there are key challenges ahead for the state, as well as opportunities to modernize infrastructure to help streamline recovery after an emergency. The Florida Council of 100 (FC100), made up of of business leaders who analyze some of the biggest challenges facing the state, published a report called “Resilience Reimagined: Modern Policy and Innovation for a Stronger Florida.” Th…