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title: From culinary innovation to the expansion of a furniture powerhouse | Invest Sunshine Coast
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Hi there. Read on for the latest Sunshine Coast business and investment stories.

| View in browser Hi there This year has seen many highlights for the Sunshine Coast economy. The Maroochydore city centre has expanded further, more new innovative businesses have established a presence and local businesses are achieving major expansion milestones.  The Regional Economic Development Strategy (REDS) 2022-23 Annual Report shone a light on the region's resilient economy, with its $20.9 billion GRP, employment growth of 8.1% and a 4.8% increase in consumer spending in the local region (year on year to June 2023). Plus with the announcement of the REDS 2013-2033 Refresh and Five-Year Implementation Plan 2023-2028, the future trajectory of our high-value industries and emerging opportunities is looking bright!   Here are some of the news stories we saw this month, December 2023 ... Workers needed as furniture powerhouse expands local operations Culinary innovator Gourmet Garden celebrates 25th anniversary and US top spot  CASE STUDY. Sunshine Coast Council: Data Centre  Australia's Sunshine Coast joins robotics movement And, here's a reminder of some of the top stories from the year that was ... Coast is now home to national body to combat cyber-crime (February 2023) Biotech boom: line-up of innovative companies choosing to base their operations in the region (June 2023) Health tech Rediroom awarded TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions 2022 (December 2022) Founder of e-commerce business Go For Zero placed #1 on Inside Retail’s 2023 Top 50 People in e-commerce (July 2023) Combat drones: Sunshine Coast's key role in boosting defence (April 2023) Australia’s first B Corp cleaning brand sparkles from Coolum HQ (January 2023) Sunshine Coast now home to the largest pavlova facility (June 2023) Seachange helps drive caravan revolution (June 2023) Please see below for each story link. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to know more about doing business on the Sunshine Coast.    And of course, best wishes for an awesome holiday season!    Alex   Alex Lever-Shaw Head of Investment, Trade and International Economic Development Branch Sunshine Coast Council    Email: invest@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Access a wide array of information online December 2023: featured stories Workers needed as furniture powerhouse expands local operations Read more Culinary innovator Gourmet Garden celebrates 25th anniversary and US top spot  Read more CASE STUDY Sunshine Coast Council: Data Centre Read more Australia's Sunshine Coast joins robotics movement   Read more Top stories from the year that was Coast is now home to a national body to combat cyber-crime - CI-ISAC (February 2023)   Read more Biotech boom: line-up of innovative companies choosing to base operations in the region (June 2023) Read more Health tech Rediroom awarded TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions 2022 (December 2022)   Read more Founder of e-commerce business Go For Zero placed #1 on Inside Retail’s 2023 Top 50 People in e-commerce (July 2023) Read more Combat drones: Sunshine Coast's key role in boosting defence (April 2023) Read more Australia’s first B Corp cleaning brand sparkles from Coolum HQ (January 2023) Read more Sunshine Coast now home to the largest pavlova facility (June 2023) Read more Seachange helps drive caravan revolution (June 2023) Read more Are you looking to achieve your dream of establishing a business on the Sunshine Coast?  At Sunshine Coast Council, we're approachable. For example, you can call us (or we can call you!) about your business location plans. Did you know that we offer the following services?  Concierge tours of key business locations (in real life!) Site selection assistance Business case support Development approval support Connections to supportive contacts and networks Relocation assistance To find out more about business expansion or relocation opportunities on the Sunshine Coast, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our Investment Lead, Wendy Macdonald, on 0408 731 999 or wendy.macdonald@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. Speak to Wendy Sunshine Coast Council - Economic Development Branch, Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, QLD 4560, Australia, +61 407 753 645 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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