Balanced Economic Development for Greater Homestead, Florida City, and Southern Miami-Dade County

Vision Council's mission is to improve the economic well being of the citizens of South Miami-Dade through the retention and expansion of existing businesses and by the aggressive pursuit and acquisition of new businesses appropriate to our unique semi-tropical setting. This is accomplished by providing leadership, service and support to our prospective businesses, communities, and cooperating organizations.

A public-private entity, Vision Council is a membership organization made up of local governmental, institutional, and business entities.  Its funding is derived from memberships, licensing fees, and miscellaneous consulting contracts.  Vision's activities are guided by a 9-person Board of Directors drawn from the membership.

Vision's activities are aimed at encouraging growth in the technology, manufacturing, and service sectors of the economy as well as supporting the region's agribusiness.

Vision Council offers assistance to companies considering new or expanded operations in South Miami-Dade in the following areas:

While project-specific items as described above demand a large portion of Vision's time, substantial effort is also devoted to laying the groundwork for South Miami-Dade's future development. Typical of our efforts are the following   Co-chaired the 1998 Dade-County Mayors Economic Summit (South Dade Revitalization)  Participated in the formation of the Miami-Dade One Community One Goal initiative Participated in developing the International Trade segment of the One Community One Goal program Assisted in devising and defining the international trade/foreign trade zone strategy which is at the heart of the Empowerment Zone award Published the Homestead Air Reserve Base Encroachment Study Contributed to the State of Florida's initiatives to defend the military segment of the economy in the face of the 2005 round of base closures and realignments. Instigated the Homestead Air Reserve Base Joint Land Use Study.