Dr. Jerry Parrish, Florida Chamber Foundation chief economist, who forecasted earlier this year that Florida would reach the new $1-trillion economy threshold sometime in 2018, says the milestone was achieved last week. He notes that Florida is adding $2.74 billion each day to the state's GDP.

The founder of B6 shares the firm's plans for its first year, in a GlobeSt.com interview.

GlobeSt.com spoke with Real Estate Roundtable CEO Jeffrey DeBoer and Roundtable SVP and Counsel Ryan McCormick to get a better understanding of how this program will work.