Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 69) FLORIDA Governor Charlie Crist FLORIDA Fast Facts Population (2006): 18,089,888 Largest Cities (2006): Jacksonville, 794,555; Miami, 404,048; Tampa, 332,888; St. Petersburg, 248,098; Hialeah, 217,141 Targeted Industries: Life sciences, IT, aviation/aerospace, homeland security, financial services, manufacturing Key Incentives: Target Industry Tax Refund,High-Impact Performance Incentive Grants,Qualified Defense Contractor Tax Refund,Capital Investment Tax Credit,Econ.Dev.Transportation Fund AL – CO FLORIDA GDP by Industry (Total = $713.5 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 5.0% - Manufacturing CT – ID 25.6% - Services & Healthcare 17.1% - Trade & Transportation 1.0% - Agriculture & Mining 23.9% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate IL – LA 11.1% - Government 16.3% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Enterprise Florida Michele Hickman Marketing Manager 800 N. Magnolia Ave. Suite 1100 Orlando, FL 32803 407-956-5635 fax: 407-956-5635 mhickman@eflorida.com www.eflorida.com Jacksonville Port Authority Roy Schleicher, Senior Director of Marketing and Trade Development 2831 Talleyrand Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32202 904-357-3070 www.jaxport.com Dixie County Chamber of Commerce Julia Squires, President P.O. Box 547 Cross City, FL 32628 352-498-5454 www.dixiecounty.org Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County Kathleen Baylis, President 2601 Cattlemen Road, Suite 201 Sarasota, FL 34232 941-309-1200, ext. 100 www.edcsarasotacounty.com Economic Development Council, Manatee Chamber of Commerce Nancy Engel, Executive Director 222 10th Street W Bradenton, FL 34205 941-748-4842, ext. 127 www.manateeedc.com Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County, Inc. Larry Sassano, President P.O. Box 4097 Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32549 850-651-7374 www.florida-edc.org Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County Larry Pelton, President 1850 SW Fountainview Boulevard Suite 205 Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 772-879-4144 www.youredc.com 69 ME – MS COUNTY CONTACTS Bay County Econ. Dev. Alliance Ted Clem, Executive Director P.O. Box 1850, 235 W. 5th Street Panama City, FL 32401 850-215-3752 www.1-888baysite.com Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, Inc. Andrew Duffell, Senior VP of Business Recruitment, Retention, & Expansion 310 Evernia Street West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-835-1008 www.bdb.org Charlotte County Economic Dev. Office Don Root, Director 18501 Murdock Circle, Suite 502 Port Charlotte, FL 33948 941-627-3023 www.PureEconomics.org Clay County Chamber of Commerce Danita Andrews, Director of Econ. Dev. 1734 Kingsley Avenue Orange Park, FL 32073 904-264-1005 www.clayedo.com MO – NJ Central Florida Development Council Rodney Carson Director of Business Development 600 N. Broadway, Suite 300 Bartow, FL 33830 863-534-2519 fax: 863-534-0886 rcarson@cfdc.org www.cfdc.org Polk County has emerged as Florida’s growth center for office, technology, manufacturing, and distribution operations due to its central location on I-4, abundant land, buildings, and labor force. NM – OK OR – TN REGIONAL CONTACTS Cornerstone Regional Dev. Partnership Jerry Mallot, Executive Director 3 Independent Drive Jacksonville, FL 32202 904-366-6680 www.expandinjax.com TX – WY BUSINESS FACILITIES | 2008 SITE SEEKERS’ GUIDE http://www.eflorida.com http://www.dixiecounty.org http://www.jaxport.com http://www.eflorida.com http://www.cfdc.org http://www.edcsarasotacounty.com http://www.1-888baysite.com http://www.manateeedc.com http://www.cfdc.org http://www.bdb.org http://www.florida-edc.org http://www.PureEconomics.org http://www.clayedo.com http://www.youredc.com http://www.expandinjax.com
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