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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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The largest in Florida history, it provides tax cuts and reduced fees as well as allocations for further business development. In addition to adding new money to public schools, state colleges and universities, the budget includes $20 million for Enterprise Florida Inc., $19 The proof is in the relocations. percent from last year.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Greater Fort Lauderdale – Magnet For Biotech/Pharma Growth

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Florida’s unemployment rate is below the national average and we’ve created more than 333,000 private-sector jobs since December 2010. The jobs being created by Unipharma are another example that IT’S WORKING in Florida.”. Our new facility will not only provide jobs for the local community, but it will support Florida?s

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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FLORIDA: GOLD STANDARD FOR PPP. The project was made possible thanks to partnerships between the CEO Council and Enterprise Florida, Inc., We’re pleased to stay in Florida and bring new jobs to Fort Lauderdale. ENTERPRISE FLORIDA: TWO DECADES OF PPP SUCCESS. Enterprise Florida Inc.

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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards

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Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT); Enterprise Florida. Florida’s Quick Response Training (QRT) grants, administered by Workforce Florida, provide funding for customized training to new or expanding businesses. million to lease, renovate and equip a 56,800 square-foot facility in Munster.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Thanks in part to its pro-business policies, strong workforce and trade infrastructure, Florida ranks among the nation’s top 10 states for manufacturing. So while the talent base in Florida is strong today, tomorrow’s workforce looks even brighter. BRIDG, the world’s first industry-led smart sensor consortium, in Central Florida.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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The top states, in descending order, are: California, Washington, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Connecticut and Kansas. Tax Foundation. FROM DREAM TO REALITY IN FLORIDA. But before reaching cruising altitude, each single- and twin-engine Piper plane is conceptualized, designed and handcrafted from Piper’s headquarters in Florida.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. Green Education Foundation (GEF). Green Hive Foundation. Signature Systems of Florida. University of Florida. USGBC Central Florida Chapter.