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WHY FLORIDA?

BUSINESS CLIMATE

MARKET & ACCESS

FLORIDA'S 19,000+ MANUFACTURERS PRODUCE NEARLY EVERYTHING, INCLUDING SUCCESS.

18th LARGEST GLOBAL ECONOMY, IF FLORIDA WERE A COUNTRY

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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. Florida's manufacturers produce a wide variety of goods including aerospace products, batteries, food and beverages, communications equipment, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, boats, and more.

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Florida’s Civilian Workforce is as Large as the Population of Sweden.3

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Consistently ranked one of the best states for business, Florida is committed to keeping regulatory requirements and business taxes low. That, along with a strong economy and zero personal state income tax, make it a great place to do business. We won’t stand in the way of your success. We’ll pave the way for it.

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Florida is an economic superstate: home to 20+ million residents and home-away-from-home for 100+ million annual visitors. Whether you and your customers are serving Florida's large market, the U.S., Latin America, or the globe, Florida can help you find new growth opportunities anywhere.

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MAP KEYCommercial Airports (20)

Deepwater Seaports (15)

Spaceports (2)

U.S. Chamber of CommerceFoundation (June 2014)

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

WORKFORCE EXPERTISE

Florida has one of the most extensive multi-modal transportation systems in the world — giving you the ability to move your product anywhere in the world. So the only thing easier than operating your business in Florida is moving your product out.

Nothing is more important to a company's success than its workforce. More than 331,000 Floridians work in the state's manufacturing industries and our training schools, community colleges, and universities are among the nation's top producers of STEM graduates. So while we’re helping you succeed with today’s talent, we’re also preparing tomorrow’s.

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FLORIDA’S ANNUAL OUTPUT OF SELECT SKILLED CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE HOLDERS

TitleNon-degree awards/certificates

Associates & Intermediate Awards

Bachelor’s Master’sDoctorate’s Degree

Total Awards

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

413 - 8 - - 421

Electrical & Electronics Engineering - 55 704 416 110 1,285

Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

201 391 57 - - 649

Electrician 469 93 - - - 562

Industrial Engineering - - 199 248 35 483

Mechanical Engineering - - 1,019 321 56 1,396

Operations Management & Supervision - 98 138 - - 236

Systems Engineering 10 - 120 174 15 320

Welding Technology/Welder 888 - - - - 888

Total Awards 1,981 637 2,245 1,159 216 6,240

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FLORIDA’S MANUFACTURING CLUSTER(select companies highlighted)

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Safariland / BAE Systems Saft Swisher International Unison Industries / GE AviationVistakon (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care)

Northrop GrummanSea Ray

Boston WhalerTara Technologies

Blue OriginAirbus OneWeb

Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityEmbraerHarrisMerritt Island Boat Works

Beckman Coulter Goya FoodsHEICONoven Pharmaceuticals

BoschMotorola Stretch Wrap PackagingTyco Fire and Security

B/E AerospacePratt & WhitneySikorsky

Maverick Boat CompanyTropicana

Correct Craft Frito Lay Lockheed Martin Metal EssenceMitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Northrop Grumman Laser SystemsSiemens Energy TriQuintVOXX International

GE Wind Energy Hitachi Cable Automotive Products USAInternational Paper

Fort Walton MachiningDRS Training and Control Systems

Danfoss Turbocor General Dynamics Land SystemsTeligentEMS

Exactech

L-3 Crestview Aerospace

Enviva Klausner Lumber One

Bertram YachtChromalloyGerdau AmeristeelHoneywell International JabilOcean OpticsPlasma-Therm

Most Diverse Workforce(CNBC)

Business Climate Among States (BUSINESS FACILITIES)

Florida Companies Manufacture Everything from Airplanes to Zircon

Best State for FutureJobs Growth (FORBES)

Companies Manufacturingin Florida (BLS QCEW)

Manufacturing IndustryEmployees (BLS QCEW)

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Eastern Shipbuilding Group ITT Corporation

JRL Ventures

Coca-ColaPublix Food Manufacturing

Air Products and ChemicalsChris-CraftSun Hydraulics

U.S. Sugar

PGT Industries, Inc.Tervis

E-ONE Krausz IndustriesSignature Brands

ST. PETERSBURG

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Mission Foods

PENSACOLA

Joel GunterDirector, Business Development +1 (407) 956-5621jgunter@enterpriseflorida.com

Tim Johns Manager, Business Development +1 (407) 956-5611tjohns@enterpriseflorida.com

For expansion and location assistance: HEADQUARTERS800 North Magnolia AvenueSuite 1100Orlando, Florida 32803(407) 956-5600

TALLAHASSEE101 North Monroe StreetSuite 1000Tallahassee, Florida 32301(850) 298-6620

INTERNATIONAL TRADE & DEVELOPMENT201 Alhambra CircleSuite 610Coral Gables, Florida 33134(305) 808-3660

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“We received tremendous support from local government, community officials, and business leaders and on behalf of all of us at VOXX, I would like to thank Governor Scott, Mayor Jacobs and everyone else involved for their unwavering commitment throughout. VOXX has been in the automotive business for over 50 years and VOXXHirschmann for over 80 years. We understand what our customers need and the importance of quality, convenience and value. By having this new 115,000-square-foot manufacturing hub in Orlando, along with our other manufacturing plants throughout the world, we are now in a stronger position to meet the needs of our global customers and drive innovation for years to come.”

Pat Lavelle | President & CEO | VOXX International

“Mission Foods has experienced incredible success since first opening our plant here in Lakeland, and it is clear Florida was the best place to continue growing our company. As a national brand, we are proud of our commitment to local communities, and we know that our most important ingredient is the hard-working individuals that make us great.”

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