May 7, 2024
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Business Florida 2015 - The Regions
East Central Florida
Cocoa, Daytona Beach, Kissimmee, Lake Mary, Melbourne, Orlando, Palm Bay, Titusville
ECONOMIC LIFE
Logistics and Distribution
- Eckler Industries, a provider of restoration parts/accessories for classic automobiles, will build its international headquarters and parts distribution facility in Titusville, adding 65 new jobs to its 150-member staff.
- Global cargo logistics firm National Air Cargo Holdings, and its subsidiary, National Airlines, has relocated its headquarters from Michigan to a facility near Orlando International Airport, bringing 105 jobs.
Manufacturing
- U.S. Ambulance Corporation solidified its position as the world’s largest single-site manufacturer of ambulances and rescue vehicles with expansion of its Winter Park facility and the addition of 126 new jobs.
- Fuel storage tank manufacturer MEMCO has expanded to a 50,000-sq.-ft. building in Bushnell with plans to add another 30,000 square feet and 35 new jobs.
- CaptiveAire Systems, operator of commercial kitchen ventilation equipment manufacturing facilities in five states, opened its sixth plant in Groveland with 44 workers.
Life Sciences/Healthcare
- Kidney care services provider DaVita HealthCare Partners will expand its laboratory operations in DeLand, constructing a 65,000-sq.-ft. facility and adding 100 to its staff of 350.
- In downtown Orlando, Florida Hospital broke ground in early 2014 on the 400,000-sq.-ft. Florida Hospital for Women, a 332-bed facility offering high-risk obstetrics, neonatal intensive care, infertility treatment, gynecologic oncology and other woman-centric health services.
At Lake Nona Medical City:
- Work has begun on the Florida Blue Innovation Center, a 92,000-sq.-ft. facility anchored by health insurer Florida Blue, with office, retail and laboratory space and a 15,000-sq.-ft. life sciences incubator jointly managed by University of Central Florida and University of Florida.
- Construction continues on the Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center with an anticipated completion date of December 2014; the first patients will be accepted 90 days later.
Expanding in Kissimmee:
- Poinciana Medical Center, adding 40,000 square feet, two floors and 46 beds.
- Florida Hospital Kissimmee, doubling its size with the addition of a three-story, 80-bed tower.
