Invested in Florida's Future

| 9/27/2013

Florida’s economy is on the move — highly diversified and increasingly populated by innovative organizations in such fast-growing industry sectors as aviation and aerospace, information technology, life sciences, financial services, logistics and more. Successful companies in these key sectors are locating and expanding operations in Florida and attracting other companies to join them in clusters of innovation built on Florida’s unique strengths. Thinking about relocating to Florida? Read on to learn why companies in nine key industry sectors said “yes” to Florida and why you should too.

INDUSTRY CLUSTERS

• AVIATION & AEROSPACE: Pratt & Whitney

• FINANCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Navy Federal Credit Union

• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: CoastalCloud

• DEFENSE & HOMELAND SECURITY Harris Corporation

• LIFE SCIENCES: Actavis Inc.

• CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: The ADT Corporation

• MANUFACTURING: Kingspan Insulated Panels

• LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION: Intermodal Logistics Center Infrastructure Support Program

• CLEAN TECHNOLOGY: Osprey Biotechnics

Tags: Business Florida, Targeted Industry Sectors

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