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(Orlando, FL) - Top Reasons To Do Business in Metro Orlando
Posted 04/23/10 2:51 PM EST
(Orlando, FL) - Top Reasons To Do Business in Metro Orlando
Finding the right location to grow or expand your business is both an art and a science. A blend of cost of living and quality of life. The right mix of business and family. You'll find all that - and more - in Metro Orlando!
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Top Reasons To Do Business in Metro Orlando
Recognized by BusinessWeek as one of the world's "most fiercely competitive" communities, Orlando offers unlimited potential on par with the nation's top business centers; a diverse spectrum of industries; young, vibrant, talented workforce; multi-modal access to destinations around the globe; a do-what-it-takes attitude; and year-round sunshine.
This is a place that businesses (like yours) are proud to call "home."
Here are a few top reasons for companies to locate here:
1. Young, Diverse, Educated Workforce
Talk about the creative class ... Metro Orlando's population diversity leads the rest of the nation by 35 years. Two-thirds of the residents are under the age of 44, and nearly a third has obtained a college degree. People from all backgrounds and walks of life call Orlando home. Metro Orlando is also home to the University of Central Florida, the nation's third largest university with over 50,000 students. And UCF is only one of more than 35 post-secondary institutions based in the area.
2. Access. Access. Access.
With almost 50 million visitors a year, Orlando has perfected the art of getting to and from here. The region is home to three international airports, including Orlando International Airport which is the fourth largest origin & destination airport in the U.S.; proximity to two deep water ports; and extensive road and rail systems that connect here, in the heart of the nation's third most populous state. All of that connectivity is invaluable for business.
3. Top Location for Entrepreneurs
From Walt Disney to Glen L. Martin, Metro Orlando has a long history of entrepreneurial activity. Unique resources such as the Disney Entrepreneur Center - one of only two such centers in the nation - and the University of Central Florida Technology Incubator - ranked as one of the top incubators in the nation - help keep this community among top locations for innovative companies and entrepreneurs.
4. Real Estate Variety
From ultra-modern high rises in downtown Orlando to undeveloped acres in Lake and Osceola Counties and everything in between, Metro Orlando offers a diverse array of commercial and industrial real estate options. This region's robust inventory includes over 150 million square feet of industrial space and over 77 million square feet of office space. And, unlike many other established business centers, Orlando can still accommodate build-to-suits with a variety of developable land parcels in the region.
5. Tech Industry Hub
Known across the globe as a world-class place to visit, it comes as a surprise to many to discover that the region's second largest industry is technology. In fact, Metro Orlando boasts a high-tech ecosystem that has been building since the 1960s, and which today boasts a $13.4 billion technology industry that employs close to 53,000 people. Top sectors include film and digital media; modeling, simulation and training; optics and photonics; aviation/aerospace; information technology; and a new and thriving center for life science/biotech industry.
For more about Orlando as a top business destination, visit www.OrlandoEDC.com.
