以色列和佛罗里达:一个强大的和不断增长的经济Partnership

以色列和佛罗里达州的关系很强，共享许多常见的商业活动领域。2013年8月，佛罗里达州和以色列国家签署了谅解备忘录，以促进与空间有关的项目的协同研究，开发和商业化。对于以色列来说，这意味着国外经济合作的扩大，佛罗里达州这意味着尽管美国航空航天局的近期拉出来维持和加强其空间部门。根据本协议，以色列和佛罗里达州政府互相配合美元，为美元建立一个基金，为以色列和佛罗里达州的公司提供赠款，为创新空间技术提供联合研究思路。

Florida and Israel also have a history of strong cooperation in defense and homeland security, as well as in the life sciences fields. Both industries are highly developed in Israel and in Florida, and Israeli companies are increasingly looking to Florida when seeking to expand to the U.S and Latin America. Israeli-based Mazor Robotics chose to take advantage of Florida’s friendly business climate, investing $150,000 opening their U.S. headquarters in Orlando, Florida in 2012, and creating over 30 local jobs.

The state of Florida has much to offer Israeli companies and has a large and active Jewish community. No other site in the Western Hemisphere can match Florida’s unique combination of strategic geographic location, state-of-the-art infrastructure, multilingual workforce, and concentration of corporate and financial resources. From Florida, companies can do business globally, both virtually and in the real world.

国际商务中心：
Florida is host to regional and hemispheric headquarters of companies from all over the world, a vibrant international banking center and a diplomatic hub with a Consular Corps representing some 80 nations. Many international firms base other facilities, such as warehousing, distribution and manufacturing, in Florida to take advantage of its easy access to global markets.

国际Business Facts About Florida:
佛罗里达是北美，拉丁美洲，加勒比地区和其他世界地区商品贸易的主要门户。2012年，通过佛罗里达州的两个美国进入或退出美国的货物，从而进入或退出美国。
Customs Districts. (U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division)

• The value of merchandise flowing into and out of the United通过佛罗里达州的两座美国海关区的各国增加了135% over the past decade. (U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division)
• Florida is home to 58,310 exporting companies—second only to California. One out of every five, or 20%, of the nation’s companies that export are located in Florida. (U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division)
• 佛罗里达州在国家原产地出口的国家排名第6（即，实际生产的人或在国家的重大增值），2012年达到了664亿美元。（美国人口普查局）
• 佛罗里达州在高科技出口方面排名第3，达到2011年的164亿美元。（世界战略经济研究与企业佛罗里达州的估计研究所）
• 2010年外交公司在2010年雇用了223,600名佛罗里达人，该国的第6位最高，以及东南部的第一个。（经济学局）
• 迈阿密是全国领先的国际银行业务中心之一。众多外国和国内银行积极参与international trade and finance have offices in Florida.
• Florida is the world’s telecommunications gateway to LatinAmerica and the Caribbean: a multitude of undersea andterrestrial fiber optic cables converge in Florida, ensuringunparalleled global connectivity.
• Florida sits at the nexus of transportation links in the Americas.该州15个深水海港，19个商业机场，和50多个官方指定的多模式连接器ensure the seamless movement of people and goods betweenany two points on the planet.
• Florida is home to hundreds of airports, includingcommercial service airports and general aviation airports.Florida’s airports have numerous direct flights to all key LatinAmerican and Caribbean destinations, most major Europeancities, and one-stop air services to the Asia/Pacific region.
• 根据美国人口普查局的说法，佛罗里达州几乎英语以外的500万扬声器语言。