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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Area Developmentagain recognizes Florida’s job creation efforts
ORLANDO, Fla.(June 28, 2016) – Florida once again ranked among the best states in economic development byArea Development, the leading publication focused on site selection and facility planning. Through its primary economic development organization, Enterprise Florida, Inc., Florida received a 2016 Silver Shovel Award in recognition of projects undertaken in 2015. This is the fourth consecutive year that Florida has received this honor.
“我们很兴奋Area Developmenthas recognized Florida as a great place for business,” said Crystal Sircy, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Enterprise Florida. “With a top-ranked workforce, low tax climate and expansive multi-modal infrastructure, businesses across all industries are growing here, and the team at Enterprise Florida is working tirelessly to bring even more employment opportunities to the state.”
Area Development’s年度铲奖矩形ognize state economic development organizations that drive significant job creation through innovative policies, infrastructure improvements, processes and promotions that attract new employers as well as investments in expanded facilities. A report on the 2016 Shovel Award winners is posted online atwww.areadevelopment.com/shovels.
“The states and communities receiving 2016 Shovel Awards not only have the right combination of factors to attract and retain business,” says Geraldine Gambale, editor ofArea Development, “they also display a pro-business attitude and marketing savvy. They deserve to be recognized for winning high-impact economic development projects.”
Each of the 50 states was invited to submit information about its top-10 job creation and investment projects. Only those projects that began to materialize in 2015 were considered. The Shovel Awards are given to the states with the highest weighted scores based on number of high-valued added jobs per capita, amount of investment, number of new facilities, and industry diversity.
然后根据以下加权因素评估合格的国家:直接就业创作,人均新工作,投资金额,项目数量创造高价值的工作,行业多样性和新设施数量。
Ten projects were recognized as part ofFlorida’s Silver Shovel award, including:
The Silver Shovel award is more recognition of Florida’s economic development success.Chief Executive Magazine最近命名佛罗里达州的第2届业务in its 2016 Best & Worst States for Business issue.
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