FLORIDA INDUSTRY CLUSTERS

Florida’s leading industry clusters play a key role in the state’s continued economic success and competitiveness. Innovative organizations in key Florida industries, such as life sciences and aerospace, find the nurturing environment here for developing state-of-the-art technologies, while sophisticated financial and professional services firms prosper thanks to Florida’s skillful workforce and the state’s business-friendly environment. Such conditions have been critical to Florida's success in building science, technology and professional industry clusters and to preserving the state's status as a key player in the Innovation Economy. Florida's strengths lie in the following key sectors:

Corporate Headquarters
Another area important to the state economy is the establishment of corporate headquarters in Florida. Corporate headquarters is defined as those facilities that support international, national or regional (multi-state) operations for relatively mature companies with distributed operations and centralized strategic and management activities. In Florida, Corporate Headquarters has been designated as a High Impact Business Sector, eligible for certain incentives. See some of the largest public and private companies headquartered in Florida.