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Greater Fort Lauderdale is the geographic and business center of South Florida, whose population of 6.1 million makes it the largest metropolitan region in the Southeast United States.

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Greater Fort Lauderdale/South Florida has been designated a "megaregion of the future" and a driver of future U.S. economic growth.

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The Alliance

As the primary economic development organization for Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance focuses on creating, attracting, expanding and retaining high-wage jobs and capital investment in high value targeted industries, developing more vibrant communities, and improving the quality of life for our area’s citizens.

We provide leadership and excellence in delivering economic development services for our clients, prospects, investors and partners.

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Greater Fort Lauderdale is home to target business sectors which are established, strong and growing industry clusters. From aviation and aerospace to financial services, global logistics, headquarters, life sciences, manufacturing, marine industries and technology, the area offers a solid infrastructure to support these growing industries and clusters. Additionally, Greater Fort Lauderdale is home to a highly trained and skilled workforce that ensures these industries continue to grow and prosper.

Aviation & Aerospace

Aviation is a multibillion-dollar industry in Greater Fort Lauderdale. One of the region’s strongest assets is a large talent pool that includes more than 46,000 South Florida aviation workers.

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Financial Services

Greater Fort Lauderdale is a booming financial center. With a sound real estate market, young population and favorable tax structure, it has attracted a host of international banks and institutional investors.

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Global Logistics

With easy access to seaborne trade through the Panama Canal, Greater Fort Lauderdale is positioned at the cusp of Latin America. Key are two economic engines: Port Everglades and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL).

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Headquarters

At the center of the largest metropolitan statistical area in the Southeast, Greater Fort Lauderdale has everything a business needs to succeed.

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Why are so many companies locating to Greater Fort Lauderdale?

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Life Sciences

Greater Fort Lauderdale offers an ideal ecosystem for life science companies. For decades, the area has been home to one of the most dynamic biomedical sectors in the country.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing companies in Greater Fort Lauderdale benefit from the region's skilled workforce, convenient air, sea and land shipping services and professional support services.

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Marine Industries

Known worldwide as the “Yachting Capital of the World,” Greater Fort Lauderdale enjoys a thriving recreational marine industry that contributes an economic impact of $9 billion.

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Technology

Nearly 80,000 information & communications technologies workers are employed in the region. Technology in Greater Fort Lauderdale: Work in the Cloud. Live in the Sun.®

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Fast Facts

If South Florida were a country, it would be the 26th largest economy in the world with a $533.7B GDP, larger than Austria and Thailand

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South Florida ranked No. 1 in CBRE’s 2023 Tech Talent Report for the most diverse tech-degree graduate pool in the U.S., with 71.2% of graduates in underrepresented race/ethnicity groups

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Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport - FLL -ranked #12 in the U.S. for international traffic in 2022 (Airports Council International - North America)

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Florida ranked #2 in the nation for Best State to do Business in 2024 (Chief Executive Magazine)

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The Tax Foundation ranks the State of Florida #4 in Nation for Business Friendliness and #1 for Individual Taxes in 2024 (Tax Foundation)

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Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) ranks as one of the top 5 busiest general aviation airports in the country for itinerary traffic.

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Fort Lauderdale was ranked as a leading “Magnet: 18-Hour City” for the third year in a row alongside Charlotte, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, Salt Lake City, and San Diego, according to the 2024 Emerging Trends In Real Estate Report from Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC.

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Broward leader says not to diss billionaires

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

As Zohran Mamdani, the socialist democratic candidate for mayor of New York City put it: “I don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality.” The remark — made during a recent network news interview — has hardly gone unnoticed by South Florida politicians and

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Broward County’s Business Climate Looks Sunnier Than Ever

Thursday, July 3, 2025

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (July 3, 2025) - With its low taxes, business-friendly infrastructure, robust talent pool, and economic growth that is outpacing the nation, more businesses are relocating to Greater Fort Lauderdale than ever before. The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, Broward County’s official economic development organization, reports that

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Broward County's May 2025 Unemployment Rate was 3.3%, Lower than Florida and the U.S.

Monday, June 23, 2025

(FORT LAUDERDALE, FL) – Broward County’s job report indicated a 3.3% unemployment rate in May 2025. This rate was 0.4 percentage points greater than the region’s a year ago at 2.9% and 0.2 percentage points lower than the state rate of 3.5%. The labor force was 1,086,514, up 3,441 (+0.3%) over the year. There were 35,534 unemployed

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