FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 22, 2026) - The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, the official public-private partnership for economic development in Broward County, today hosted its Mid-Year Luncheon, presented by Florida Atlantic University, Florida Power & Light, and PMI US, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood with more than 600 top local business leaders in attendance.   

As part of the event, JetBlue President Marty St. George sat down with Alliance President and CEO Bob Swindell for a keynote “beachside” chat to discuss JetBlue’s continued investment in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), where the airline is now the largest carrier, as well as the airline’s role in strengthening FLL as a key gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America through JetBlue’s extensive network across the region.

Swindell, together with Alliance Chair Jennifer Bales Drake, Esq., a Becker shareholder, announced several company expansions and relocations to Broward County since the start of the organization’s 2026 fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2025, reflecting more than $272 million in new capital investment thus far secured across high-value sectors including pharmaceutical manufacturing, life sciences, aviation MRO, finance, travel, and more.

Companies thus far assisted by the Alliance in Fiscal Year 2026 include:

• Princess Cruises is making a material financial investment with the launch of a new concierge customer service and sales office in Miramar. The 22,000-square foot office facility, expected to open this fall, will serve as a central operation for the company’s concierge customer service and outbound sales teams, creating 225 new jobs by the end of 2027. Princess Cruises, which chose Miramar over Scottsdale, Ariz. for its new office location, was assisted by the City of Miramar as well as Cushman & Wakefield’s Mathew Cheezem and Tyler Reynolds who brokered the Miramar lease.
• Lupin Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical leader, is expanding its footprint in Coral Springs with the construction of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant that will anchor its U.S. production of critical respiratory therapies and generate more than 200 new long-term skilled local jobs by 2030. With a projected cumulative investment of $250 million, including research & development, infrastructure, and capital expenditures over a five-year period, Lupin’s new Coral Springs facility will have the capacity to accommodate production of more than 25 critical respiratory medicines—diversifying the supply chain and enhancing affordable, reliable access to lifesaving therapies.  The company was additionally assisted by the State of Florida, Broward County, and City of Coral Springs.
• MediPath Pathology Services, a CLIA certified and CAP accredited pathology laboratory, is more than quadrupling its space, launching a new 26,000 square-foot, $10 million facility in Miramar, where it will establish a new genetics testing department. The expansion will add 150 new high-value, high-skill Broward County jobs. A proud affiliate of the TopLine MD Alliance, Florida’s largest physician-owned group, MediPath’s team of board-certified pathologists in cytopathology, anatomic pathology, gynecologic, pediatric and breast pathology work closely with surgeons, oncologists, and physicians to solidify results throughout the diagnostic phase and ongoing treatment courses to ensure treatment strategies stay on the right track.  The company was assisted by the City of Miramar.
• NDT-Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of advanced nondestructive testing (NDT) services for the aerospace, industrial and marine sectors, is expanding to a 33,000-square foot MRO facility in Sunrise, nearly quadrupling the size of its operations and creating up to 20 new local jobs.  NDT’s new $12 million FAA-certified 145 repair station, which also carries EASA, ANAC, and CAA certifications, will provide advanced capabilities in aerospace machining, welding, NDT, and electroplating, in addition to new specialized landing gear repairs for an expanded portfolio of aircraft.  NDT-Solutions also provides on-site services, traveling to customers around the world. The company was also assisted by the City of Sunrise and Florida Power & Light Company.
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