BUSINESS TO BEACHES TM
MORE REASONS TO MOVE YOUR BUSINESS TO
Flagler County
» » Nearby Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University
» » High School dual enrollment with DSC,
Embry-Riddle, Bethune Cookman and
University of Florida
» » Part of Florida’s High-Tech Corridor
» » Accelerated programs including
Advanced Placement and International
Baccalaureate Program
» » Career academies in high schools
LOCATION
» » Beautiful coastal community
» » Situated in the center of Florida’s
strongest economic corridor
» » Strategically located northeast of
Orlando, north of Daytona Beach and
Cape Canaveral and south of
Jacksonville and St. Augustine
» » Metropolitan advantages without
typical urban headaches
RICH AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES
QUALITY OF LIFE
» » Arts and Culture (see pages 50)
» » Climate
» » Sports, Parks and Recreation
(see page 38)
» » Beaches & waterways (see pages 12,
32)
» » Diverse landscape and
agricultural land
» » Thriving potato, cabbage and
sod industries
» » Active and engaged agricultural
extension program
LOW TAXATION
LABOR AVAILABILITY
AND AVERAGE WAGES
» » State of Florida is 5.5%
» » No franchise utility tax in Flagler
County
HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION
» » Daytona State College Campus (DSC)
» » University of Florida Whitney
Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
research facility and programs
» » Population 100,000+
» » County wages are 47 percent lower
than Florida metro areas
» » Access to more than one-half million
workers within a one-hour commute
» » More than 40,000 residents actively
seeking employment
FOR MORE
information
» » Little or no union labor
» » Unemployment rate of 6.9 percent
» » Average hourly wage is around $16.75
INTERSTATE ACCESS
(TRAVEL TIME)
» » I-95 • 5 minutes I-4 • 30 minutes
» » I-295 • 45 minutes I-10 • 50 minutes
» » I-75 • 90 minutes
SEAPORT ACCESS
» » Ports of Jacksonville and Port
Canaveral are within 80 minutes
either direction
LOCAL AIRPORT
» » Flagler Executive Airport
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
» »
» »
» »
» »
Daytona International
Orlando – Sanford International
Orlando – MCO International
Jacksonville International
MEDICAL CARE
» » Florida Hospital Flagler - Regional
Level One Trauma Center
» » Short distance to renowned Specialty
Women and Children hospitals
Helga van Eckert, Executive Director
Flagler County Department of Economic Opportunity
1769 E Moody Blvd · Bunnell, FL 32110 · 386-313-4071
www.flaglercountyedc.com · [email protected]