The City Of Orlando

Orlando is a fast growing metropolitan area that is outperforming other U.S. regions in many key economic measures. Orlando has a dynamic economy that is diversifying by adding high-value, high-wage jobs in healthcare, medical research, digital media and defense simulations. Orlando's booming population growth is propelling healthy demand in local industries, including those who serve domestic and international passenger air travel, consumer retail and construction.

An approved community venues plan will bring a new event center, major renovation to the cytrus bowl stadium, a state of the art Dr. Phillips performing art center and more.

Orlnado's surging economic and cultural renaissance make the city an ideal choice for business expansions and investments today. national media outlets, including The New York Times and Business 2.0 Magazine have recently showcased Orlando for it's economic performance and cultural amenities.

Medical City

The long established success of the Orlando regional healthcare have laid the groundwork for Orlando's surging biotechnology industry including Arnold Palmer hospital for children ranked in the top 5 nationally, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ranked in the top 2 nationally and Florida Hospital ranked among the top 10 nationally along with the University of Central Florida Biomolecular Science Center, all helping diversify the local economy with high paying jobs.

The future looks even brighter with the new Medical city being created in the Lake Nona area, the southwest corner of Orlando. It will include research facilities, medical school and much more.

Creative Village

Orlando has become one of the largest simulation and training clusters in the world which has fueled rapid and related growth in the local entertainment technology industry which hosts more than 315 companies, 8,000 workers and collective annual sales of $1.4 Billion.

The new creative village is created from a redevelopment of roughly 60 acres site downtown.

Economic Forcast

Population growth             -   2.8% annually.

Employment growth           -   3.5%.

Wages growth                  -   3.5%.

Tourism growth                 -   from 45 million visitors in 2006 to 53.7 million in 2008.

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Target Growth Industries

	International Business
	Film and Television
	Arts, Culture and Sports
	Health Care
	Tourism
	High Technology

Tourism & Conventions

	Metro Orlando hosted more than 39.12 million U.S. visitors and 2.86 millions of overseas visitors in 1999.
	Metro Orlando has approximately 106,816 hotel rooms. The second largest concentration of hotel rooms in the U.S.
	More than 3.3 million people attended meetings and trade shows during 1998.
	The Orlando/Orange County Convention Center houses more than 1.4 million square feet of exhibit and meeting space.
	Metro Orlando is home to many popular tourist attractions, including Walt Disney World, Disney-MGM Studios, Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, and Sea World of Orlando

Top Private Employers

Walt Disney World	55,900
Adventist Health System	18,797
Publix	15,628
Universal Orlando	12,000
Orlando Regional Healthcare System	12,000
Wal*Mart	11,125
Winn-Dixie	8,045
Lockheed Martin	7,998
Marriott International	5,994
McDonald's	5,600