Community Profiles

Sarasota County: Florida's Sophisticated Heart of Arts And Culture Has Leveraged Their Creative Talents To Lead Efforts in Aging, Design and Sustainability.

Sarasota County

Sarasota has a wonderful history as a playground for the creative and artistic types looking inspiration, culture and the best life offers. Today, you'll find that just as with fine wine, this community only keeps getting better.

This community is building from their historical strengths and creating an economy focused on four main platforms. Creativing and Design, Innovation of Aging, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship.

The area has unique options for leasable space, including walkable downtowns, technology-capable business parks and commercial and industrial warehouse space within close proximity to major transportation routes. Rapid response permitting is available on projects of significant economic impact.

Together with its partners, the Economic Development Council offers a wide variety of services to stimulate growth in existing companies while offering attractive incentives for relocating corporations.

 

Notable Employers: Roper Industries, Boars Head, Mote Marine, Tervis Tumber, PGT, L-3 Aviation, FCCI

 

Visit the Sarasota EDC Web Site