JAXUSA Prnership s regionl focus includes seven Norhes Florid counies. Wih 1.5 million residens, he region offers endless opporuniies nd superior quliy of life. The Jcksonville re coninues o experience posiive growh s more people discover is perfec blnce beween business opporuniies nd lifesyle. WHY Norhes Florid? The Region s Leding Informion Technology Employers Employees Wih ssisnce from economic developmen leders in he region nd he lure of beer lifesyle, we chose Norhes Florid for our operions becuse i llows us o work where we wn - close o he bech nd ocen. Tim Hle, Co-Founder, Cosl Cloud Jcksonville urned ou o be he mos cos effecive locion for us o cully se up our d cener. Jne Lndon, Chief Technology Officer, Web.com FORTUNE 80+ HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL OR DIVISIONAL 2, FANATICS E-Commerce Reiler 1,500 WEB.COM Websie Designers nd Online Mrkeing 1,000 C2C SOLUTIONS Helh Cre Pymen Processing Soluions 500 CSX Logisics nd Disribuion Technology 500 FIS Bnking Services Sofwre Provider ORACLE Sofwre Developmen SS&C ADVENT Invesmen Mngemen Sofwre AVAILITY Helh Cre Informion Neworking 350 BEELINE Sofwre Compny 250 80 Employees 41000 3 500 BLACK KNIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES Tile Insurnce nd IT Soluions Compnies wih Lrge Informion Technology Operions Corpore IT Operions Telecommunicions Infrsrucure Sofwre Developmen Jcksonville is home o four Forune 1000 nd hree Forune 500 compny hedqurers. More hn 80 locl compnies hve nionl or divisionl hedqurers in Norhes Florid. 2,600 COASTAL CLOUD IT Consuling Ares of EXCELLENCE FORTUNE AT&T Telecommunicions BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH Bnking nd Invesmens 8,000 FLORIDA BLUE Helh Insurnce 6,700 CITI Consumer Finnce 4,500 DEUTSCHE BANK Globl Technology nd Operions Cener 2,250 JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE Conc Lens Mnufcuring 2,000 CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE Insurnce 1,040 Forbes rnked Jcksonville s one of he Fses Growing Regions for High-Tech Jobs
Jcksonville Inernionl Airpor STRATEGIC Business Locion (JAX) 95+ NON-STOP DAILY FLIGHTS 29 $300 DIRECT U.S. AIRPORTS Tucked wy in he wesernmos poin of he Es Cos, Jcksonville is he les likely plce on he Alnic or Gulf Coss o experience hurricne. Due o recurvure effec, sorms heding owrd Jcksonville re influenced by he Bermud high pressure sysem from he wes nd re driven norhwrd. MILLION in Infrsrucure Improvemens Affordble Consrucion & Rel Ese 18% The cos of consrucing new fciliies in Jcksonville is LOWER THAN U.S. AVERAGE Rel ese lese res re below mos mjor mero res, verging $19.22 per squre foo for office nd $4.82 per squre foo for indusril spce. Posiive Tx Advnges NO Mjor Souhes Lndflling Hurricnes Cegory 3 nd Above (1899-2017) CORPORATE FRANCHISE TAX STATE PERSONAL INCOME TAX TAXES ON INVENTORIES TAXES ON FOREIGN INCOME Cegory 3 Cegory 4 Cegory 5 JAX is emerging s ech mrke nd he newes nework ccess poin connecing o Lin Americ. JAX hs become cble lnding desinion s new submrine fiber cbles re coming shore. JAX NAP provides relible conneciviy hrough REDUCED RISK LOWER COST I-10 Connecing o JAX insed of rdiionl ciies like Aln nd Mimi cn sve cusomers 20-30%. HW-1 I-95 MOST CONNECTED NETWORK ACCESS POINT PROVIDING A DIGITAL EXPRESSWAY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND FAST-GROWING ECONOMIES IN LATIN AMERICA The newly consruced cble lnding sions enhnce he region s exising robus fiber conneciviy by he inersecion of fiber-rich corridors long: Inernionl Nework Access Poin providing digil expresswy h connecs o 32 counries. 3 RAIL LINES, 3 INTERSTATES & U.S. HIGHWAY 1
Norhes Florid is TALENT MAGNET Young nd Dynmic Workforce Norhes Florid s populion is more hn 1.6 million nd he ol workforce is comprised of 830,000 people. The medin ge in Jcksonville is 38, providing young nd dynmic workforce equl in ge o he nionl verge nd four yers lower hn he Florid verge. Forbes rnked Jcksonville in he Sedy Growh Res Top 10 Ciies Arcing College Grds Wih sedy populion growh re of 2.0 percen nd lbor force growh re of 1.7 percen nnully, he Jcksonville economy is growing nd hriving beer hn Florid nd he U.S. overll. Recognized Mrke for Educion Ainmen Jcksonville ws rnked by Sie Selecion Group s he 4h fses growing mrke for Bchelor s Educion Ainmen in he U.S. DFox rnked Jcksonville s he #2 Bes Ciy for Tech (Ouside of CA nd NY) Medin Informion Technology Slries in Jcksonville Compuer nd Informion Reserch Scieniss $96,000 Compuer nd Informion Sysems Mngers $119,700 Compuer Sysems Anlyss $74,700 Compuer User Suppor Speciliss $45,500 Compuer Nework Archiecs $72,500 Dbse Adminisrors $84,000 Compuer Nework Suppor Speciliss $60, Nework nd Compuer Sysems Adminisrors $82,100 Compuer Progrmmers $73,100 Sofwre Developers, Applicions $91,200
AFFORDABLE Cos of Living 228.2 177.4 148.1 Cos of Living Index N SO K JAC, FL LE VIL 98.7 96.7 95.8 in, Aus 100.4 118.5 111.0 110.4 L TX CO, TX, NY, CA, GA o, IL, MA y, F lls n ver, on sco n) cg un i i n s l o c h e D o n C C A D B e nh Fr (M Dd Sn miork Y Mi New OUTSTANDING Educionl Opporuniies Home o he #6 Top High School The U.S. Census Bureu rnked Jcksonville in he Top 20 Fses-Growing Mero Ares Jcksonville is home o Snon College Prep, he #6 nionlly rnked high school on Newsweek s Americ s Top High Schools lis. One of he Bes Plces o Aend College There re more hn 20 colleges, universiies nd communiy colleges in he re wih ol enrollmen of more hn 63,000 sudens. The Americn Insiue of Economic Reserch rnked Jcksonville 17 ou of 360 mid-sized ciies h re he bes plces o end college. Mjor Colleges nd Universiies In or Ner Jcksonville Enrollmen Bchelors Degrees Grdue Degrees 15,762 3,415 622 4,060 901 437 24,078 732 Flgler College 2,621 654 S. Johns River Se College 7,114 73 Universiy of Florid (UF) 52,367 8,477 5,810 Universiy of Cenrl Florid (UCF) 64,088 13,002 2,682 Florid Se Universiy (FSU) 41,173 9,800 2,833 9,619 1,681 598 Universiy of Norh Florid (UNF) Jcksonville Universiy (JU) Florid Se College Jcksonville (FSCJ) Florid A&M (FAMU)
Jcksonville s Quliy of Life is HARD TO BEAT An Oudoor Enhusiss Plyground Norhes Florid is known for is oudoor recreionl opporuniies, feuring 90 miles of beches long he Alnic Ocen nd he mjesic S. Johns River for boing, fishing nd kyking. Forbes rnked Jcksonville s one of he 20 bes ciies for summer rvel. Jcksonville lso boss more hn 131 squre miles of ciy, se nd nionl prks mking i he lrges urbn prk sysem in he nion. Forbes mgzine rnked Jcksonville s he ninh Bes U.S. Shopping Ciy. Jcksonville hs severl gre shopping ceners including he newes ddiion S. Johns Town Cener, n oudoor mll h lso feures vriey of high-end dining, nighlife, hoels nd residenil living opions. F SU R 220 dys O Ninh Bes Ciy o Shop vg. N S HI E A YE N A World-Clss Helh Cre Our region offers world-clss helh cre sysem, home o one of only hree Myo Clinic cmpuses in he U.S., one of six MD Anderson Cncer Cener prnerships in he counry nd severl oher disinguished re hospils nd medicl reserch fciliies. Sporing Evens for he Whole Fmily Spors fns cn cheer for he NFL Jcksonville Jgurs, he Jcksonville Jumbo Shrimp AA bsebll em or he Armd FC soccer em. The region lso feures more hn 85 elie golf courses, including fmed THE PLAYERS Sdium Course TPC Swgrss nd World Golf Hll of Fme. Top Ars & Culure Desinion Business Insider rnked Jcksonville s he 11h bes ciy for rs nd culure. Ar lovers will pprecie he Museum of Conemporry Ar, Cummer Museum of Ar nd Grdens, nd he Museum of Science nd Hisory, s well s he Jcksonville Zoo nd Grdens. The re is lso home o severl performing rs venues nd he world-renowned Jcksonville Symphony. Region s Fs FACTS: Srong d cener/colocion presence Top Ciy for Relocing Growing len pool wih more hn 2,000 sudens grduing wih degrees in compuer science nd IT fields nnully Jcksonville is rnked number 2 in Relor.com s New Ho Spo Where Americns Are Moving. The verge commue ime o work is only 25 minues. The verge cos of newly consruced 2, squre foo home in Jcksonville is only $265,289. Our region boss more hn 106 A-red schools wih proven rck record of superior performnce. Conc JAXUSA Prnership if your compny is Considering n Expnsion or Relocion. The JAXUSA Prnership is Jcksonville nd Norhes Florid s regionl economic developmen iniiive supporing Bker, Cly, Duvl, Flgler, Nssu, Punm nd S. Johns counies. Plese le us know how we cn help grow your compny in Jcksonville nd Norhes Florid by concing: Heidi Jmeson, Direcor 904.366.6629 or hjmeson@