Infrastructure

Easy access to interstate and rail connects your company to the rest of the U.S. while international airports and a deepwater seaport connect your company to the rest of the world. Innovation Park provides easy access to Interstate 75 and CSX serves the site. SeaPort Manatee is nearby, as are Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (9.4 miles) and Tampa International Airport (31.7 miles). 

Incentives

Florida is considered one of the best states to do business. Labor costs are low, regulations are limited, and the state has no state income tax. In addition to state benefits, local incentives include:

• The EDI is a job creation grant offered by Manatee County Government to expanding, new or relocating target sector companies
• Multi-Modal Transportation Impact Fee Incentive
• The SeaPort Manatee Encouragement Zone
• Manatee County’s Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption 

Quality of Place

Life in Sarasota-Manatee feels like a permanent tropical vacation. Locals can comfortably soak in North Port’s warm natural springs, play on Siesta Key’s and Anna Maria Island's white-sand beaches or enjoy numerous outdoor preserves in the Bradenton Area almost any day of the year. If you choose to live and work in growing cities like Bradenton, North Port and Venice, you’ll enjoy a better quality of life with more sunny days and an active outdoor lifestyle.

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