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Orlando means business,
whether you’re
talking corporate sites
or commercial shoots,
laser beams or loading
docks. Things are manufactured,
shipped and filmed;
monitored, strategized
and developed—all
in metro Orlando.
Overall, more than
379,000 people are
employed in the region.
That total includes
more than 67,000 Hispanic
workers.
The greatest area
for potential employment
lies in the services
industry, which represents
approximately 40 percent
of all employment.
Within the services
area, the tourism sector
is particularly promising.
Two of the three biggest
employers comprise
theme parks and hotels:
the Walt Disney World
Resort and Universal
Orlando. Health care
and retail (stores)
also are major employers
within the services
sector. In addition,
several corporate headquarters
are located throughout
the region. They include
Siemens Westinghouse,
American Automobile
Association, Dixon
Ticonderoga, Hilton
and Tupperware International.
High technology is
big business, too.
With approximately
3,000 high-tech companies
that employ nearly
70,000 people, the
region is a world-class
high-tech center. During
the past 10 years,
employment in high-tech
industries has more
than doubled, and approximately
80 percent of the total
manufacturing growth
since 1980 has occurred
in high-tech industries.
Among the leading high-tech
areas are simulation
and training, lasers,
software development,
and microelectronics
manufacturing. Among
notable high-tech employers
are Oracle Corp., Lockheed
Martin and Cirent Semiconductor.
All totaled, there
are some 3,800 high-tech
companies in the area,
employing 80,000 people
and generating nearly
$9 billion in annual
sales.
In
manufacturing, the
three-story Coca-Cola
sign that dominates
New York’s Times
Square was manufactured
in metro Orlando, as
are the bottles that
hold Heinz Ketchup,
Gatorade and Wilson
tennis balls. Manufacturers
thrive throughout the
region by virtue of
affordable land prices,
a young and well-trained
employee base, pro-business
governments, right-to-work
laws, and roadway/air
transportation access.
Annual sales equal
in the range of $8
billion.
Business start-ups
are another potential
source of employment.
Each week, more than
250 new businesses
are established here.
And you might even
become a star. In film
and television production,
annual related revenues
total more than $600
million, ranging from
major movies and network
series to studio activities.
For more information
about the doing business
in the region, two
excellent resources
are the Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce of Metro
Orlando (HCCMO) and
the Hispanic Business
Initiative Fund of
Greater Orlando (HBIF).
The
HCCMO provides leadership
and support in fostering
the economic development
of the local Hispanic
business community.
The HBIF enhances
opportunities by
providing Hispanic
entrepreneurs with
the tools to build
successful enterprises.
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