THE BEACON COUNCIL Miami-Dade County’s Official Economic Development Partnership MARIO J. SACASA Senior Vice President International Economic Development Brazil ~ November 2014 WHAT IS THE BEACON COUNCIL • The Official Economic Development Organization for Miami- Dade County. Founded in 1985. • A public-private, non-profit corporation that focuses on job creation and economic growth. • Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) by the IEDC - 1 of only 40 worldwide. • 300 Corporate Members OUR STRATEGY VISION: MIAMI IS THE WORLD CLASS 21ST CENTURY CITY MISSION: INCREASE JOBS AND INVESTMENT IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PILLAR 1 PILLAR 2 PILLAR 3 Market Miami-Dade As A World- Grow Shape Miami-Dade’s Class Business Location Local Companies Economic Future Strategic Sectors: Education as the Foundation Life Creative Hospitality & Information Banking & Trade & Sciences & Aviation Design Tourism Technology Finance Logistics Health Care EDUCATION Beacon Council Services The Beacon Council Offers the following complimentary and confidential services: Market Research Access to Business Costs Incentive Information Programs Access to Site Selection Labor Training Assistance Permitting Facilitation O BEACON COUNCIL PROGRAMAS E SERVIÇOS Beacon Council presta assistência personalizada para empresas que procuram expandir ou realocar-se. Tal assistência pode vir sob a forma de: • SERVIÇOS DE IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE LOCAL • PESQUISA PERSONALIZADA • ACESSO/ALCANCE AS PESSOAS QUE PRECISA CONHECER • INCENTIVOS DE NEGÓCIOS • ASSISTÊNCIA E PROGRAMAS DE FINANCIAMENTO • LICENCIAMENTO E ASSISTÊNCIA REGULATÓRIA • FORMAÇÃO E RECRUTAMENTO DE MÃO DE OBRA • PROGRAMA DE REALOCAÇÃO DE ASSISTÊNCIA DOS EMPREGADOS Observe que todos os Serviços do Beacon Council são fornecidos sem custo e a informação recolhida será tratada como confidencial Why Miami-Dade? Considered a Premier Global Business Center Florida Population: 19,552,860 GDP: $800.5 Billion Miami-Dade Population: 2,591,035 GDP: $115.5 Billion Why Miami-Dade? Miami-Dade County has a unique Multi-Ethnic, Multi-Cultural Labor Market Population • Culturally diverse, multilingual, Key Miami multicultural and growing Infrastructure Advantages population Trained & • Over 1.3 million in workforce in Educated Labor Market Miami-Dade County Workforce Miami • 8th Largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the US (5,588,658 in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach) Tax Comparisons Metropolitan Areas Personal Income Tax Corporate Income Tax Sales Tax (%) (%) (%) City State Local State Local State Local New York 4.0-8.9 2.9-3.6 7.1 8.85 4.0 4.5 Chicago 3.0 0.0 7.3 0.0 6.25 4.0 Los Angeles 1.0-9.55 0.0 8.84 0.0 8.25 1.5 Houston 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 6.25 2.0 Miami-Dade 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.0 6.0 1.0 Cost of Living Comparison For Selected Major Urban Areas • U.S Average 100.0 • New York (Manhattan) 225.6 • Boston, Massachusetts 140.0 • San Francisco, CA 163.5 • Washington, D.C. 144.8 Miami-Dade County, Florida 109.0 Top Ten Trading Partners of the Miami Customs District for the Year 2013 (in $ billions) Country Total Trade Brazil $16.79 Colombia $9.34 Costa Rica $7.87 China $6.65 Venezuela $5.64 Peru $5.21 Chile $5.03 Dominican Republic $5.00 Honduras $4.41 Switzerland $4.00 Miami-Dade’s International Infrastructure • 38 State Licensed Foreign Bank Agencies • 44 Bi-National Chambers of Commerce • 22 Foreign Trade Offices • 74 Foreign Consulates • Miami International Airport • Port Miami • Downtown Development Authority • World Trade Center NAP of the Americas • The Tier-IV facility was the first purpose-built, carrier-neutral Network Access Point • 750,000 square foot, purpose-built datacenter • More than 160 global carriers exchange data at the NAP of the Americas • Designed to withstand Category 5 hurricane level winds eMerge Americas Conference May 2014 •Over 6,000 participants and 315 IT companies, including 115 start-ups •The Beacon Council had an active participation in many of the panels, contributing to the success of the eMerge Americas Conference •Next eMerge Americas Conference: May 1-5, 2015, Miami Beach Convention Center Education Health Care Entertainment Crandon Park Doral Golf Resort & Spa Miami Metro Zoo American Airlines Arena Marlins Park Plus… Dolphin Mall Dadeland Mall Brazilian Presence in Miami-Dade •Brazilian Community in Miami-Dade County: 14,019 (foreign-born population)0 •Brazilian Visitors Per Year: 755,550 Thank you ~ Obrigado For additional information please contact: Mario J. Sacasa Senior Vice-President, International Economic Development [email protected] 80 S.W. 8th Street, Suite 2400 Miami, FL 33130 Tel. 305-579-1367 / Fax. 305-579-7580 www.beaconcouncil.com .