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Dear Business Representative,

We welcome the opportunity to provide you with information about Central Florida’s Polk County. We are including information about incentives, our workforce and training opportunities as well as information about Polk County’s exceptional quality of life. For more information about us, our services and our partners, we invite you to visit our Web site: www.cfdc.org.

There are many reasons why a location in Central Florida’s Polk County would be advantageous to your company. Within a 100-mile radius reside seven and one-half million people and this customer base is diverse and growing. Interstate 4 bisects the county and provides excellent access to Tampa and Orlando International Airports and to deep-water ports. From Polk County you can reach both international airports and the Port of Tampa within one hour. In fact, we are located in one of the highest growth metro markets in the southeast United States and one of the most attractive metropolitan areas in which to operate a business.

Both UPS and Federal Express have large operations here to serve businesses. Our transportation system provides a conduit to all markets in the state and beyond, and we have more rail than any other location in Florida. We have a large, available labor force (219,000 persons) backed by numerous training programs to provide the precision, technical and service skills your company requires.

We are the corporate headquarters for some of Florida’s largest and most recognized companies, including Publix Super Markets, W.S. Badcock Corporation, Saddle Creek Corporation, Commercial Carrier, Watkins Motor Lines and Colorado Boxed Beef.

Florida Trend magazine has recognized Polk County as having one of the best business climates in the state. We would love to show you why we have earned this important designation and look forward to working with you in the future. Please do not hesitate to contact us to learn more about why Central Florida’s Polk County is the right place for your business.

If you have questions, or would like additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at (863) 534-2513, or E-mail mmcduff@cfdc.org.

Best Regards,

Mark R. McDuff
Sales and Recruitment Representative
Central Florida Development Council of Polk County