Invest: Greater Fort Lauderdale 2021

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TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE & LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

Marine industry With up to 2,000 mega-yachts visiting its shores every year, Fort Lauderdale is known as “the Yachting Capital of the World” for good reason, and the amount of economic activity that the marine industry supports is truly staggering. Family cruising, yachts, fishing, and the services supporting these areas account for 121,000 jobs and $9.7 billion in economic output in Broward County and 149,000 jobs and $12.5 billion in output regionally. Altogether, the industry brings in about $4 billion in wages that are 16% higher than the state average. The star of the industry is undoubtedly Port Everglades, the official port of Fort Lauderdale, a huge entrepôt for goods as well as the third-largest cruise port in the world, welcoming 3 million passengers a year to its 11 massive terminals. Pre-pandemic, Port Everglades would directly employ 13,000 people (supporting $500 million in salaries), bring $30.4 billion into the economy and generate over a billion dollars in tax revenue. The pandemic’s effects were most felt in the cruise sector. The CDC issued a “No Sail Order” in March, effectively putting a stop to Port Everglades’ biggest revenue stream. In FY2019, cruise traffic had been ( )

Perspectives: Covid impact Jon Burkard President – Allied Marine March 2020 was an okay month because we were still doing business from before but in April, we only saw a few sales. In May, we closed a large number of boats, giving us great confidence that our plans and efforts were working. Thankfully, we’ve had really great months since. People really do want to go out on a boat. They think it’s a really great way to distance while still keeping the family involved and together.

Joseph Farrell CEO – Resolve Marine With greater access to vaccines and changes in travel restrictions, we are hopeful that logistical challenges will ease up, enabling us to provide greater assistance. In addition, we have learned an immense amount about change and how to make our organization more agile. 2020 has been a great learning experience and the opportunities we have experienced will enable Resolve to continue to improve response operations.


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Interview: Gregory Adam Haile

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Perspective: Filling the gap

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Interview: George Hanbury, President

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Roadmap forward: Some of the

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Interview: Heather Havericak, CEO

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Interview: Gerald Stryker, President

4min
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Interview: Leah Carpenter, CEO

6min
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Market voices: Senior living Sue Butler, Executive Director, Aston Gardens Courtney Evans, Regional Director of Operations, Pacifica Senior Living Ricki Kaneti, Founder, Colonial Assisted Living

2min
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Interview: Jeffrey Welch, CEO

3min
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Interview: Manny Llano, CEO, Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center

2min
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Interview: Jeffrey Freimark

2min
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Recovery Period: The region’s

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Interview: Bernard Paul-Hus

6min
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Roundtable: Broward’s marine industry Tim Davey, Founder & Managing Director, Global Marine Travel Bob Denison, President & Founder, Denison Yacht Sales Michelle Fee, Founder & CEO, Cruise Planners Peter Hult, CEO, VIKAND

6min
pages 122-123

Interview: Gregory Stuart, Executive

3min
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Perspectives: Covid impact

1min
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Interview: Jonathan Daniels, Chief

5min
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Interview: Michael Britton, CEO

3min
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Interview: Mark Gale, CEO

2min
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Nimble response: Region responds to adversity with aplomb and ingenuity

2min
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Interview: Kevin Rogers, South

6min
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Perspectives: Snowbirds

4min
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Interview: Michael Tomko, President

2min
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Interview: Ginger Martin, President

4min
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Interview: David Druey, Florida

2min
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Checking all boxes: Broward County

1min
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Interview: James Fox, President Maddox Group

5min
pages 101-103

Interview: Ken Stiles, CEO & Board Director, Stiles Corporation

6min
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Interview: Bob Moss, Chairman Founder, Moss & Associates

2min
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Market voices: Design and

6min
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Interview: Kerri Smith, Vice

4min
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Interview: Brian Sudduth, President Miller Construction Company

2min
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Building growth: Being labeled

1min
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Perspectives: Outlook 2021

3min
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Market voices: Facing the challenges Scott Helms, Principal, Helms Development Terry Salzman, President & Principal, Salzman Real Estate Advisors Nicole Shiman, Senior Vice President of Investment, EDENS Andrew Zidar, Vice President of Development & Acquisitions, RK Centers

4min
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Interview: Ralph Godwin, President & CFO, YMP Real Estate Management, LLC

5min
pages 82-84

Interview: Karen Johnson

5min
pages 80-81

Roundtable: Changing dynamics Lloyd Berger, President, Berger Commercial Realty

5min
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Interview: Patricia Will, Founder

3min
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Perspectives: Industry trends changes

3min
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Interview: Al Fernandez, President ANF Group

2min
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Interview: Patrick Simm, Broward

2min
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Interview: David Hammond, CEO

3min
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People power: Residential real estate was a surprise winner during COVID, thanks in part to a growing population

2min
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Perspectives: Professional services

4min
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Interview: Sheri Fiske, Managing Partner, Fiske & Company

3min
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Interview: Brian Riemer, CEO

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I nterview: Eve Cann, Managing

2min
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Market voices: Accounting services Michael Balter, Regional Managing Partner - Fort Lauderdale, Marcum LLP Cindy Kushner, Managing Partner, Crowe LLP Seth Siegel, Managing Partner - South Florida, Grant Thornton

2min
page 62

Roundtable: Changes in the legal sector

5min
pages 58-59

Interview: Andy Cagnetta, CEO

7min
pages 56-57

Perspectives: COVID-19 impact

3min
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Mixed year: Professional services firms have been in strong demand but the insurance sector faces challenges

1min
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Interview: Kerensa Butler, Office

2min
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Interview: Dan Lindblade, President

5min
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Interview: Rufus James, Airport

8min
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Market voices: Commissioner’s

4min
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Heart of the region: The City of Fort

2min
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Interview: Dean Trantalis, Mayor

5min
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Interview: Chris Lagerbloom, City

2min
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Interview: Heiko Dobrikow

6min
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Interview: Tim Petrillo, CEO

4min
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Interview: Stacy Ritter, President CEO, Visit Lauderdale

2min
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Reeling: Tourism took a definitive hit in 2020, but a comeback is expected to start by the end of 2021

2min
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Roundtable: Managing the cities of Broward Ana Garcia, City Manager, City of Dania Beach

10min
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Interview: Bob Swindell, President CEO, Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance

2min
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Market voices: Developing the region Jorge Camejo, Executive Director, Hollywood CRA Jeremy Earle, Interim City Manager, City of Hallandale Beach Jean McIntyre, President & CEO, Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce

5min
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Interview: Carol Hylton, President CEO, CareerSource Broward

4min
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Interview: Michael Stamm, Director

2min
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Roundtable: Community leaders Jane Bolin, Mayor, City of Oakland Park Donald Decker, City Manager, City of Weston Rex Hardin, Mayor, City of Pompano Beach

5min
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Interview: Monica Cepero, Deputy

3min
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Interview: Kareen Boutros

4min
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Interview: Michelle Gomez, Mayor

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Leading destination: Whether for

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