CEO CAN HELP

CEO's Services

CEO actively manages site location requests, workforce training grants and incentives assistance. CEO works with Alachua County and local governments in securing all resources available to new and expanding business and industry. Through its five-year strategic plan, Opportunity 2010, CEO is charged to assist new and expanding business and industry through Expansion, Growing Our Own and Attraction efforts.

Programs Include:

• Site Location Assistance
• Quick Response Training
• Incumbent Worker Training
• Qualified Target Industry Tax Incentive (QTI)
• Permitting assistance with local government

How CEO Helps

• Serves as the primary contact for new and expanding companies looking for site selection assistance
• Maintains a comprehensive database on existing industrial sites and buildings in the area
• Provides labor and training information, permitting support and other business development needs
• Increases awareness of Alachua County as a business location through investment missions, direct mail campaigns, advertising, public relations activities and trade shows
• Offers comprehensive demographic data and economic analysis to companies seeking information
• Assists established businesses with expansion plans

CEO’s Impact in Alachua County

Between 2006 and 2009, CEO assisted in creating

• 700 new jobs
• 352,000 square footage of growth
• $46 million+ in capital investments, at an average wage of nearly $40,000/year—$10,000 more than Alachua County’s average annual wage of $32,275/year