North Port is starting to be recognized as a great place to start and grow a business. This piece is replete with CEO testimonials and infographics to help explain why this thriving city on Florida's Suncoast - located in Sarasota County, and situated between Tampa and Fort Myers - is gaining so much attention lately.

1. North Port is booming, making this young city one of the
most exciting communities in Florida. New businesses,
neighborhoods, educational opportunities, parks and a
significant investment in roads, technology and services have
enhanced the city’s quality of life. Property values are rising
and major developers are investing. National brands—such as
Five Guys, Starbucks and Chico’s—are entering the market.
Suncoast Technical College is expanding to North Port to
provide skilled employees for local jobs. The city’s Blueways
Project is connecting four city parks by water so residents
can canoe and kayak from park to park, earning the city its
seventh consecutive “Playful City USA” honor. And the
accolades continue. Forbes has ranked North Port as one of
the top 10 cities for job growth, and one of the top 20 cities
to invest in for 2016. An A+ rating was given to North Port
from Fitch Rating for 2015. No wonder a 2015 Gallup Survey
ranked the North Port metro area No. 1 for well-being in the
United States.
“Our company has grown as a
direct result of our location.
We relocated here after more than
15 years inTexas. North Port is
conveniently located near many
transportation hubs and right on
the interstate system.The work
force is available and skilled. And
the city boasts of a wonderful
year-round climate.”
Kevin Harris, CEO of Hot Sauce Harry’s,
which sells custom-labeled hot sauces to a
national market and Canada
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Sarasota County
between Tampa
and Fort Myers
on Florida’s
Gulf Coast
1 hour’s drive from the Port of
Manatee, the closest deepwater
seaport to the Panama Canal
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nearly tripled since
the year 2000
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the City of North Port, Florida, call:
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“A great benefit of being in North Port is
our ability to recruit talent to an area where
they would want to live. With the quality
of life being so important to people these
days, it helps when your facility is in a great
location such as North Port.”
Jeffrey King, President, King Plastic Corporation
“The City of North
Port represents a unique
demographic in Sarasota
County with an ideal blend
of youth (median age of 40)
and seniors.The emergence
of young professionals in the
community – particularly in the
realm of new business innovation – is
an ideal platform to inform and influence
planned community development. We envision
North Port as a model of progressive planning that
will help redefine the future of quality aging.”
Dave McCarron, Business Development & Research
Associate, Capital Care Associates, offering business advisory
services to owners and operators in senior living, and co-
founder, Hive, a coworking studio in North Port
diverse
housing
Housing options for every income
level, including 2 agriculturally
zoned sections, North Port
estates and Woodland estates
The 1,023-seat
North Port
Performing arts
Center is the
third-largest
theater in
Sarasota County
gated
communities
(3 of them
golf course
communities)
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schools
middle
schools
high
schools
Home to the University
of South Florida
Sarasota-Manatee,
and serviced by State
College of Florida
Manatee-Sarasota and
Edison State College
of residents
have a high
school diploma
or higher
have a bachelor’s
degree or higher
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achieve
anything in
North Port
Top 10 in U.S. for job
growth – Forbes
1st in well-being
nationwide
– Gallup, 2015
Second-best metro
area in Florida to work
for small business
– Wallet Hub, 2014
Ranked among Top 15
Cleanest Cities in the
U.S. – American Lung
Association, 2014
Named a Playful City USA
for the 7th consecutive
year – Humana
Foundation, 2016
Ranked in Top 100 for
America’s business
and careers – Forbes
Magazine, 2014
Ranked in Top 10 Digital
Cities survey for the
third consecutive year
– Center for Digital
Government and Digital
Communities, 2013
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strong
educational
assets
One of the fastest-growing and largest cities in Florida,
North Port is the lead city in the North Port-Bradenton-
Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical area (MSa).