Orlando tourist attractions: •4 Disney Parken–Animal Kingdom , Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, Magic Kingdom •3 SeaWorld Parken – SeaWorld, Aquatica, Discovery Cove •2 Universal Parken—Universal Studios Florida en Universal’s Islands of Adventure •Wet ’n Wild–waterpark •Lego Land—Winter Haven , Florida •1250 Golf courses (most in the U.S.) •11 National Parks (everglades, key Biscayne,) •160 State Parks (largest in the U.S.) •1 uur van 1060 Kilometers zand strand Gulf of Mexico en Atlantic Ocean TOP PRIVAAT WERKGEVERS VOOR GROOT ORLANDOWalt Disney Co. 62,200Florida Hospital 21,483Publix Super Markets Inc. 18,500Universal Orlando 16,000Orlando Health 12,668McDonald’s Corp. 10,230Best Buy Co. Inc. 8,513Marriott International Inc. 7,522 Lockheed Martin Corp. 7,870Hilton Hotels Corp. 7,657Darden Restaurants Inc. 6,500 Harris Corp. 5,780 Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. 7,246 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc. 6822 Health First Inc. 4,400 Siemens AG 3,947 Lowes Companies Inc. 3,463 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3,538 Halifax Health 5,425 Central Florida Investments 3,000 FedEx Corp. 3,210 AT&T Corp.
HOMES–building permits for new homes average cost:
•1997: $118,900 •1999: $129,700 •2001: $144,800 •2003: $159,300 •2005: $169,100 •2007: $203,900 •2009: $219,200 •2011: $225,700 •2012: $248,800 www.city-data.com/city/Orlando-Florida TAX—Business dollars go a lot farther here given Florida’s tax advantages, tax exemptions and no state personal income tax. Businesses thrive in this low-tax environment, and employees enjoy the benefit of no personal income tax. Florida ranks among the top 5 states for favorable business tax climate according to the Tax Foundation’s 2012 State Business Tax Climate Index. TOURISM and ACCESS–Our economy benefits from a globally-recognized tourism industry that saw a record 59 million visitors in 2013. This sector alone has an economic impact of more than $50 billion. The region is home tothree international airports, including Sanford International (direct) and Orlando International Airport, which is the third-largest origin and destination airport in the U.S. RESEARCH and MEDICAL-–Orlando is home to the University of Central Florida (UCF), now the 2nd largest university in the country with over $122 million in annual research; a #3 ranking on the IEEE Patent Scorecard and a top ten incubator network. Orlando has the 7th largest research park in the country (Central Florida Research Park) with over 1,025 acres. It is home to over 120 companies, employs more than 8,500 people, and is the hub of the nation’s military simulation and training programs. With the UCF College of Medicine and the region’s “medical city,” we are also gaining a reputation as a thriving center for the life science and biotechnology industry TECHNOLOGY--Techie.com ranked Orlando among its list of the “Most Promising Tech Hubs to Watch in 2014.” The article cites Orlando’s Creative Village as evidence of a booming digital media industry, low overhead costs compared to other-known tech hubs and its pipeline of talented and creative young professionals. INVESTMENT –The Orlando region has been named one of fDi Magazine’s (Foreign Direct Investment) top 10 “American Cities of the Future” in the large cities category. Forbes named Orlando as one of the “best cities for minority entrepreneurs” and one of “the next big boom towns in the U.S.” The good news is that home prices in Orlando are beginning to trend up and long-term mortgage rates are at record lows, so now is a good time to think about taking Warren Buffett’s advice and investing in a rental home in Orlando, Florida. . Europeans have the same ownership rights as American citizens. EMPLOYMENT–Orlando received Gallup’s 3rd-highest Job Creation Index Score in the country for 2012. Orlando is the only metro area to rank in the top 5 for 2011 and 2012. In addition, Orlando also ranked as the 2nd-highest metro for percentage hiring in 2012. POPULATION GROWTH–According to the U.S. Census, Florida ranks 3rd in the nation for population growth and is among the top 10 fastest growing states. Kiplinger has named Orlando as one of eight U.S. metropolitans to outpace the nation’s 7 percent job growth average between now and 2017 with a projected job growth of 15 percent over the next five years. Waarom investeren in een woning in Orlando VRAAG ONZE RAAD VOOR U NAAR FLORIDA GAAT