Orlando

=Carmenza Gonzalez=

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** Why should Brazilian firms choose to invest in the Orlando area? **  One of the advantages of selecting the Orlando region is location. It’s strategically located in the center of the state of Flórida and it had access to the Orlando International Airport, one of the best airports in the world, based on the way it was constructed it can expand at any time without affecting any neighborhoods. Also the access to the ports, we are only 35 miles away from Port Canaveral and we also have a port in the Tampa area and Jacksonville and south to Miami. The work force in the region provides us higher paid jobs to these companies. Orlando is also the center and the link for Latin America. Companies located in this region really look forward to expanding to Latin America and the position makes it a lot easier for all the new companies establishing in the region. Orlando is also very attractive for Latin American countries because the Hispanic community is growing. We have a growth in the Brazilian community, they are very active and they have their own Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. But we also have the Puerto Rican community, the Cubans, the Colombians, the Venezuelans; and all of those communities make the Orlando region more attractive to all the other possible companies moving into the area. media type="youtube" key="04qTLxcWkKk" height="507" width="624" align="center"

** What are the key industries in Orlando? **  I would like to expand a little bit more in the high technology industry. Like I mentioned before he have over 70,000 employees and the impact is significantly good for the region $8.8 billion. We have different clusters, we have simulation and training, we have telecommunications equipment, engineering, and we have a very good relationship with the University of Central Flórida, which is the university that has the highest number of engineer majors in the region. The companies in the high-tech industry and simulation and training are clustered around the area. These companies are located in the Central Flórida Research Park, which is next to the university of Central Flórida. Another important company that we have here and really brings in a lot of business and attention from other countries is Mitsubishi. They just moved in about a year ago; they expanded their power generation division, and they located in the northern part of Orlando. Lufkin Martin, everybody knows is a large company and has very good contest with their simulation and training companies. media type="youtube" key="L-E4J25-ANY" height="507" width="624" align="center"

** What are some other advantages of moving to the Orlando area? **  Economic development commission really serves these companies when they look forward to moving to this area by answering questions such as “what about education?” “what about hospital systems?” We have a great education system. We have great institutions such as the University of Central Flórida, Rollins College and other universities. But also we have a health care system that is not better than many in the United States. We have 2 systems that are very strong: Flórida Hospital System and Orlando regional Health Care. They both have international programs, they have a state of the art facility, state of the art equipment that are really working with international patients as well and attracting more patients to this area. These hospitals are located throughout the region covering the four counties that I mentioned before. Both hospitals have at least 7 hospitals in the region, so that is something that helps in choosing Orlando as a destination. Portuguese Translation