"To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to pinpoint the fuel that feeds your fire. Passion is a powerful asset."
-Dan Cane, CEO & Founder of Boca based Modernizing Medicine
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Boca Raton is home to more than half the corporate headquarters in Palm Beach County and has more publicly traded companies than any other municipality in the County.
Publicly traded and privately held companies are thriving in Boca Raton, yours can too.
To learn how you can join Boca's corporate community, reach out to us at EconomicDevelopment@myboca.us.
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Boca Raton
A Profile in Evolution
South Florida Business Journal
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"Boca Raton epitomizes evolution and contrasts."
- South Florida Business Journal
"Incorporated in 1925 during the peak of that era's Florida land boom, the city existed for generations as a vacation destination. It later found itself at the center of the technological transformation."
Full Read: SFBJ - Corridors of Opportunity
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We welcomed Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC to their beautiful new office.
So incredible having one of the country's oldest wealth management firms, with an AUM of $2.2 billion, as part of our finance sector.
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Kanpai
has officially reopened!
Kanpai is a Japanese concept restaurant featuring Japanese barbecue, a sushi bar and two cocktail bars.
Kanpai is located at
20 N Federal Hwy. in the heart of Downtown Boca Raton.
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Boca Raton
A great place to live AND work
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Boca Raton
Ranks Among The Best
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StorageCafe results are in, and Boca Raton has one of the best mixes of urban and suburban living - ranking 12th out of almost 1,000 cities in the U.S. Read more at SunSentinel.
Boca Raton makes Cvents Top 50 Meeting Destinations list for North America. Read more at BizJournals.com
Boca Raton named one of the Best College Towns in Florida by Worldatlas.com
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Maggie McFly's is coming to Boca | |
"I saw how Boca has changed over the last decade, how much younger it got - families moving in, just overall growth in the area," said Ray Harper, Founder of Maggie McFly's - Local Craft Eatery & Bar. Maggie McFly's is coming to Town Center at Boca Raton.
As reported by SunSentinel.
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Check out Inovaxe's new state-of-the art corporate HQ. This site will serve as the company's demonstration and training center, highlighting its award-winning Smart Storage Systems. | | |
American Social
opened in Mizner Park on May 23rd.
America Social offers a Modern-American menu with a twist.
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Way to go FAU Men's Basketball!
Great read by FAU University Press about FAU Men's basketball March Madness economic impact on Boca Raton.
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Orca Golf Bags outfitted all eight national teams of top female professional golfers at LPGA Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown. | | |
"Easymetering doubles its team amid rapid growth," you can read about this great company in Refresh Miami. | | |
Rack Electric is a company that cares! They fulfilled generator orders after another business suddenly closed. Check them out on WPTV. | | |
Another major accomplishment for Sage Dental HQ! They opened their 100th location, doubling the number of practices in their network since 2020. | | |
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Boca Raton Women Founders Group is now:
Boca Women in Business
This quarter we heard from
Dr. Kevin Cox of the
Adams Center for Entrepreneurship at FAU.
With so many resources available, our goal is to highlight them on a quarterly basis.
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To help share happenings surrounding Boca's corporate community we include our Quarterly Report in the Sun Sentinel. The insert is distributed to 50,000 homes and businesses throughout the community.
Want a printed
(or electronic) copy?
Let us know - we would love to share them with you.
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We're excited to share our recent collaboration with Boca Magazine!
Boca Mag is one of the best in the business and we can't wait to share our "Boca. Business. Brief." updates with their readership.
Thank you, Boca Magazine, for your partnership!
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We're lucky to have such great partnerships throughout the community.
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Pebb, BH buy Office Depot HQ for $104 million, as reported by The Real Deal.
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Ocean Bank, one of the largest commercial lenders in South Florida, plans to open its first Palm beach County branch in Boca Raton, as reported by BizJournals.com
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"The right way to cruise down A1A." Great read about Boca Raton and surrounding towns in Garden and Gun magazine.
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Our Newest Commercial
At Work or Play - Boca Raton Has Everything!
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Economic Development
Strategic Marketing Campaign
& Community Outreach
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Digital And Print Information At Your Fingertips | |
As part of our ongoing marketing initiatives, we continue to create informational pieces designed to highlight the business attributes of the City of Boca Raton.
All of these items are available to you, our readers, and can be emailed or picked up at City Hall. Please contact us and we'll make sure you get the information you need.
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Good News for
Palm Beach County
Employment
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Thanks to the efforts of Career Source of Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County’s unemployment rate, as reported on
June 16, 2023, is at 2.7 percent.
PBC's rate has remained below the nation's for more than two years and stayed at or below 3.0 percent for 15 months.
For 20 months, there are more job openings than unemployed people in Palm Beach County. Total non-agricultural employment in the county is 684,300 adding 15,500 jobs over the year - that's a 2.3% gain.
Seeking employment? Check out their Jobs page to search for your next opportunity. Career Source Palm Beach County's in person and virtual job fairs are not to be missed!
For the latest schedule, visit their Events page.
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Want to know more about Boca Raton's business community? Check out our YouTube channel. Our commercials and short videos have been viewed over 67,000 times.
If you have a great idea for a video or would like to see an interview with a local CEO, let us know and we'll do our best to make it happen.
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Economic Development Social Media | |
If you would like to see what we've been up to, you can find us on the following social media platforms: | |
Facebook: We have over 42,500+ followers! Have corporate news to share - contact us via Facebook Messenger.
Twitter: For the latest news on Boca's Corporate Community, follow us on Twitter @BocaDev.
Instagram: Do you have corporate photos to share? Follow us @Boca.Economic.Development and tag us at #BusinessBoca.
YouTube: Have you seen our YouTube page? We already have over 67,000+ views. Check us out @City of Boca Raton - Office of Economic Development.
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Have corporate news to share?
We'd love to hear (and share) it...
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