Highlands County Florida Economic Development

Over 85% of the entire
state's population is with a 150-mile radius.

Central location provides
easy access to all
major markets.

Lower cost of living, and a
high quality lifestyle

Highlands County encompasses 1,029 square miles of the state's heartland in the center of Florida's peninsula.

Highlands County's prime location provides east/west/north/south market accessibility with close proximity to all major attractions. Over 85% of the state's population is within a 150 mile radius.

Highlands appropriately describes the higher elevation of the area located on the rolling hills of Central Florida's Ridge area and lake country. Compared to the state's population density per square mile, Highlands County ranked 40 with only 90 people per square mile.

Highlands County offers a location for the highest quality life style with all the advantages of a smaller community where it's great to live and smart to do business

Key Locational Assets

Considerable cost savings for
labor-intensive industries:

• development incentives
  
• accommodating tax climate
  
• low cost of living, particularly housing prices

Employer satisfaction with
employee work ethic:

• strong agricultural work ethic
  
• good labor/management relationship

Ample and trainable productive workforce,
Labor potential from sizable retirement population, Proximity to central Florida markets, Strong public-private cooperation for business attraction, Considerable civic pride.

HIGHLANDS COUNTY PROFILE 2007/2008 CUT & PASTE BELOW

http://www.highlandsedc.com/pdf/Highlands%20County%20Profile%202006-2007.pdf