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Jan 12, 2016

PROMOTING MIAMI-DADE IN SEATTLE

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    As Miami-Dade County’s official economic development partnership, The Beacon Council is charged with bringing new, job-generating investments to the community, while assisting existing businesses in their efforts to expand. By doing this, The Beacon Council facilitates the creation of quality jobs for each and every resident of Miami-Dade County.

    Since its creation in 1985, The Beacon Council has assisted more than 865 companies which have created more than 86,000 direct and indirect jobs, retained more than 17,000 existing jobs, and added more than $3.1 billion in new capital investment to our community.

    These are just a few of the companies that have benefited from The Beacon Council’s location or expansion services: Caterpillar, Porsche, Federal Express, Burger King, Ryder Systems, Inc., Goya, Bertram Yachts, BD BioSciences and Discovery Channel Latin America.

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