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BUSINESS RETENTION/EXPANSION <br />Expansion Activities <br />• Facilitated a successful Local Jobs Grant for Blue Dog business Services. The Vero <br />Beach company is adding 15 new jobs to its current staff of 27 while retaining and <br />growing its corporate headquarters locally rather than Palm Beach County,, as was <br />initially considered. The EDO is also assisting the company in securing expanded office <br />space. <br />• Met individually with each County Commissioner to discuss plans for the expansion of <br />MWI Corporation. The company is considering expanding its local presence by <br />relocating its corporate headquarters and maintenance operations from Palm Beach <br />County to Indian River County. MWI estimates a $1.5 million capital investment and <br />creating 150 jobs. <br />• Met with executives from Girard Equipment to discuss expansion plans and potential <br />programs to assist in either updating their current facility or move into a larger building. <br />• Parabel, an agricultural -based research and production firm, is currently constructing a <br />production facility in Fellsmere and submitted plans for additional production facilities off <br />SR60 west of 1-95. The company anticipates creating up to 170 new jobs when fully <br />operational. The EDO facilitated the company's successful Local Jobs Grant in 2016. <br />Retention Visits <br />With Commissioner O'Bryan, met with the new CEO of TrueAero, an aviation firm that <br />re -manufactures aircraft parts. The company was awarded a Local Jobs Grant in 2014 <br />based on creating 13 new jobs. The company now has 24 employees in Vero Beach, <br />25 in Dallas, and a small office in Ireland. <br />With Commissioner O'Bryan, met with the CFO of Veriato (formerly SpectorSoft), a <br />software development firm. The company located into larger office space in Vero <br />Beach to accommodate its growing base of 45 employees. <br />Currently assisting a local marine industry manufacturer with its expansion plans, <br />anticipating ten new jobs, adding to its 24 current employment, and a capital <br />investment of $750,000+. The company is considering sites in Indian River County <br />and in Ft. Pierce, preferably an existing building. <br />Industry Tours <br />Facilitated an industry tour to Syngenta with ten participants <br />In recognition of National Manufacturing Month, coordinated a tour of the CVS <br />Distribution Center for members of the Treasure Coast Manufacturers' Association and <br />students from the IRSC Logistics program <br />Other Retention/Expansion Initiatives <br />Arranged for the production crew of "How It's Made" to film the manufacturing process <br />at Schact Groves, M.A. Ford, Float -On Boat Trailers, and Dragonfly Boatworks. The <br />segments will air in late 2018 on the Discovery Channel. <br />13 <br />13 <br />