aviation Miami-Dade County is a leading global aviation center that is home to one of the largest clusters of MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) providers in the country, as well as a hub for global flight simulators and pilot training. AAR Aircraft Services & Landing Gear Airbus Americas Training Center American Airlines ATR North America Barfield Inc. (Air France Industries/KLM) KLX Aerospace Solutions Boeing Fight Services Commercial Jet HEICO Corporation IATA Americas Aircraft Parts & MRO Assembly & Manufacturing Composite Shops Flight Simulation & Training Among U.S. Airports (MIA) in International Freight 466 21,563 #2 Among U.S. Airports (MIA) in International Passengers 4 PUBLIC USE AIRPORTS $71,740 Cluster for Global Flight Simulation in the Americas
banking & finance Known as the financial capital of Latin America, Miami-Dade has the largest concentration of domestic and international banks and other financial institutions on the East Coast south of New York City. Banco Santander International Bank of America Merrill Lynch Citibank Northern Trust Bank of Florida SunTrust Bank TD Bank Wells Fargo Itau Private Bank International MasterCard Worldwide Visa International, Latin America & Caribbean Sabadell Bank BBVA Compass International Banks International Insurance & Wealth Management Maritime Services & Trade Finance Mobile Applications Technical Customer Support & Back Office Venture Capital & Private Equity 1,583 $651.6 Greater Miami companies received $651.6 million in VC funding in 2014 2.884 $110,346 87 Financial institutions with headquarters in Miami-Dade County $1B ANNUAL GROSS BIZ REVENUES 37,816 33 Foreign banks with headquarters in Miami-Dade County
creative design With mega T.V. production facilities, such as Univision, renowned fashion designers, such as Rene Ruiz well-known brands such as Perry Ellis International and Eberjey, high-profile fashion shows like Swim Week and renowned art shows like Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County has captured the attention of the international creative design community. Arquitectonica Bulgari Latin America Cartier Latin America and Caribbean Crispin Porter & Bogusky Chopard Marketing Services Inc. Eberjey Miansai Perry Ellis International Rene Ruiz Univision Networks 3,512 $79,349 $1.1B ECONOMIC IMPACT 24,075 Advertising & Marketing Architecture & Engineering Fashion/Lifestyle Industrial Design Music, Film, TV Production & Digital Content 13.5M People attend Miami-Dade Cultural events each year $174M in film & TV production spending in 2013-14
information technology Miami-Dade enjoys a thriving information technology (IT) sector, ranging from entrepreneurial startups to regional businesses and Fortune 500 companies. In recent years, Miami s tech industry has made significant gains due to the establishment of various incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces, launch of internationally recognized events, meet-up groups and coding schools, as well as growth in local tech talent thanks to increased course and degree offerings from our educational institutions. Amadeus North America Avaya Oracle Telefonica Data USA Verizon Terremark (NAP of the Americas) Apple Cisco Facebook Intel SAP Back Office Support & IT Computational Science & Health IT Data Centers Logistics IT Mobile Applications Tourism IT 1,583 $651.6 Greater Miami companies received $651.6 million in VC funding in 2014 24% INCREASE IN TECH from 2012-2014 (compared to 9% nationally) $97,314 1,000 More than 1,000 students graduate each year with ITrelated degrees in the Greater Miami area #2 IN NATION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AHEAD OF SILICON VALLEY, NYC & BOSTON 1st HOME OF MICROSOFT S 1st U.S.-based Innovation Center 8,367 top 5 One of the world s Top 5 Interconnected Cities
life science & healthcare Since the 1950s, Miami-Dade s entrepreneurial climate has nurtured successful biomedical, medical device and pharmaceutical companies. BD Biosciences Beckman Coulter CareCloud Corporation Cordis Corporation Merck & Co Inc. Noven Pharmaceuticals Teva Pharmaceuticals Medtronic Latin America Novartis Latin America OPKO Health, Inc. 8,048 $61,443 #2 LARGEST HEALTH DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY 8,367 Agricultural Sciences Back Office Operations Biologics Computational Science & Health IT Medical Devices Medical Tourism Pharmaceuticals $485M invested annually on life sciences R&D 12% of all Miami-Dade County jobs
trade & logistics A strategic location for serving the Americas, unsurpassed air, sea and data connections, and a skilled multicultural workforce are among the key reasons trade and logistics companies choose Miami-Dade for their regional or global facilities. Hellman Worldwide Logistics Ryder Integrated Logistics Seaboard Marine Sysco South Florida British Airways World Cargo DHL Global Forwarding FedEx, Latin America and Caribbean Divisions Kuehne & Nagel Maersk UPS Americas and the Caribbean Distribution Centers Logistics IT Maritime Services & Trade Finance Perishables Value-Added Services Assembling & Kitting 2.338 $57,606 MIA is 1ST among U.S. airports in International freight CONTAINER PORT IN FLORIDA 31,059 33% of total U.S. exports to Latin America originate from Miami