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Find out if your business is located within a Florida Enterprise Zone or an Urban Job Tax Credit area.
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Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern Designation
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| The municipalities
of Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay are included in a Rural Area of
Critical Economic Concern Designation by the Governor of the State of
Florida, as identified in Executive Order 01-26 below.
Chapter 288.0656 (7), Florida Statutes,
authorizes the designation of up to three rural areas of critical economic
concern within the State of Florida. To date, two regions have been
designated by an Executive Order of the Governor.
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- Executive Order 99-275, signed by the Governor
on November 8, 1999, included the counties of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden,
Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, and Washington.
- Executive Order 01-26, signed by the Governor
on January 26, 2001, included the counties of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry,
Highlands, and Okeechobee, and the cities of Pahokee, Belle Glade, and
South Bay.
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The key economic indicators or factors used in
determining the designation include per capita income, average annual wages,
percentage of people in poverty, and average annual unemployment rate.
There are three primary reasons why counties want to be in a rural area of
critical economic concern:
- The rural area of critical economic concern designation provides
communities with support for economic development efforts and authorization
for waivers of criteria, requirements, or similar provisions of any economic
development initiatives authorized in statutes.
- Legislation passed during the past two legislative sessions provides
counties located in rural areas of critical economic concern with special
consideration when dealing with state agencies or qualifying for certain
programs.
- State agencies designing programs are including the rural area of critical
area concern designation as a factor in future program decisions. For example,
the Florida Department of Transportation is utilizing the rural area of
critical economic concern designation as a consideration in the development of
the "Strategic Inter-modal System" for connecting key roads, railways,
seaports and airports.
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