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FLORIDA
CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018
Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles
Neil Kirkman Bldg.,
2900 Apalachee Pkwy.,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0500
Tel: (850) 922-9000
Department of Juvenile Justice
2737 Centerview Drive,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100
Tel: (850) 488-1850
Department of Law Enforcement
2331 Phillips Rd.,
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Tel: (850) 410-7000
Department of Management Services
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 250,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950
Tel: (850) 488-2786
Fax: (850) 922-6149
E-mail: dms.myflorida.com
Department of Military Affairs
St. Francis Barracks, 82 Marine St., University of South Florida
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Tel: (904) 823-0364
Fax: (904) 823-0112
Department of Revenue
501 S. Calhoun,
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: (850) 488-5050
Department of State
R.A. Gray Bldg., 500 S. Bronough,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Tel: (850) 245-6500
E-mail: secretaryofstate@dos.state.fl.us SEA
Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee St.,
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450
Tel: (850) 414-4100
E-mail: fdot.pio@dot.state.fl.us
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mary Grizzle Bldg., Rm 311-K,
11351 Ulmerton Road,
Largo, FL 33778-1630
Tel: (727) 518-3202
Fax: (727) 518-3216
Division of Bond Finance
1801 Hermitage Blvd.,
P.O. Box 13300,
Tallahassee, FL 32317-3300
Tel: (850) 488-4782
Fax: (850) 413-1315
State Board of Administration
1801 Hermitage Blvd.,
Tallahassee, FL 32317-3300
Tel: (850) 488-4406
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State Board of Executive Clemency landings each year. Over the past decade, Fort
2601 Blair Stone Rd., Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2450 (FLL) has become one of the fastest-growing
Tel: (850) 922-0000 airports in the country.
EDUCATION Airlines: Virtually every major airline services
Florida’s Public School system is organized the State of Florida, through the 20 major
by counties. There are sixty-seven counties commercial airports.
in Florida and each county is a school district.
Public primary and secondary schools are TELECOMMUNICATION
Florida is one of the top five telecom hubs in
administered by the Florida Department of the world. The Network Access Point (NAP)
Education. The State University System of in Miami serves as a major switching station
Florida manages and funds Florida’s eleven for Internet traffic coming to and from Latin
public universities: America, while other high-speed networks,
Florida A&M University such as the Florida Lambda Rail and LA Grid
Florida Atlantic University facilitate R&D efforts. In addition, Florida has
some of the fastest and most widely available
Florida Gulf Coast University wireless networks.
Florida International University
Florida State University ELECTRICITY
New College of Florida The state’s 17 consumer-owned electric
University of Central Florida cooperatives provide low-cost electric energy
University of North Florida and related services to nearly 1.4 million
University of Florida Floridians. FPL Group Inc. is the parent
company of Florida Power & Light Co, and
University of West Florida is the largest developer and operator of wind-
power generation in the U.S. FPL is among the
Supplementing the state’s public university
system is a network of 28 community colleges, largest and fastest growing electric utilities in
with over 100 locations throughout the state. the United States, with nearly 10,000 employees
One community college, Miami-Dade College, who serve nearly 8 million people - about half
is the second-largest degree-granting institution the state of Florida.
in the United States, with over 54,000 students CONTACTS
enrolled, and Broward Community College is Florida Chamber of Commerce
among the 50 largest colleges and universities. 136 South Bronough Street,
P.O. Box 11309, Tallahassee,
INFRASTRUCTURE Florida 32302-3309
TRANSPORTATION Tel: (850) 521-1200
Fax: (850) 521-1219
Sea Ports: Florida has 14 deepwater ports,
between the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The Gulf Florida Department of Revenue
ports are focused primarily on domestic trade, Revenue Program Technical Assistance
while the Atlantic ports compete with ports all 501 S. Calhoun St,
along the Eastern Seaboard are for international Room 435, P.O. Box 7443,
cargo and cruise ship passengers. The State Tallahassee, FL 32314
of Florida is home to more than $70 billion in Tel: (850) 922-4700
international trade, of which over $46 billion are Fax: (850) 922-9252
waterborne foreign exports and imports passing
through Florida’s ports. The Dante B. Fascell Florida Ports Council
Port of Miami-Dade (POM) generates more than 502 East Jefferson Street,
90,000 jobs in the Miami-Dade County area and Tallahassee, FL 32301
has an economic impact of $12 billion annually. Tel: (850) 222-8028
The Port of Jacksonville processes about 600,000 Fax: (850) 222-7552
vehicles per year and is the top U.S. vehicle port. E-Mail: info@flaports.org
E-mail: info@flchamber.com
AIR Website: www.flchamber.com
Airports: Florida has 20 major commercial Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
airports and another 129 public airports. Miami 1601 Biscayne Blvd.,
International, one of the busiest airports in
the world, served by over 100 airlines taking Miami, FL 33132-1260
Tel: (305) 350-7700
travelers to approximately 150 destinations E-mail: info@miamichamber.com
around the globe. MIA has more than 33.6 Website: www.greatermiami.com
million passengers and 500,000 take-offs and