 The Vision of Martin County Business
As business and commerce all over Florida is
growing Martin County is growing with it.
The Business Development Board of Martin
County (BDBMC) is a public-private
partnership working to promote orderly
economic growth in the area. The Board does
this by retaining and assisting current
businesses, attracting desirable new
businesses, preserving the town’s quality of
life and expanding educational and
employment opportunities. Over 10,000
Occupational Licenses have been issued in
Martin County with approximately 25% to 30%
being “home office based”. Important
contributors to the economy include the
marine industry, agriculture, construction,
hospitality & tourism, government, retail,
medical and service businesses.
Because the county has been certified
“Camera Ready”, motion picture and
television industries can film here with
minimal effort or delays. The largest local
employer is the school system with a labor
force of over 2,000 workers. Martin County
is easily accessible from the Florida’s
Turnpike and I-95 and receives rail service
from Florida East Coast Railway. Corporate,
private, and chartered air service are
available through Martin County’s airport at
Witham Field while a major airline is only
35 miles south at Palm Beach International.
Six different industrial areas are within
Martin County borders. These areas are Palm
City, South Stuart along U.S. 1, the I-95/Kanner
Highway corridor, Indiantown, Hobe Sound and
Jensen Beach. All offer easy access to I-95
and the Florida’s Turnpike. Some of the
perks of each industrial park include
railway access, nearness to Witham Field,
the Indiantown Airport, large blocks of dock
high warehouse space, and access to the
Okeechobee Waterway, which connects the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. |
