Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

29 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 now, with the first building almost completed. Gerhartz notes, “We’ve been master planning this area and preparing for growth for probably the last six or seven years, and we are just about to complete our first building on Winter Garden’s side of the 429. It is exciting to see the area start to develop since a lot of planning has gone into it.” The city has its first residential project in this area under construction as well. Gerhartz acknowledges they are looking for mid-sized corporate businesses that wish to locate near the SR 429. While the city doesn’t necessarily publicize its economic development incentives Gerhartz reports, “The City is able to be very pliable because of good leadership. We can partner on a case by case basis on incentives - all driven by quality of life and quality of place. The City invests in projects that compliment and enhance our community. City staff works very closely with the business community to grow those critical industry clusters and steps in to help move important projects forward. The City does what is needed to create a very business-friendly environment.” Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Woman Business Enterprise (WBE)  ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ /ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ; /Ϳ  dŚƌĞƐŚŽůĚ Θ ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ^ƚĞĞů /ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ  ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ Θ >ĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJ dĞƐƟŶŐ  ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚͬWƌŽũĞĐƚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ Specializing in: 407-982-7275  www.elipsisec.com ϱϯϬ ^͘ DĂŝŶ ^ƚ͕͘ tŝŶƚĞƌ 'ĂƌĚĞŶ͕&> ϯϰϳϴϳ WINTER GARDEN, FLOR IDA