Business View Magazine | November 2020

257 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2020 NORTH LAUDERDALE , FLOR IDA The importance of relationship building cannot be understated. A case in point comes from the utilities sector, with The City of North Lauderdale giving a shout-out to its valuable long- standing relationship with US Water Services Corporation (USWSC), the city’s prime utility contractor since 2006. According to Carl Smith, Vice President, U.S. Water Services Corporation, “USWSC provides all staffing for the operations of the city’s 7.48 MGD lime softening treatment facility, as well as providing all customer service and billing for over 8,400 utility customers. We have enjoyed our relationship with the City of North Lauderdale and their customers and look forward to our future relationship with one of our most valued clients.” On the sustainability front, the North Lauderdale Community Garden opened in mid-2011 and in the nine years since the start of the project, it has been going strong. According to North Lauderdale Mayor, Ana Ziade, “We have that development. Another townhouse project by Rock Island Land Corp, will be a leasing opportunity. In addition, Lennar is building townhomes at a development called Savannah Landings. Reed-Holguin notes, “The city prides itself on having affordable housing in Broward County – including two mobile home parks, and apartment building rentals, townhome rentals, duplexes, fourplexes. We have a variety. North Lauderdale is very much a working class community so we have workforce housing for people who want to live here, predominately young families. Our tax base is primarily residential; we don’t have industrial parks with big employers in one place. Our major employers are Teleperformance (a telemarketing firm) and Off Lease Only ( a preowned car dealership), along with the big box stores – Home Depot and Walmart.”