# The shape of Florida development

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shape-of-florida-development/557117>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 14, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shape-of-florida-development/557117 "2010-10-14T12:42:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shape-of-florida-development/557117/21 "2010-10-16T02:21:04Z")

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Florida has now learned they need to attract innovation-based industries and not rely almost exclusively on tourism and migration. Things like Scripps Institute in SE Fla., Jackson Labs possibly in Naples area, a new USF polytechnic campus in Lakeland, and high speed rail construction will help create a more stable economy and shore 🙂 up the housing market.

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shape-of-florida-development/557117/22 "2010-10-16T13:27:18Z")

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We’re courting Algenol, a bio-fuel firm, here. I’m not sure how successful we are at it right now. But it would be good to get more IT and R&D companies on the tax roll.

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