North Port is booming, making this young city one of the most exciting communities in Florida. New businesses, neighborhoods, educational opportunities, parks and a significant investment in roads, technology and services have enhanced the city’s quality of life. Property values are rising and major developers are investing. National brands—such as Five Guys, Starbucks and Chico’s—are entering the market. Suncoast Technical College is expanding to North Port to provide skilled employees for local jobs. The city’s Blueways Project is connecting four city parks by water so residents can canoe and kayak from park to park, earning the city its seventh consecutive “Playful City USA” honor. And the accolades continue. Forbes has ranked North Port as one of the top 10 cities for job growth, and one of the top 20 cities to invest in for 2016. An A+ rating was given to North Port from Fitch Rating for 2015. No wonder a 2015 Gallup Survey ranked the North Port metro area No. 1 for well-being in the United States.

“Our company has grown as a direct result of our location. We relocated here after more than 15 years in Texas. North Port is conveniently located near many transportation hubs and right on the interstate system. The work force is available and skilled. And the city boasts of a wonderful year-round climate.” Kevin Harris, CEO of Hot Sauce Harry’s, which sells custom-labeled hot sauces to a national market and Canada

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And discover more about the City of North Port at: CityofNorthPort.com

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“A great benefit of being in North Port is our ability to recruit talent to an area where they would want to live. With the quality of life being so important to people these days, it helps when your facility is in a great location such as North Port.” Jeffrey King, President, King Plastic Corporation

“The City of North Port represents a unique demographic in Sarasota County with an ideal blend of youth (median age of 40) and seniors. The emergence of young professionals in the community – particularly in the realm of new business innovation – is an ideal platform to inform and influence planned community development. We envision North Port as a model of progressive planning that will help redefine the future of quality aging.”Dave McCarron, Business Development & Research Associate, Capital Care Associates, offering business advisory services to owners and operators in senior living, and co-founder, Hive, a coworking studio in North Port

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Housing options for every income level, including 2 agriculturally zoned sections, North Port estates and Woodland estates

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1st in well-being nationwide – Gallup, 2015

Second-best metro area in Florida to work for small business – Wallet Hub, 2014

Ranked among Top 15 Cleanest Cities in the U.S. – American Lung Association, 2014

Named a Playful City USA for the 7th consecutive year – Humana Foundation, 2016

Ranked in Top 100 for America’s business and careers – Forbes Magazine, 2014

Ranked in Top 10 Digital Cities survey for the third consecutive year – Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities, 2013

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One of the fastest-growing and largest cities in Florida, North Port is the lead city in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical area (MSa).