West Palm Beach July 2026

W all Street South® — trademarked by the Business Development Board of the Palm Beaches — began as a strategic initiative to position Palm Beach County as a serious competitor for corporate investment. Fifteen years later, the results speak for themselves. But this economy was not built by a single wave of relocations. It was built by companies that planted here, reinvested here, and kept betting on what this region could become. That bet keeps paying off. Voloridge, the Jupiter-based quantitative investment firm, has been headquartered here since Wall Street South®'s earliest days — over a decade and counting. The firm just purchased two new properties with plans to add 200 high-tech jobs. An 89.3% employee retention rate tells you everything about the talent pipeline and quality of life this region delivers. Carrier Global Corporation continues to call Palm Beach Gardens home to its 224,000-square-foot global headquarters, where AI-driven building systems are designed, tested, and deployed — 600 local employees powering an operation of more than 50,000 worldwide. They are far from alone. Celsius, USPA Global (U.S. Polo Assn.), TBC Corporation, SBA Communications, ModMed, Office Depot, and others all maintain global headquarters here — companies that stayed because the ecosystem kept delivering. The legacy runs even deeper. ADT, NextEra Energy, Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, - Submitted by Kelly Smallridge, President and CEO, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County - - Photos provided by the Business Development Board - Deep Roots, Lasting Growth COMMUNITY and Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience laid the foundation for what Palm Beach County has become: home to nearly 600 corporate headquarters, 20,000 financial service firms, 2,000 technology companies, 2,000 aviation and aerospace firms, and 700 life science operations. The numbers behind that foundation are staggering — a $140.5 billion annual GDP, more than $200 billion in total personal income, and a labor force of 776,893 earning among the highest average salaries in Florida. Wall Street South® earned its reputation by recruiting major names in finance. But what it really reflects is something deeper — a long- term investment by sophisticated leaders who continue to grow, hire, and reinvest in a region that meets them at every stage. That is what happens when government, business, and community leaders share a vision and the discipline to execute it. The Business Development Board of the Palm Beaches supports this growth with complimentary services — site selection, market intelligence, workforce resources, permitting guidance, and hands- on expansion support — ensuring companies don't just land here but scale here for decades. 4 W E S T PA L M B E A C H | J U LY 2 0 2 6 THE PALM BEACHES' ECONOMY IS THRIVING