WHY

BREVARD

discover Florida’s Space Coast

  • #2 FASTEST GROWING TECH SECTOR in the U.S., Bureau of Labor Statistics 2022
  • MSA RANKED #5 U.S. BEST PERFORMING CITIES 2022, Milken Institute
  • RANKED #3 in Florida, #18 Nationally, 150 BEST PLACES TO LIVE in the USA, 2021-2022, US News and World Report
  • #1: in Florida & #10 in the U.S. for MOST CONCENTRATED HIGH-TECH ECONOMY, Milken Institute, 2022
  • In TOP 25 COUNTIES FOR TALENT ATTRACTION, EMSI Burning Glass Labor Market Analytics
  • Top 10 U.S. MSAs for STEM JOBS, Forbes.com
  • #8: BEST WAGE GROWTH in the U.S., Milken Institute, 2022
  • TOP 25: WORLDWIDE DESTINATION ON THE RISE; specifically mentioned as a top spot for families, National Geographic, 2020
  • WITH 72 MILES OF BEACHES on the East Coast of Florida

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

  • Birthplace of Space Exploration and Home to Commercial Space Enterprise Growth and Development
  • Morgan Stanley’s Space Team Estimates that the roughly $350 billion space industry could surge to over $1 trillion by 2040.

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  • Home Of Space Launch Delta 45 and The 920th Rescue Wing At Patrick Space Force Base.
  • Home Of NOTU, Naval Ordnance Test Unit, At Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • 72,000 U.S. Military Veterans make their home in Brevard County.


Why Merritt Island

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Dedicated to Sustainability & Economic Growth in Merritt Island

The mission of the Redevelopment Agency is to create and implement community-based redevelopment strategies that promote quality growth and economic development, preserving Merritt Island’s history, culture and natural environment, and improving the quality of life for residents, workers, and visitors. Project planning and execution is funded through various sources, including Tax Increment Financing (TIF), grants, and donations.

MERRITT ISLAND

Redevelopment Zones

There are four (4) sub areas within the Merritt Island Redevelopment Area consisting of:

SR 520 Commercial Core Sub-Area (Merritt Island Causeway), adopted 1989 (745.53 acres) and 1991 (280.12 acres), is the primary west/east major arterial road, extending from the Indian River Lagoon on the west and the Banana River Lagoon on the east. It extends north to approximately Merritt Avenue and south to approximately Fortenberry Road.

SR 3 Sub-Area, adopted 2006 (165.7 acres), is the primary north-south corridor through Merritt Island and includes all properties that front on Courtenay Parkway from the SR 528 interchange at the north end to Merritt Avenue at the south end.

Barge Canal Sub-Area, adopted 2013 (981.01 acres), includes SR 528 and the lands to the north that front on the Barge Canal. It extends from the Indian River Lagoon on the west to the Banana River on the east.

Cone Road Sub-Area, adopted 2013 (209.53 acres), encompasses the industrial lands located south of Cone Road and north of the Merritt Island Airport.

OUR PARTNERS

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Major Investments Coming To Merritt Island

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Health First Medical Wellness Village
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Capital Improvement Investments
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S Courtenay Pkwy Infrastructure & Image Enhancement Project
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Veterans Memorial Park Amphitheatre Project