Businesses Choose Clearwater

• BayCare Health System

• AmeriLife 

• Bausch & Lomb Surgical 

• The Monin Americas Headquarters & Flavor Innovation Center 

• FrankCrum 

• KnowBe4 

• GE Vernova – recently chose Clearwater for a $50 million, 190,000-square-foot expansion, establishing its first Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence.

• FlyUSA

• Lincare Holdings

• Aerosonic Corporation

• PostcardMania

• Yo Mama’s Foods – with products in over 24,000 stores nationwide, ranking among the top-selling pasta sauces on Amazon, and recognized as the #2 fastest-growing emerging brand on Instacart’s 2025 list.

Florida consistently ranks as one of the best states for business by site selectors and executives alike due to its business-friendly state tax policies, low operating costs, and streamlined regulatory environment.

In 2025, for the 11th consecutive year, Chief Executive Magazine ranked Florida as the No. 2 state for business, citing its pro-business environment, favorable tax climate, and strong university system.

• No State Personal income tax
• Competitive corporate income tax rate, exemptions for pass-through entities
• No state or local sales tax on commercial leases
• No franchise tax or capital-stock tax in many cases
• No property tax on business inventories, and goods-in-transit for up to 180 days
• No statewide ad valorem state property tax

• Pinellas County has the 3rd largest manufacturing base in Florida
• Sales/use tax exemptions for machinery & equipment used in manufacturing
• Exemptions for goods manufactured in Florida and exported outside the state
• Raw material & packaging exemptions (where applicable)