Businesses Choose Clearwater
Clearwater – Bright and Beautiful from Bay to Beach
Located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Clearwater is known for its year-round great weather, coastal lifestyle, and high quality of life that people dream about. But more than that it is a place where you can build a business, find a career, and truly have it all.
Clearwater is centrally located in the growing Tampa Bay Region with easy access to top-rated universities and hospitals, two international airports within a 30-minute drive, and Port Tampa Bay, Florida’s largest and most cargo diverse port. Our area offers freight rail, and interstate, federal and state highways connecting to 35 million consumers within an eight-hour drive.
World famous Clearwater Beach is at the heart of the Pinellas County tourism market and consistently ranks among the best beaches in the world.
Clearwater is home to a growing and diverse business climate with established businesses in software, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, marine and life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and financial services drawing talent from our well-educated and highly skilled 1.5 million labor force.
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Business Excellence
Some of Clearwater’s largest employers include BayCare Health System, Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Lincare Holdings, Aerosonic Corporation, MarineMax, Heritage Insurance, KnowBe4 and GE Instrument Transformers, which, in 2015, completed construction of a $50 million, 190,000-square-foot expansion, and the company’s first advanced manufacturing Center of Excellence.