That's the carved-in-stone prediction of one of metro Orlando's most knowledgeable development gurus, Frank W. Herring Jr., vice president and senior development officer of St. Joe Commercial.
The southwest corridor's superior transportation systems and proximity to Orlando International Airport have lured an array of high-tech, transportation and manufacturing firms to the area. "Today, class A office space in an attractive corporate setting draws as many inquiries from telecommunications companies and software manufacturerers as hospitality and service firms," Herring tells GlobeSt.com.
Changing the playing field are several factors not present 30 years ago when Walt Disney World first came to town, notes Herring. Those factors are record job creation and expansion/development in the tourism corridor south and west of metro Orlando.
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