HIALEAH GARDENS, FL-While the estimate may be conservative, Hialeah Gardens Mayor Yioset de la Cruz says the city expects private investment of at last $60 million in 2014.
If the capital target is correct, Hialeah Gardens will see an additional 600 new jobs by year's end.
The city, thanks to the arrival of new distribution centers, restaurants, gyms and clothiers, saw investment of approximately $117 million. In early 2013, city officials stated they expected about $75 million in investment over the next 12 months, according to the Miami Herald.
“It's a conservative estimate, but encouraging,” De la Cruz says. “The total private investment for this new year could be much higher, just as it happened in 2013.''
A major deal that closed this year was the relocation of ice cream producer Blue Bell's South Florida distribution center from Miramar to Hialeah Garden. The new Blue Bell center, an $8.5-million investment, started operations two weeks ago at 13295 Okeechobee Rd. See story in the Miami Herald.
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