That's the carved-in-stone prediction of one of metro Orlando'smost knowledgeable development gurus, Frank W. Herring Jr., vicepresident and senior development officer of St. Joe Commercial.

The southwest corridor's superior transportation systems andproximity to Orlando International Airport have lured an array ofhigh-tech, transportation and manufacturing firms to the area."Today, class A office space in an attractive corporate settingdraws as many inquiries from telecommunications companies andsoftware manufacturerers as hospitality and service firms," Herringtells GlobeSt.com.

Changing the playing field are several factors not present 30years ago when Walt Disney World first came to town, notes Herring.Those factors are record job creation and expansion/development inthe tourism corridor south and west of metro Orlando.

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