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Mayor’s Update:

How Hustle Is Helping Us Bring Business To Boca Raton

Scott Singer is the 35th funding and tech innovators for a high-tech ecosystem. they needed. After they showed interest, city staff worked
Mayor of Boca Raton. We say, “When you can work from anywhere, why hard and quickly to complete a lease and the planning
A South Florida native, not work from paradise?” And it’s true. But for CEOs for the area, so we could seal the deal. And that’s where
attorney, mediator, and and corporate site selectors unfamiliar with the beauty I come back to hustle. Brightline’s CEO mentioned our
small business owner, Scott and bounty of Boca, we have to explain why our city’s city’s relentless pursuit and my increasingly frequent
and his wife Bella live in paradise is better than other options. For some of them, it phone calls. And we needed the hustle and effort because
Broken Sound with their two comes down to what their office looks like. We have the other cities and counties put on a full-court press,
young children. largest stock of Class A office buildings in the county, but including offering nearly one hundred million dollars in
Last month, I updated a lot of it could use some updating. We can be encouraged incentives to get their station.
residents on public safety, by proposals for the first new office building in downtown In today’s market our brand helps, but it takes us only
including our 30 percent Boca in years, as well as in other areas. so far. That’s why we will continue to press to increase
drop in crime from already- Not everyone is working from home, so that’s streamlining efforts, keep taxes low, and continue our
low crime figures, and our first-in-the-state enhanced why transportation options and infrastructure are so efforts to enhance our position as the economic engine
safety regulations after the Surfside tragedy. Just as safety important. In January, we had an exciting moment with of Palm Beach County.
attracts new investment, so does existing investment. But the groundbreaking for the new Brightline station in You can see more on these and other hot topics by
in order to thrive in a more competitive marketplace, it Downtown Boca Raton, which is scheduled to open later watching the video of the recent State of the City address
will continue to take hustle. this year. More residents spoke at a city council meeting at myboca.us/soc. Please email me at ssinger@myboca.us
Boca Raton has long been distinguished from other in favor of this initiative than any other in the past decade. with any thoughts, and stay connected with me on social
cities by our thriving business climate, with most of the The opportunity to be connected to a major transportation media @ScottSingerUSA on all platforms.
corporate headquarters in our county. Our strong economy network, and to be one of only a handful of cities in South
is thriving. In the past 22 months, nearly 3,000 new Florida as part of that network, has untold benefits for
businesses have started in Boca, bringing us back to our our city.
pre-pandemic levels in the range of 12,000. Boca Raton This includes our centers of culture, such as our
has been a hub of innovation: from the advancement of Amphitheater, Boca Raton Museum of Art, and the
radar in the 1940s on our Army Air Field, through the Mizner Park Cultural Center, along with businesses, shops
invention of the IBM personal computer in the 1980s to and restaurants beyond downtown. For our residents,
today. This tradition is finding new life in the BocaTech and especially commuting professionals, we’ll be able
movement, with Boca’s many innovative companies and to hop on trains to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm
high-tech professionals leading the way. As one example, and, eventually, Orlando – and our businesses will now
a spontaneous gathering of tech professionals attracted attract more talent for high-paying jobs for our cities, all
more than 100 people getting together to share ideas. while reducing emissions.
Last year, we were chosen as one of eight cities So many have called Brightline a game-changer; one New Moon April 1
nationwide to be part of the Innovation Track of the that will have lasting, positive impacts to bring visitors
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Institute. After to our city. The initiative also adds a long-needed parking First Quarter April 9
months of work, a cross-departmental city team developed garage downtown, and thanks to our success in applying Full Moon April 16
a plan to connect the many tech startup founders with for a federal grant, and bipartisan Congressional support, Third Quarter April 23
funders. The goal is to help this tech talent grow and our costs for the project were greatly reduced.
stay in Boca Raton. We look forward to implementing Brightline will be in Boca in large part because we New Moon April 30
this plan to build on successes like FAU’s Research Park pitched them. Three years ago, I made a strong case to
and Tech Runway, and grow the critical mass of venture Brightline executives that Boca Raton had the ridership

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Membership fee must be paid in advance; $500 food & beverage minimum required. Summer memberships are introductory and available to purchase only once, after which full membership
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