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Economic Development
P.O. Box 150027
Cape Coral, FL 33915-0027
Phone: 239.574.0444
Fax: 239.574.0452
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| Infrastucture |
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Transportation
Information:
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| Southwest
Florida International Airport, located just 15 miles from Cape
Coral in Fort Myers, is one of the
nation’s newest and busiest airports, serving regional, national
and international carriers and cargo transports. Southwest Regional
ranks No. 1 among all U.S. midsize hubs for “available seats,” and
experienced an 11.9 percent increase last year due to business and
leisure markets. An expanded U.S. Immigration and Customs station
makes it easy for international passengers and freight to enter at
Southwest Florida’s airport. In fact, its designation as a
Foreign Trade Zone allows for duty-free import and export of goods.
In addition to Southwest Florida International, Cape Coral also
is served by Page Field, a general aviation airport in Fort Myers
for business executives, visiting corporate aircraft and area pilots.
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DOMESTIC
& INTERNATIONAL AIR CARRIERS
Serving Cape Coral - Fort Myers |
| Major
Carriers |
Commuters |
International
Charters |
| Air
Tran |
American
Eagle |
Air
Canada |
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West |
Cape
Air |
Condor |
| American |
Comair |
LTU
International Airways |
| American
Trans Air |
Continental
Connection |
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| Continental |
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| Delta |
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| Delta
Connection |
Domestic
Charters |
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| Frontier |
Sun
Country |
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| JetBlue |
USA
3000 Airways |
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| Jetsgo |
Southeast
Airlines |
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| Independance
Air |
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| Midwest
Airlines |
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| Northwest |
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| Song
(Delta) |
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| Spirit
Airlines |
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| United |
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| US
Airways |
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| Telecommunications: |
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| Sprint/Florida
and KMC Telecom, Inc. are two of the local exchange carriers for
Lee County. Each company’s
central offices have 5ESS digital switches with SS7 capabilities
and advanced user features. Sprint has a fiber optic network that
connects its central offices and assures high network availability.
Both carriers offer businesses a wide range of advanced services. |
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| Network Services |
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- Local Dial Tone - unmeasured local calling, advanced calling
features
- Long distance
services – 800 service, term contracts
and volume discounts
- Digital network services
- Dedicated digital circuits (56K, 64K, T-1, DS-1, T-3,
DS-3, OC3, OC12, OC48)
- ISDN
- DSL
- Frame relay services
- Internet access, equipment and consulting services
- Digital Centrex (service and equipment)
- Voice mail services
- ATM services with multiple ATM switches
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| Tax
Advantages |
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The
State Business Tax Climate Index, the Tax Foundation ranks the
50 states on how "business friendly" their
tax systems were at the start of 2003.
Florida's State Tax System ranked 7th on the list. Florida clearly
provides a business-friendly environment. Florida has a variety of tax advantages for corporations.
- No corporate income tax on limited partnerships
- No corporate income tax on subchapter S-corporations
- No corporate franchise on capital stock
- No state personal income tax
- No state-level property tax assessed
- No property tax on business inventories
- No property tax on goods manufactured or produced in FL
for export outside the state
- No
sales tax on purchases of raw materials incorporated in
a final product for resale including non-reusable containers
or packaging
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| Other
Resources |
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Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov
Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce: www.capecoralchamber.com
Lee County Economic Development: www.leecountybusiness.com |
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