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Foreign Investment
Beyond attracting international companies to relocate in Broward, partake in joint ventures and bring international trade into our County, the Office of Economic Development also works to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Broward. Below you will find an up to date matrix of the FDI that has come into Broward since 2002, when it was first tracked.
| YEAR |
COMPANY |
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT |
CREATED JOBS |
RETAINED JOBS |
| 2008 |
| March |
Florida Services & Information |
$100,000 |
4 |
|
Germany |
| March |
Experience Media |
$50,000 |
6 |
|
Canada |
| TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
| September |
Ener1 |
|
38 |
|
Japan |
| TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
| June |
Vistamatic |
$200,000 |
2 |
|
United Kingdom |
| October |
PD of Florida |
$500,000 |
3 |
|
Venezuela |
| January |
Legis (Editorial Los Triunfadores, LLC) |
Colombia |
| January |
Harp International, Ltd. |
$200,000 |
2 |
|
United Kingdom |
| February |
Ana G. Mendez University System |
Puerto Rico |
| March |
Airspray International |
$3,500,000 |
16 |
30 |
Pompano Beach |
| May |
Buckley Jewellery/Buckley Americas |
United Kingdom |
| June |
RWDI |
$1,500,000 |
15 |
|
Canada |
| August |
South African Premium Wines (SAP Wines) |
South Africa |
| September |
Komori Corporation |
$20,000,000 |
35 |
|
Japan |
| September |
Fonexion USA |
$1,500,000 |
10 |
|
Spain |
| TOTAL |
|
$169,970,000 |
2,540 |
850 |
|
| 2005 |
| October |
AVEVA, Drug Delivery Systems (bought and renovated Nitto Denko |
| October |
DHL Worldwide Express |
| March |
Opacmare USA LLC |
200,000 |
3 |
|
Italy |
| March |
Royal Sun & Alliance (Latin American Headquarters) |
| July |
IDF International, LLC |
$30,000 |
2 |
|
Venezuela |
| 2004 |
| July |
MZ Rio/MZ USA |
$250,000 |
3 |
|
Spain |
| 2003 |
| January |
Syrom 90 S.P.A. |
$1,000,000 |
15 |
|
Italy |
| January |
Bolton Medical |
$3,250,000 |
115 |
|
Spain |
| March |
ABN-AMRO |
$6,265,000 |
524 |
|
Netherlands |
| March |
DHL-Phase I |
$4,800,000 |
600 |
|
Germany |
| April |
NIPRO |
$4,500,000 |
110 |
|
Japan |
| June |
Duty Free Americas |
$6,000,000 |
100 |
|
UK |
| August |
Task International |
$100,000 |
5 |
|
UK |
| September |
Liesegang Gruupe |
$400,000 |
20 |
|
Germany |
| October |
Nitto Denko Co.Ltd./ |
existing bldg. |
110 |
|
Japan |
| November |
Dallmeier Electronic GmbH & Co. |
| 2002 |
| November |
Ener1 Holdings |
$900,000 |
40 |
10 |
Italy |
| January |
Mattel Corporation |
$675,000 |
50 |
|
Mexico |
| February |
Fornerange Espana, SA |
$250,000 |
35 |
|
Spain |
| August |
Exact Cost |
$5,000,000 |
45 |
|
Israel |
| October |
SUFRAMA/CIEAM |
City of Hollywood absorbed cost |
2 |
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Brazil |
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