Indian River County, located in the heart of Florida’s Treasure Coast, offers an ideal environment for businesses to grow and thrive. With its strategic location, exceptional quality of life, and business-friendly atmosphere, Vero Beach and the surrounding areas provide the perfect foundation for success. Whether you are a startup or an established company looking to expand, Indian River County is committed to fostering innovation and economic development.

The region boasts a skilled workforce, competitive incentives, and a vibrant community that values collaboration and growth. Choose Indian River County, where your business can flourish against natural beauty, cultural richness, and unparalleled opportunities.

Those who live, work, or visit Indian River County - Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, Orchid, and Indian River Shores - find that our communities are safe and loaded with ecological, cultural, educational, and technological amenities.

The Florida Scorecard

The Florida Chamber Foundation has created an online tool that identifies and tracks key metrics that are important to Florida’s economy today and into the future. The Florida Scorecard gives stakeholders the power to measure progress statewide and within their communities. 

View the Indian River County Metrics. 

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Site Selection 

Companies benefit from our low cost of doing business, with market rates on a lease or purchase ranging from $6-12 per square foot for a build-to-suit site, and one of the lowest property tax rates in Florida.  The county also offers excellent transportation and supply chain networks.

View the Indain River County Property Results.

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Manufacturing Workshop Week

Manufacturing workshop week is a program that introduces students and young adults to the manufacturing industry as a potential career path.  It is FREE and open to all high school students in Indian River County age 16 or over - Sophomores, Junior and Seniors - in public, charter, or private schools, home-schoolers, Virtual School plus recent graduates up to age 20, and young adults completing their GEDs.  Priority consideration is given to students in Career & Technical Education programs. 

In addition to daily tours of local manufacturers to meet and talk with the owners, "soft skills" sessions are also held each day. These sessions provide participants with resource material covering resume Writing, Job Searches, teamwork, and Financial Literacy. We also provide mock interviews for the participants.  

For more information about programs and site selections, please call the Chamber at  772-567-3491.