Attracting and retaining companies to any community is an extremely competitive exercise.

The next step will be a request for proposal that will go out next week.

It sends a good message to the rest of the country that we have a good, strong business environment.

I knew we were doing well, but this is a pleasant surprise. Brevard County has always been business-driven, but we don't want to rest on those laurels.

We're working with Zero Gravity to get them to come to the Space Coast by providing an incentive package.

By providing them with a package of incentives from state, county and local governments, we have maintained a competitive edge with other sites currently under consideration.