Major Employers
Over 150,000 employees come to work every day in our city. Home to Fortune 500 companies and government headquarters such as:
| • Southern Command |
• Restaurant chains and fine dining |
| • Federal Reserve |
• Dole Flowers |
| • Miami-Dade Elections Department |
• Univision |
| • Perry Ellis International |
• Hellman Worldwide Logistics |
| • Pepsi Bottling Company |
• Goya Foods |
| • Rowland Coffee |
• Boston Scientific |
| • Brightstar |
• Teva Pharmaceuticals |
| • Carnival Cruises |
• AVEMA Pharma Solutions |
| • Miami International Mall |
and many more... |
- Best City in Florida for Business Start-ups by BusinessWeek
- Named #2 of America's Top 25 towns to live well for its cultural amenities, pro-business environments, and highly educated workforce by Forbes.com
- City of Doral Ranks 51st in Top 100 Places to Live and Launch a Business in the United States by CNNMoney.com
- Named the Third Best Place in the USA to Retire by US News & World Report
Doral Facts
The City has established noteworthy accomplishments in its five years of incorporation and 15 square miles.
| • World-class parks and cultural activities |
| • Named Tree City USA |
| • 5.9% Unemployment Rate (Sept. 2009) |
| • World renowned Doral Golf Resort and Spa is home to the Blue Monster and White Course |
| • Financial District with 54 banks |
| • 48 hotels with a 78% occupancy rate |
| • 12 television station broadcast and re-broadcast studios |
| • The Doral Business Council (DBC) has over 700 businesses representing 60 industries |
| • Ten universities, trade schools and a wide array of public, charter and private A grade schools |
| • One of the first Building Departments conducting electronic plan reviews |
| • Pioneered Early Start Permitting Program and Fire/DERM Concurrent plan reviews |
| • Board game "DORALOPOLY" created by the S.E. FL Lions Club celebrating city's entrepreneurial spirit |
| • Home to 14 of Miami-Dade County's over 30 business parks |
| • Over 12,000 occupational licenses/9,000 businesses |
| • Additional 1 million square feet of Class A office planned in the next 10 years |
| • 26 Chambers and business organizations in Doral |
