Florida manufacturers seek increased output — and clout

State officials turn to manufacturing for economic diversity.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. December 6, 2019
File. Sarasota-based PPI Technologies group, with $45 million in sales in 2018, is one of the largest manufacturers in the area.
File. Sarasota-based PPI Technologies group, with $45 million in sales in 2018, is one of the largest manufacturers in the area.
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The desire to diversify Florida’s economic sectors — away from over-relying on real estate, development and tourism — is as old as a smokestack factory.

 

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