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Orlando Business Journal - by Chris Kauffmann Staff Writer
There's a nationwide economic slowdown? Not at Port Canaveral, which now has at least $234.8 million worth of construction in the pipeline that will create 4,000-plus jobs.
The construction activity is so intense, the Canaveral Port Authority has upgraded its Web site to be more user-friendly for contractors and other businesses to get in on the action.
In addition, it's considering holding reverse trade shows at its offices to give businesses the opportunity to pitch their ideas and services.
Both measures are part of the port's efforts to manage and "bring focus and order" to the high number of inquiries it's getting. "There's been a dramatic surge in interest in doing business with the port," says J. Stanley Payne, port authority CEO. "As the economy has cooled down, the port is heating up."
The $234.8 million in port projects include the $100 million Vitol fuel tank farm, as well as two marinas, a restaurant, cruise ship terminal improvements, road projects, cruise and cargo pier improvements, and a port basin widening. All of those projects should be done by 2010.
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