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Port St. Lucie Economic Development Council reports job growth, new projects and workforce initiatives
Summary
At the Aug. 11 Port St. Lucie City Council meeting the Saint Lucie Economic Development Council presented a midyear update highlighting announced projects, industrial pipeline, economic-impact analysis and a new workforce internship program.
Lena Goldstein, chair of the Saint Lucie Economic Development Council, told the Port St. Lucie City Council on Aug. 11 that the city continues to attract projects that expand industrial and manufacturing capacity while the council and EDC work to convert announced projects into sustained local jobs.
The EDC presentation said two projects announced in the first half of 2025 include an expansion by Freedom Boat Club at Sandpiper Bay Resort Marina and Costco’s Phase 2 distribution facility, which the EDC said is under construction. Senior Vice President Wes McCurry said the Costco campus and its adjacent Phase 1 will total about 1,700,000 square feet of new space and are expected to generate “370 plus new jobs” in the Southern Grove jobs corridor. McCurry also cited an alternate summary for two announced projects that, as reported in the EDC packet, total about $74,000,000 in new capital investment, roughly 1,250,000 square feet and a…
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