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Boca Raton staff present business‑receipt snapshot; council asks for trend lines and targets to guide economic development

City of Boca Raton Strategic Planning Workshop · May 7, 2025
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Economic development staff presented preliminary business tax–receipt data showing most firms report 1–50 employees and leading sectors include health care, retail, food services and financial services; council asked staff for trend analyses, employee demographics and clearer outcome targets for incentives and outreach.

Economic development staff used the May 7 strategic planning workshop to present an initial, city‑level snapshot of business composition drawn from business tax receipts (BTRs), and asked the council for directional targets to shape future recruitment and incentives.

Staff said 6,740 businesses submitted employee‑count data in the most recent BTR cycle, representing about 60% of registered firms; the majority of reporting…

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