Global Organic Specialty Source Inc., a wholesale distributor of organic produce, plans to combine its Miami and Manatee County operations in a larger facility in Sarasota County to accommodate the company's growth. The expansion is expected to result in 62 new jobs over the next five years. (Read more)

Locus Traxx, a fast growing company focused on food safety and security of food shipments, will expand its operations to a 60,000 sq. ft. facility at the Florida Research Park, allowing the company to expand from 50 employees to 160 employees by the end of this year. (Read more)

Florida East Coast Industries, a Coral Gables real estate and transportation company, intends to develop a $1 billion passenger rail service that would use existing tracks north to Cocoa and then build a new rail extension from Cocoa to Orlando. The total length of the route would be 240 miles, with the possibility of expansion to Tampa and Jacksonville. (Read more)

Bringing in a whopping $35.9 billion to Florida's economy, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach MSA continues its reign as the nation's 5th largest merchandise export metro. (Read more)

Publix Super Markets is reaffirming its commitment to the state of Florida by investing nearly $190 million and creating jobs for 150+ workers as it builds a new Orlando distribution center. (Read more)

Major economic entities signed a joint memorandum of intent (MOI) at the Tampa Port Authority's headquarters today to try to stimulate economic growth and global trade by way of collaborative international initiatives and investments. (Read more)

The University of Florida has been selected to become a Regional University Transportation Center and was awarded $3.5 million for transportation research. (Read more)

Intellifuel Systems, Inc., a fuel management solutions company, is expanding its operations in Titusville. (Read more)

ALDI, a select assortment discount grocer, is building a 500,000-square-foot office and warehousing space that will be used for its division headquarters and regional distribution center. In addition to the capital expenditures of approximately $50 million, the company anticipates annual local expenditures of $25 million and a projected retail store investment within the tri-county region of $182 million and 520 new jobs. (Read more)

Caribbean ocean shipping company SeaFreight Agencies celebrated the grand opening of its 25-acre marine cargo terminal at the South Florida seaport. SeaFreight's terminal is a new facility on a recently completed 41-acre containerized cargo area, which created 15 percent more capacity for containerized cargo at the Port. (Read more)

Anna.aero named MIA 'U.S. Airport with the Most New Airlines in 2011'. (Read more)

Business Facilities has ranked Florida's transportation infrastructure #2 in the United States. (Read more)

The Port of Miami has given the greenlight to begin reinforcements of its cargo port -- work required before its deep dredge project begins next year. (Read more)

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners today unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Florida East Coast Railway to construct and operate an Intermodal Container Transfer Facility on 42.5 acres of land at Port Everglades. (Read more)

Jacksonville distributor Champion Brands is adding 40,000 square feet of temperature-controlled warehouse at a price tag of $2 million. (Read more)

Thousands of Florida transportation industry workers could hone their skills using more than $2.2 million worth of state-funded training opportunities under a new grant. (Read more)

Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company, LLC), operator of the world's first pallet rental service to provide lightweight, 100 percent recyclable plastic pallets with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, has been named as one of the nation's top 75 Green Supply Chain Partners. (Read more)

BlueGrace Logistics, in expansion mode for more than a year, plans to add dozens of additional positions to the 50 or so new jobs already created. (Read more)

Jacksonville's SOHO Network Solutions, Inc. was named the nation's #1 Exporter of the Year in the Safety & Security Industry by Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department of Commerce. (Read more)

Jacksonville's growing port operations have attracted PLS Logistics Services and new 100 Florida jobs. (Read more)

Florida East Coast Railway is excited to partner with the state of Florida and Broward County to deliver an intermodal container transfer facility at Port Everglades. (Read more)