Fort Lauderdale | Chiquita Headquarters Moving to South Florida
Fort Lauderdale – Chiquita Headquarters Moving to South Florida One of Americas favorite brand of banana is moving its headquarters to South Florida. The move will put Fresh Express administrative offices near one of its biggest customers, Walt Disney World, and the Bananas U.S. office near its import focus, Port Everglades.
Chiquita stunned the Charlotte, N.C., community when it said it would pull up stakes there, taking over 300 jobs, in April. It had moved the headquarters to Charlotte from Cincinnati just three years before that, with the promise of $22 million worth of state and local incentives.
Broward county officials have been working on and off for 10 years to convince Chiquita Brands International that this market should be the top banana in its headquarters relocation search. Now the move has become a reality, and without any public incentives required.
On July 16, Chiquita Brands International said it would move its headquarters from Charlotte, North Carolina to Fort Lauderdale and relocate its Fresh Express division to the Orlando area. A spokeswoman for Chiquita said about 200 jobs will be split between the two Florida locations. Approximately 70 to 90 jobs will be relocated to Fort Lauderdale and the company will take over approximately 20,000 square feet of space at the (DCOTA) building in the City of Dania Beach.
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