Florida Trend: The Job Multiplier – Manufacturing Companies Bring High-Wage Jobs to North Port.
In late 2010, cousins Ethan and Jonathan Adams realized that their family's company, Adams Group, a manufacturer and installer of interior architectural casework, had outgrown its space in Punta Gorda, Fla. After seeing an ad for the City of North Port, they contacted the city's economic development division to learn more. "They expected to create 102 new jobs over the next three to five [...]