Jacksonville, Floirda's emergence as one of the leading intermodal centers on the eastern seaboard comes as no surprise. It is strategically positioned within hours of the eastern U.S., the Caribbean basin and Central America and is one of the best locations for reaching the east coast of South America. Jacksonville is rapidly becoming a significant international busines center. As broadband communications and transportation innovations continue to bring all areas of the globe closer together, Jacksonville is ideally suited to be your springboard to the world.

Cornerstone operates a one-stop shop for international development and business recruitment assistance through a partnership with both the U.S. Department of Commerce and Enterprise Florida.

World Trade Center
World Trade Center Jacksonville (WTCJ) works with the City of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Seaport in pursuing investment opportunities to attract international companies interested in locating to Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. It helps the business committee with foreign trade opportunities by offering educational programs, seminars, conferences, trade shows and missions to various countries. In addition, WTCJ fosters international relations by giving presentations to its many foreign visitors. WTCJ is one of six locations in Florida. Others are Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Tampa.

International Committee
The International Committee members are currently participating in the implementation of recommendations by Competitive Strategies Group to help chart our city's future international course. Working groups within the committee include:

• Promotion of International Business Development
• Inventory & Survey of International Businesses
• Business Clusters: Information, Financial, Transportation, Construction, Aviation, Life Sciences
• International Trade Development
• International Student Orientation

Jacksonville International Business Council (JIBC)
Jacksonville International Business Coalition (JIBC) is a collaborative international business development effort between the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission and Cornerstone. The purpose of the 15-person advisory group is to develop and recommend a common economic strategy or policy in the Jacksonville region as it relates to international tactics, and then to offer counsel to the various international entities engaged in the execution of strategy.

For more information, contact the Chamber’s International department at (904) 366-6690.