MIAMI — Top business and policy leaders gathered at the Perez Art Museum in downtown Miami for an event called “Welcome to the Boom Belt.”
The discussion focused on the rise of Florida and Texas as major financial hubs, and the role of the Texas Stock Exchange.
Inside the museum, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined business leaders and federal officials, including the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to talk about economic growth across the region.
They described what they called the “Boom Belt,” which is a stretch from Florida to Texas, as one of the fastest-growing economic regions in the country, driven by job creation and an influx of younger workers.
“If you look at the two most generations of the workforce that employees are looking for, its Gen Z and millennials,” said Abbott. “And those two categories of workers are relocating to the ‘Boom Belt’ states more than any other region across the country.”
Leaders at the event also encouraged companies and investors to look to Boom Belt states for future growth, saying the region is becoming a powerhouse for business and financial markets.
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