Delray Beach is a first-class resort destination and a diverse, vibrant, community situated on the Atlantic Ocean between Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. Known worldwide as a vibrant, intimate town with big city sophistication. Delray Beach is a gem of a place with upscale shops, fine restaurants, nighttime entertainment and the incomparable beauty of nearly two miles of award-winning beaches. It’s been twice named an All-America City and was recently named Most Fun Small Town in America by the Travel Channel, Rand McNally and USA Today as well as one of the Happiest Seaside Towns by Coastal Magazine.
Delray’s Atlantic Avenue is a charming streetscape filled with upscale shops, fine restaurants and nightly entertainment. If you love people-watching, this is the place to be. The downtown is known for its family-friendly festivals such as the Delray Affair and Delray Beach Garlic Fest and also for its famous 100-foot Christmas Tree.
More companies are choosing Delray Beach for their startup enterprises, regional offices and corporate headquarters, taking advantage of our rich culture of innovation and track record of success.
Creative businesses come to Delray Beach, with a growing cluster of enterprises in the fine and performing arts, architecture, fashion, design, and film industries. The green economy is also growing, with clean and sustainable technology sector businesses flocking in.
Florida is a more affordable alternative to other high-tech locations. Talent, capital, and land are more affordable here than they are in California, New York and many other states. With many business-friendly tax exemptions and no personal income tax, dollars go further in Florida for both businesses and employees.
There are new developments and established businesses that make the Delray Beach business climate very diverse. Delray Beach is thriving with more offices and businesses in the western community, bringing more jobs, more residents, and more of an impact in the region.
The local economic development efforts are centered on identifying companies that fulfill the needs of the residents of Delray Beach that will create high paying jobs. The growth that Delray Beach is experiencing is due to a wide variety of factors, including its attractive downtown and beautiful beaches.
We receive many questions from potential home buyers who consider relocating to Delray Beach The issue of employment, work, and jobs seem to be one of the most significant concerns when relocating to Palm Beach County.
Nearby towns of Boca Raton and Palm Beach have some of the top corporations headquartered here. For a list of the Top 25 Employers in Palm Beach County, click here.
http://www.palmbeachrelocationguide.com/Largest-Biggest-Main-Top-25-Employers-Companies-in-the-Palm-Beaches/
With over 1.4 million people, Palm Beach County is Florida's third most populated area with a projected population of almost 2 million by 2050. It is also Florida's wealthiest county with a per capita income of $68,000 according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. According to Forbes Magazine, the county ranks as #19 in the Best Places for Businesses and Careers.
Palm Beach County is the preferred leisure destination for about 2 million people every year, among them the most affluent consumers in the world, making tourism a major industry as well. For all these reasons and more, Palm Beach County is ranked by Forbes Magazine as the #19 in Best Places for Business and Careers in the United States.
Port Everglades is one of Florida's strongest economic areas with annual revenues of more than $66 million and total waterborne commerce exceeding 23 million tons in cargoes and is only 30 miles away from Delray.
Palm Beach Premier Real Estate is proud to present to you the top employers in Delray Beach.
Meisner Electric, Inc.
http://www.mei.cc
Meisner Electric is a full-service commercial specialty electrical contractor with a few hundred staff members in Delray. They work with large-scale projects such as Commercial Office Buildings, Industrial Plants, Schools, Hospitals, Warehouses and Distribution Facilities, Hotels, Restaurants, Government Buildings, Shopping Malls and Retail Outlets, Industrial Control Systems and Conveyor Control Systems, Energy Conservation and Security Systems, Data and Communications Systems and Fiber Optics Networks. Meisner Datacom employs a highly skilled group of certified technicians and professionals who can design and install sophisticated data network systems, telecommunications, security and life safety systems.
Churchill Benefit Corp/Yurcor - 500
https://www.yurcor.com/
The Churchill Benefit Corporation, which also operates under the name Yurcor, is located in Delray Beach, Florida. This organization primarily operates in the Computer Related Consulting Services industry. The Churchill Benefit Corporation is estimated to generate $51.9 million in annual revenues and employs around 500 people at this single location. The Churchill Benefit Corporation provides customers with Internet-based time tracking software used to manage employee time and reduce payroll errors. The company also offers compliance testing tools and consulting services, including vendor management, procurement, time and expense processing, billing, consultant payments, and reporting.
Delray Medical Center
https://www.delraymedicalctr.com/
Healthgrades designated Delray Medical Center as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for the 11th year in a row and recognized them with a Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence for 15 years in a row. HealthGrades also named them one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care for the 6th year in a row. The facility has a Level 1 Trauma Center, a nationally ranked heart center, and an acute care hospital with 523 licensed beds. Their Departments include Heart and Vascular, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Emergency & Trauma, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Behavioral Health, Women’s Health, Sleep Center and Diagnostic Imaging.
Palm Beach County is a major driving force in South Florida's economy. With favorable personal and business tax laws, Florida is a highly attractive location for business and the many construction cranes all over the skyline in Palm Beach County are a testament to its current growth. The trend in Palm Beach County is for more housing and development with a rising population along with steadily increasing property values, all help to support a flourishing business climate surrounded by beautiful beaches and year-round sunshine.
Florida offers a highly favorable tax environment:
If you are interested in relocating your business to Delray Beach, your business may qualify for specific incentives; the level of assistance depends on the wage scale and number of jobs/benefits your company provides.
There are a variety of resources for early stage and established companies to finance their ventures, from government funding to matching grants to local investment firms.
These are federal funding programs specifically for small businesses to perform R&D needed by the participating agencies.
The SBA Loan Program: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)-approved loan program designed to help owners of small businesses purchase commercial real estate, plays a critical role in helping small businesses.
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds: They may be used for financing expansion of two types of companies: Manufacturers and non-profit organizations.
Enterprise Florida Bond Program: This state-run program is available for manufacturing projects between $800,000 and $2 million.
The state of Florida has been consistently recognized as one of the best states for business due it's favorable tax laws and other factors. Florida has business-friendly policies that promote business growth and entrepreneurship. Statewide regulatory agencies, along with the City of Delray Beach, allow for expedited permit processing that facilitates more predictable and less costly approvals without reducing standards for the environment.
Where can you get more information?
Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
https://www.bdb.org/incentives/access-to-capital/
Palm Beach County is known nationwide for exceptional schools. Since 2006, Palm Beach County school districts have worked hard to receive an “A” rating county wide. Delray Beach Schools are no exception and offers fine public schools, charter schools and private schools for residents. For years, Palm Beach County prides itself on smaller classrooms, advanced learning methods and a success rate higher than most schools in the nation. Academics, extracurricular activities and sports have made students very successful.
The School District of Palm Beach County, the fifth largest in Florida, and the 13th largest in the country includes over 180 schools, with over 180,000 students and close to 13,000 teachers. The district boasts more than 279 award-winning programs, and features Choice Programs and Career Academies, helping students to follow their dreams and achieve their career goals. Many schools are focusing in International Baccalaureate programs, the Montessori method, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and several languages, as well as language programs and an International Spanish Academy, are available.
Palm Beach County also has many private schools. Both private and public schools in the county offer a wide variety of programs and specialties, sure to enrich the educational experience of any child, helping to form a bright future.
You’ll find exceptional education and schools throughout Palm Beach County regardless of whether it is a private school or public school.
For additional resources about the schools and read school reviews by parents and staff, go to www.GreatSchools.net and https://www.greatschools.org
Here is a list of:
Public Schools
https://www.palmbeachschools.org/
Charter Schools
https://www.palmbeachschools.org/charter/
Adult Education
https://www.palmbeachschools.org/ace/
There are quite of few private schools in Palm Beach County that are either faith-based, prep schools for college or private schools that specialize in specific learning such as arts and theater, technology and more. Some Palm Beach private schools offer duel enrollment meaning while your high school student attends school, they will receive college credit at the same time they are attending high school. The private schools in in the area are exceptional and rank nationally.
For some, home schooling is the best way to approach education in Florida. While some children do well in classrooms, it is not uncommon for children that are going to school to need tutoring and home schooled. Parents who consider homeschooling their children may be concerned due to lack of outside interaction. Today, the lack of interaction with other school-age kids is not the case as homeschooling is becoming much more prevalent in our society today. There are many resources out there for families who home school their children. For families in Florida, here are useful resources for home schoolers.
The School District of Palm Beach County – offers all the information and documents you will need if you choose to home school your children. Law requirements, intent and disclosure forms as well as useful information for students and parents alike can be found on the site.
Check out the Palm Beach County Public Library- for useful resources for parents and students with curriculum planning, home school planners, and important information on support groups. You’ll find software, videos and books and many of the tools you will need to home school your child.
Support Groups for Home Schoolers – What better way to connect with others who home school their children. It’s a great way to exchange ideas, build relationships and be around people with similar goals in mind.
The Palm Beach County School System focuses their attention on building a community of literate people, who can contribute positively to the development to the community and the entire country. The community has notable public and private schools, with modern facilities, which makes learning fun and interactive. Nearby towns of Boca Raton and West Palm Beach have some of the top public and private schools in the area.
Morikami Park Elementary School
6201 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33484
Morikami Park is a National Blue Ribbon School, which is not an easy accolade to get and can also boast of a strong and very active PTA which keeps administrators, teachers and students accountable to the highest standards.
Read what parents have to say
https://www.greatschools.org/florida/delray-beach/2366-Morikami-Park-Elementary-School/#Reviews
Unity School
101 NW 22nd St
Delray Beach, FL 33444
http://ww5.unityschool.net/
Unity School combines academic excellence with fine arts and music, physical education and character development. This prepares students for competitive high school and college environments. Extra-curricular programs also focus on earth stewardship, community outreach and peace education. They currently have an enrollment of 320 students from toddlers through eighth grade in three schools: Montessori Preschool, Unity Elementary School & Unity Middle School.
Read what parents have to say
https://www.greatschools.org/florida/delray-beach/3474-Unity-School/#Reviews
American Heritage School of Boca/Delray
http://www.ahschool.com/
Nestled among 40 acres, this top private school has the highest number of National Merit Scholars in the country as well as getting consistent rankings for math, science, and history nationwide. This rigorous private school starts at Pre-k all the way to 12th grade. The schools serve 4,200 students and the teacher-student ratio is 8 to 1. There was a 90% passing rate of all A.P exams (52% was the average pass rate for Florida schools.)
Read what parents have to say
https://www.greatschools.org/florida/delray-beach/4158-American-Heritage-School---Boca-Delray/#Reviews<
Atlantic Avenue
www.downtowndelraybeach.com
The pedestrian-friendly, brick-paved and plan tree-lined Avenue is hub of restaurants and boutiques with small-town curb appeal. The charming main drag is filled with an eclectic blend of unique shops and fabulous boutiques. Downtown Delray Beach offers a mix of stores that remind you of New York's Madison Avenue and SoHo with a small town ambiance and upscale stores.
See musical performances, cultural attractions, or experience family fun, activities and events, like Fashion Week, Restaurant Week and First Friday Art Walk where you can explore the art scene on the First Friday of every month. From the historic museums and the yacht cruises to the bike rentals, miniature golf, and eclectic eateries, there are choices for all palates and wallets. Atlantic Avenue is a treasure trove for the recreational shopper and showcases more than 150 different boutiques and galleries.
See more here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B192ZZh0wIQ&feature=youtu.be
Delray Medical Center
https://www.delraymedicalctr.com/
Healthgrades designated Delray Medical Center as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for the 11th year in a row and recognized them with a Distinguished Hospital Award - Clinical Excellence for 15 years in a row. HealthGrades also named them one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care for the 6th year in a row. The facility has a Level 1 Trauma Center, a nationally ranked heart center, and an acute care hospital with 523 licensed beds. Their Departments include Heart and Vascular, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Emergency & Trauma, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Behavioral Health, Women’s Health, Sleep Center and Diagnostic Imaging.
Delray Beach Center for the Arts is one of the showcase civic buildings in downtown Delray (that was formerly a high school) and which houses a museum and theatre as well as an outdoor entertainment pavilion. The Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and it is the centerpiece of the historic downtown shopping district. Right near the Center, is an emerging artists district dubbed Pineapple Grove. The area includes sculpture designed by local artists. The downtown is chock full of art galleries and artists' studios.
Delray Beach’s booming art scene has more than 20 galleries and public art pieces. They are located downtown and in the Pineapple Grove Arts District, home to Artists Alley, where you will find working artists in their studios. Gallery Walks draw visitors on Friday nights from October to April.
City Oyster
213 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444, USA
https://www.cityoysterdelray.com/
If you are a seafood snob (or any snob since it’s frequented by attractive young socialites), this is the place for you. With a sleek and sophisticated wood and brick interiors, seafood is the star here. If you want them shucked, grilled, sushi-ed fried or few, you will get them here. So fresh they are almost still moving on your plate. Their bakery located above the restaurant provides all of our house made desserts, pies, bread, crackers and pasta. Wine snobs will love the large selection of wines by the glass and bottle –their list is recognized by Wine Spectator as one of the premier wine selections in the country. Here are some noteworthy things to order: Petrossian Caviar Eggs Benedict, Maine Lobster Roll, Carpaccio of Tuna, One Dozen Oysters and Rock Shrimp & Blood Orange Ceviche. Wash it down with Endless Bloody Marys Unlimited Mimosas. Come sober and hungry. Leave tipsy and satiated!
201 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444, USA
http://www.theofficedelray.com/
Retro cowhide chairs, book-lined walls and a desk-inspired bar make this upscale hangout worth a look, especially with the creative sips and solid American eats. The Office is a place where whimsy and gastronomical delights go hand in hand. It’s a modern American gastropub where the food is as outstanding as the drink and you find yourself in a comfortable limbo between a bar and a restaurant. Some of the palate-pleasing options include burgers, mussels, mac and cheese balls, chicken and waffles or steak and eggs with chimichurri sauce. If you go for brunch, definitely get bottomless drinks because it is not your typical watered-down brunch drink. The prices are not the cheapest, but what can you expect for a place that is in a prime spot on Atlantic Ave. If you want to just chillax then go to the outside area and take in the sights and sounds.
DADA
52 North Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444
http://www.dadadelray.com/
A hip younger crowd goes gaga over DADA ( French for hobbyhorse) over this “laid-back,” late-night hangout Eclectic- menu and delicious drinks. You can enjoy the funky interior with revolving artwork or you can sit outside under their Ginormous Baynan Tree on a cool night. This is a great date spot for the funkiness and art provide plenty of conversation fodder after you have just awkwardly met your match.com date and wondering what to talk about. Dish to nibble on include Jumbo Crab Cakes, Butternut Squash Ravioli, Filet Mignon, Grilled Brie and wash it down with a Passion Fruit Mojito. Reserve your belly real estate for the delicioso Nutella Brulee and s'mores
DECK 84
840 East Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483
http://www.deck84.com/home
This place has a ridiculous amount of accolades which range from Best Bar, Best Brunch, Best Bartender, Best Bar Food, Best Happy Hour, Best Oceanfront Dining, Best Intracoastal Dining, Best Live Music, Best Burgers, Best Group Dining…… have you heard enough?
Plan on grabbing a taxi or designate a driver at this place since you want just to enjoy nursing your drinks as you enjoy the people-watching and maybe even fish-watching as you look out over the water here. Solid food choices include truffle fries, brisket sandwich, conch fritters, crab cakes and their burgers have gotten all kinds of accolades as well. Bring a sweatshirt it gets cold on the water!
Lake Ida Dog Park
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lake-ida-dog-park-delray-beach
If you do to a dog park, there is no guarantee that your dog won’t get in a fight. Even if your Fido is on his best behavior if another dog provokes him, then he will defend himself. That being said, this is an excellent park for your furry kids and bathrooms are a short walk away. It’s best to avoid the weekends here since this tends to fill up even more and there ends up being frequented with doggies that are not as well socialized, so there are the occasional dog fights which are typical at any dog park since there are no dog police or referees to prevent this. There is an area for small doggies and a one for medium and large dogs too. Plenty of gazebos and benches to just sit and relax on as well.
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
http://floridahikes.com/wakodatahatchee
The Wakodahatchee Wetlands is a park, created on 50 acres of unused utility land and transformed into recreation wetlands open to the public with a boardwalk that crosses between open water pond areas, emergent marsh areas, shallow shelves, and islands with shrubs and snags to foster nesting and roosting. Don't forget your binoculars and if you have a big lens camera, then this is the time to bring it. Wakodahatchee is a destination for any bird lover and worthy of a trek to get here. Plenty of pavilions to get some shade as you spy on magical-winged creatures.
Wakodahatchee is like a mini Everglades park with it's diverse and abundant wildlife. This place is a delight for non-birders since there is so much to see such as blue egrets, wood storks, ibises, snowy egrets, cattle egrets, tri-color egrets, red-wing blackbirds, cormorants, moorhens, purple swamphen, stilt birds, grebes, grackles and even alligators and raccoons raise their young here. The boardwalk has gazebos with benches along the way.
See the reviews on Yelp here with plenty of pics of the enchanted little creatures.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/wakodahatchee-wetlands-delray-beach-2
With lush green rolling hills on a pretty flat landscape with ocean breezes nearby, there are 160 of golf courses in Palm Beach County and quite a few in Delray Beach. Palm Beach County is the golfing capital of the world. Nearby towns such as Palm Beach, West Palm Beach and Boca Raton have quite a few courses, country clubs and resorts as well. The courses attract both amateurs and professionals and there are plenty of Professional Golf Tournaments year-round if you want to see some of your favorites swinging a nine iron.
Private Palm Beach Area Golf Courses & Country Clubs
http://www.palmbeachrelocationguide.com/Private-Palm-Beach-Area-Golf-Courses-Country-Clubs/
Here are some notable clubs in Delray Beach.
DelAire Country Club
www.delaire.org
Gleneagles Country Club
www.gleneagles.cc
Delray Dunes Golf & Country Club
www.delraydunes.org
Angelfish, Turtles, Dolphins, Parrotfish, Grouper, dolphins, soft and hard corals along with excellent visibility provide divers with great year-round conditions. South Florida's reef tract is linear and the warm Gulfstream current flows parallel to the shoreline creating perfect drift diving conditions.
Palm Beach County has some of the top dive sites in the country. Many of the sites are close to shore, so you don't have to spend hours traveling out on a boat to reach them. Palm Beach has a lot of deeper dives and nearby Pompano has more shallow dives.
The South East Florida Reef Tract extends from Miami northward to Palm Beach. Greater Ft. Lauderdale accounts for 23 miles in the middle of the tract and the largest number of dive sites, with over 100 reef and wreck sites. Hundreds of species of fish flourish along the coast.
Artificial reefs include sunken wrecks since marine life likes to hide out in protected spaces so you will get the eerie and mysterious beauty of exploring a wreck that has dozens of fish and corals that are on or near it.
Video of a Delray Dive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jthdNi4hY
This one has a turtle and a pod of dolphins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaLPAk1hUDg
A Barrel O Monkeys
460 NE 5th Ave
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 274-9899
https://www.abarrelomonkeys.com/
With a name like A Barrel O Monkeys, it is required to be fun. This indoor play space is perfect for those ultra hot Florida summer days or any day that you want a confined, safe and small space to let your shrunken human explore, play and roam. There are mommy and me classes for babies and more structured classes for toddlers and pre-school aged kids as well. There is a drop-off program (like a short daycare) for 18m to 7 years old if you need to run some errands or just need to have a latte without someone grabbing everything on the table and trying to break it. Great for birthday parties as well, no chance of rain ruining your event.
Sandoway House Nature Center
142 S Ocean Blvd
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 274-7263
https://sandoway.org/
The Sandoway Discovery Center offers a glimpse into Florida’s fragile marine and freshwater environments through educational exhibits and programs that are ideal for little and big people. The nature center is a hands-on learning experience, which focuses on Florida’s fragile ecosystems and their inhabitants. It's mainly inside with AC which is great during the summer. The sharks and stingrays are outside. It's a pretty small place probably could only stay for maybe max 2 hours. It is right across from the beach.
You'll get a front row seat to Florida’s native and invasive reptile species, meet sharks and other fish at the coral reef pool and explore Southeast Florida’s largest private shell collection and be a part of special events such as Earth Day and beach clean-ups. The nature center’s activities include daily shark and stingray feedings, twice a week alligator feedings, Junior Naturalist programs for at-risk youth, group education programs, garden walks, live animal exhibits, fossil digs and more. Check the feeding schedule before you go.
Chalk Play Cafe and Studio
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 403-5284
https://www.chalkdelray.com/
Earth-friendly and sustainable materials at this indoor play-zone that have both structured classes and Open Play. You can have a no-worry-about-the-weather birthday party here as well. It is on the smaller side but they are planning to relocate soon to a larger locale so check on the address first before you go here.
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