and gas exploration and production. Among them are aluminum extrusion pro- 

 ducts, barges, and metal belt conveyors. 



Lee County 



Fort Myers had only three new industries and one expansion in 1970-80. 

 The county is mostly residential, and industrial plants are scarce. 



Manatee County 



Eight new industries have located in Manatee County since 1970. Several 

 industries manufacture items or materials that could be used or converted to 

 be used for OCS oil and gas exploration and production. Examples are welding 

 machines, clay pipes, oil unloading stations, pipelines, and cutting tips. 



Monroe County 



A shrimp processing and packing plant was opened in Key West in 1977. 



Pasco County 



Three new industries were built in New Port Richey in 1978-80. One other 

 industry was built in Lacoochee in 1974. 



Pinellas County 



Fifty new industries and 16 expansions were reported for Pinellas County 

 in the 1970's. These industries were distributed mainly in Clearwater, St. 

 Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, Largo, Oldsmar, and Pinellas Park. As in Hills- 

 borough and Manatee Counties, the products of several industries may be usable 

 for OCS oil and gas exploration and production. 



Sarasota County 



One new industry located in Sarasota County in 1978, and one industry 

 expanded in 1979. 



GENERAL SITE CHARACTERISTICS AND ISSUES 



Future industrial growth in Southwest Florida will depend upon a variety 

 of factors including the availability of water, electrical power and other 

 public utilities, materials, transportation, markets, and manpower. Most of 

 these factors are discussed in other chapters, except for public utilities, 

 which is described in the following section of this chapter. 



Generally, new industries require the following criteria for locating a 

 plant (Lochmoeller 1975): 



(1) Major metropolitan areas that have the expectation of substantial popula- 

 tion and economic growth. 



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