Transportation Information: Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), located just 15 miles from Cape Coral, is one of the fastest growing airports in the United States and serves regional, national, and international carriers and cargo transports. In 2006, the airport served more than 7.6 million passengers and traffic continues to grow at an average of 7 percent. The airport has experienced extraordinary growth in traffic since opening in 1983 and moved its entire operations into a new facility in 2005 to accommodate this dynamic growth. An expanded U.S. Immigration and Customs station makes it easy for international passengers and freight to enter into Southwest Florida. In addition to Southwest Florida International Airport, Cape Coral is also served by Page Field, a general aviation airport in Fort Myers for business executives, visiting corporate aircraft and area pilots.

Domestic Carriers Air Tran Airways Delta Spirit American Delta Connection Sun Country American Eagle JetBlue Airways United Cape Air Midwest US Airways Continental Airlines Northwest USA 3000 Continental Connection Southwest International Carriers Air Canada Sunwing Air Berlin WestJet     Cargo Carriers DHL Federal Express United Parcel Service

Telecommunications

Embarq/Florida is a local exchange carrier for Lee County. Embarq has 5ESS digital switches with SS7 capabilities and advanced user features. Embarq has a fiber optic network that connects its central offices and assures high network availability.

Network Services

• Local Dial Tone - unmeasured local calling, advanced calling features
• Long distance services – 800 service, term contracts and volume discounts
• Digital network services
• Dedicated digital circuits (56K, 64K, T-1, DS-1, T-3, DS-3, OC3, OC12, OC48)
• ISDN
• DSL
• Frame relay services
• Internet access, equipment and consulting services
• Digital Centrex (service and equipment)
• Voice mail services
• ATM services with multiple ATM switches

Tax Advantages

The State Business Tax Climate Index, the Tax Foundation ranks the 50 states on how "business friendly" their tax systems were at the start of 2003.

Florida's State Tax System ranked 7th on the list. Florida clearly provides a business-friendly environment.

Florida has a variety of tax advantages for corporations.

• No corporate income tax on limited partnerships
• No corporate income tax on subchapter S-corporations
• No corporate franchise on capital stock
• No state personal income tax
• No state-level property tax assessed
• No property tax on business inventories
• No property tax on goods manufactured or produced in FL for export outside the state
• No sales tax on purchases of raw materials incorporated in a final product for resale including non-reusable containers or packaging

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