St. Lucie County targets Kings Highway as next major job center to retain workforce

Economic leaders in St. Lucie County are eyeing Kings Highway as the area’s next major job center, hoping to address the challenge of 60% of the county’s workforce commuting outside the area for employment.

When Laura Naklicki opened her print shop, Influencer Heat, along Kings Highway six years ago, cows grazed across the road. Today, the landscape has transformed dramatically.

“All these brand new large buildings were not here at the time,” Naklicki said…

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