Rick Scott Announces South American Chain Opening Hotel in Miami

Wrappingup leading a trade mission to Chile, Gov. Rick Scott announced on Friday that Atton Hotels -- which currently has properties in Chile and Peru -- will launch their first site in the United States in Miami come 2015. Bringing in $55 million from investments and creating 170 new direct jobs, Atton will open the hotel in downtown Miami.

Miami is the ideal location for Atton Hotels because it is both an international tourism and business destination. I was pleased to meet with Atton Hotels while we were in Chile this week and learn about their plans to expand in Florida, Scott said. Todays announcement underscores the importance of continuing to work with our partners in Latin America to create new opportunities for Florida families. With the recent news that our unemployment rate has dropped below the national average to 7.2 percent and the creation of nearly 330,000 private-sector jobs since we took office, it is clear the policies we are implementing to attract global companies like Atton Hotels to Florida are working.