Rick Scott: PortMiami Expansion Will Create 30,000 Jobs

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott showcased PortMiamis dredging project as Florida continues to prepare for the Panama Canal expansion which is expected to be finished in 2015. When the canal expansion is complete, larger vessels will be able to dock at PortMiami once the dredging is finished.

Scott toured the site on Friday and said the dredging will lead to economic growth and tens of thousands of jobs.

The work at PortMiami will ultimately create thousands of opportunities for Florida families, Scott said. The deepening of Miamis channel will create 30,000 new jobs and increase PortMiamis annual economic impact to more than $34 billion. Projects like the ones here at PortMiami are creating an opportunity economy that will create careers for generations to come.