Article: United States: Broward businesses invest more than $136M.

From technology to armor, six companies created more than 1,000 new jobs and helped to keep 450 others, resulting in a more than $136 million investment in Broward County in the last 12 months.

The Broward Alliance released those figures Wednesday during its annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale.

The businesses mentioned as being a boon to Broward s economy are Florida Heat Pump/Bosch, Midnight Express Boats, Solar Transportation Solutions, Point Blank Solutions, S&B Industry Foxconn Technology Group and Research in Motion. The six companies were among a group of nearly 700 that the alliance assisted during its last fiscal year.

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