Profile 2026–2027:

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The Business Development Board of the Palm Beaches’ 2026–2027 Profile magazine is the official business annual, capturing the companies, industries, talent, and opportunities shaping the Palm Beaches. Twelve leaders share why they continue doing business here. Click any story to read the full feature.

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRWhere Legacy Meets DestinyJ. Michael Prince, Chair, Business Development Board of the Palm BeachesThe Chair’s letter on how collaboration became the county’s competitive advantage, with the BDB and more than 350 private-sector investors behind it.Read the feature →

A LETTER FROM THE MAYORWelcome to the Palm BeachesSara Baxter, Mayor, Palm Beach CountyMayor Baxter on 39 municipalities, 1.5 million residents, and a county committed to bringing access to success everywhere in it.Read the feature →

D-WAVE QUANTUM INC.Bringing Next-Gen Tech Back to Boca RatonDr. Alan Baratz, CEOWhy the quantum computing leader moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to the same campus where engineers built the first IBM PC.Read the feature →

MAX PLANCK FLORIDAA Global Leader Bringing Science to LifeDr. David Fitzpatrick, CEO & Scientific DirectorElected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2026, Fitzpatrick leads the only U.S. institute of Germany’s Max Planck Society, with more than 280 discoveries from Jupiter.Read the feature →

VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTThe Right Calculation for Talent, Work and LifeBarry Miller, PresidentOne of Florida’s largest homegrown hedge funds just grew to about 130,000 square feet in Jupiter, with employee retention near 90 percent.Read the feature →

BLUE OPS | RED CAT HOLDINGSA New Age of Boat BuildingBarry Hinckley, PresidentA third-generation boat builder designs uncrewed defense vessels near West Palm Beach and tests them on Lake Okeechobee.Read the feature →

CONCORDE INVESTMENT SERVICESIn the Middle of It AllDanielle DeLongchamp, CEOConcorde moved its headquarters to Boca Raton to build its next decade inside one of the nation’s fastest-growing financial hubs.Read the feature →

SROA CAPITALDeep Roots and Community CommitmentBenjamin S. Macfarland III, Founder and CEOFrom driving a forklift at 14 to more than 700 storage locations across 32 states, all run from his hometown of West Palm Beach.Read the feature →

GOLDSTATE MUSICAn HQ Playing the Right TuneCharles Goldstuck, Founder & Managing PartnerThe co-founder of J Records and former BMG president now runs a music rights investment firm from Datura Street in West Palm Beach.Read the feature →

HOERBIGER CORPORATION OF AMERICAManufacturing a New FutureArek Dyrdol, President & Head of Region, North America400 new jobs and a $60 million investment arrive with HOERBIGER’s 200,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing campus in Delray Beach.Read the feature →

SERVICENOWWhere Talent, Opportunity and Lifestyle ConvergeJosh Kahn, Executive LeadServiceNow is bringing 850 jobs and an estimated $1.8 billion in economic impact to the new 10 CityPlace tower by late 2028.Read the feature →

OXYGEN DEVELOPMENTHealthy Living in the SunshinePhilippe Cohen, CEOFrom a flagship FDA-approved plant in Palm Springs, Oxygen develops and manufactures beauty and nutrition products sold in seven countries.Read the feature →

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The Business Development Board is Palm Beach County’s official public/private economic development organization. Founded in 1982, the BDB helps companies relocate to, expand, and remain in the region, creating career opportunities that allow residents, and the generations that follow them, to build their futures close to home. This publication serves as a national piece showcasing how the Palm Beaches is a place where business sets up and talent shows up. Learn more at BDB.org.

Profile magazine is published by BDB member Passport Publications.

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