July 6, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity

Southeast Florida recorded 5,552 new business filings the week of June 15 to 21, holding about even with the week before.

Professional service firms led the new companies. They added 819 filings, up 84 from the week before. Holding and asset protection companies were the single biggest group at 1,034. Personal and other services rose 62 to 531. These are the businesses that keep forming even in a quiet week.

The week itself was flat. Filings came in almost even with the 5,537 from the prior week, and a little above the 5,482 from the same week last year. The longer trend is easing. The last 13 weeks brought in 80,217 filings, down from 81,458 in the 13 weeks before, and the running 13 week average has slipped since spring.

Most of the activity sits in three counties. Miami-Dade filed 2,774, Broward 1,424, and Palm Beach 1,042. Boca Raton and Coral Gables were the standout cities. Off much smaller bases, Martin rose 22 to 72 and Monroe rose 24 to 39. The Treasure Coast and the Keys are seeing fresh interest.

Some everyday sectors cooled. Retail fell 35 to 279. Construction and trades slipped 34 to 326. Administrative and support services dropped 71 to 301. New restaurant and hotel filings, at 113, ran well below their usual pace. Those are the trades to watch, not the ones to lead with this week.

No significant change over the past 13 weeks.

The bold line is the 13-week average. Read it for the longer trend. The thin line is each week's count, which swings week to week.

Professional Services grew the most this week, 84 more (up 11.4%). Administrative & Support Services dropped the most, 71 fewer (down 19.1%). Several smaller sectors also grew.

Miami-Dade led the region this week with 2,774 new filings. Gains were broad, with 3 other counties also up from the week before.

• Florida International University and Baptist Health broke ground on a new academic medical center on FIU's main campus in Miami. The seven story, 163,000 square foot building is funded by a $158 million state appropriation and is expected to open in 2028 with outpatient care, imaging, same day surgery, infusion services, and a retail pharmacy. A 163,000 square foot medical building means years of work for construction and site crews. Once it opens, it will need medical equipment suppliers, cleaning and janitorial firms, staffing agencies, and the accounting, insurance, IT, and legal services a large clinic runs on. Baptist Health South Florida (Newsroom), 2026-05-27
• Governor DeSantis approved $5.5 million in state funding for four Key West infrastructure projects: a wastewater treatment facility ($750,000), College Road outfalls ($750,000), Duval Street pump station design ($1 million), and a Stock Island landfill remediation feasibility study ($3 million). State money for wastewater, outfalls, and a pump station is work for civil contractors, engineering firms, and the building trades. The landfill study also opens the door for environmental consultants in the Keys. City of Key West (News Flash), 2026-06-29
• The City of Key West won a $4 million state grant from Florida's Resilient Florida Program to pay for stormwater infrastructure improvements in the New Town area near Harris Avenue and 10th Street. A $4 million stormwater project means jobs for site work crews, drainage contractors, and the engineering and surveying firms that design and stake the work. City of Key West (News Flash), 2026-07-01
• The City of Boca Raton won a $2 million federal award for the Jeffery Street railroad highway grade crossing, a new public street crossing over the Florida East Coast Railway corridor in northeast Boca Raton. Construction is expected to start in fall 2026. A new rail crossing needs civil contractors, signal and safety installers, and engineering and surveying firms. Businesses near the corridor also gain easier access once it is built. City of Boca Raton, 2026-06-22
• IntegrityPro Consulting, a technology firm based in Virginia, opened a second headquarters in West Palm Beach at Phillips Point on South Flagler Drive, taking 1,319 square feet of office space and planning to add 12 jobs. A new office with 12 planned jobs feeds office suppliers, IT and staffing firms, and the accountants and lawyers a growing technology company hires. Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, 2026-05-14
• Voloridge acquired a property of more than 35,000 square feet at 900 U.S. Highway 1 in Jupiter, its second Jupiter purchase in 2026, saying the space supports future growth. A 35,000 square foot space being fitted out for growth means work for commercial builders, office fit out trades, movers, and building maintenance firms in Jupiter. Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, 2026-04-17
• The Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency put $350,000 in grants toward a long vacant building at 110 to 130 North Ocean Boulevard. The plan turns the 54 year old property into a mixed use project. It will hold ground floor retail, offices, a 3,600 square foot event venue, and a 70 space rooftop parking deck. The developer is investing more than $1 million. Turning a vacant building into shops, offices, and an event space is direct work for general contractors and the trades. The finished space will then need cleaning, security, and property management firms. City of Pompano Beach, 2026-07-01
• The National Institutes of Health awarded Nova Southeastern University's Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine in Fort Lauderdale $3 million to study a possible link between mold exposure and chronic fatigue syndrome, with funding running through April 2031. A multi year research grant funds lab staff and supplies. It feeds scientific equipment sellers, lab service firms, and the staffing and support businesses a growing research institute uses. Nova Southeastern University, 2026-06-23
• The Port St. Lucie City Council took up Ordinance 26-48, the sixteenth amendment to the Tradition planned development, to shift about 9.48 acres from residential to retail and office use as a new parcel. Shifting land to retail and office use in Tradition sets up future stores and offices. That is a pipeline for commercial builders, and later for the retailers, cleaners, and service firms that fill the new space. City of Port St. Lucie (City Council), Ordinance 26-48 / Tradition MPUD Sixteenth Amendment (P26-026), 2026-06-22
• The Port St. Lucie City Council held a first hearing on Ordinance 26-53, a comprehensive plan amendment for Founder's Crossing covering about 60 acres. It would convert about 30 acres west of McCarty Road from low density residential to roughly 18 acres of commercial and 12 acres of office and institutional use. Rezoning about 18 acres for commercial use opens room for new stores and offices near Midway Road. Builders, site work crews, and the businesses that lease the finished space stand to gain. City of Port St. Lucie (City Council), Ordinance 26-53 / Founder's Crossing comprehensive plan amendment, 2026-06-22
• The Martin County Board of County Commissioners reviewed plans for a new Martin County Operations Facility and approved an agreement with a private partner for the design, construction, and conveyance of the building, which would move county operations off airport property. A new county operations facility means design and construction work now. Once it is running, it will need maintenance, janitorial, and supply contracts that local firms can fill. Martin County Board of County Commissioners, Presentation Regarding Martin County Operations Facility, 2026-06-23

This was a steady week, not a booming one, so the smart read is to focus on the businesses that keep forming. Professional, holding, and personal service companies are still the biggest pool of fresh prospects, so anyone selling accounting, insurance, legal, IT, or registered agent help has plenty of new owners to reach out to. The approved projects across the region, from a new medical center in Miami to commercial rezonings in Port St. Lucie and county work in the Keys, point to steady construction and site work demand ahead. With restaurants, retail, and hospitality filings cooling, this is a week to lean toward the service and property firms that are still opening their doors.

We count new business filings recorded with the state of Florida across the eight counties of Southeast Florida. We wait about two weeks after the week ends for the state to finish recording every filing, so these counts are complete and accurate. Figures cover the week of June 15 to 21, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many new businesses formed in Southeast Florida this week?

There were 5,552 new business filings the week of June 15 to 21, 2026. That is about even with the 5,537 from the week before and a little above the 5,482 from the same week last year.

Which kinds of business are forming the most?

Holding and asset protection companies were the largest group at 1,034. Professional service firms followed with 819, and personal and other services added 531. These service and property firms are the biggest pool of new prospects right now.