For years, Martin County had a quiet problem: not enough room for industry. From the early 1990s through the mid-2000s, industrial development was scarce, which meant companies that wanted to build or expand often looked elsewhere. That's changing fast.
The clearest sign is in Indiantown, where Venture Park spreads across 138 acres and is filling up with employers. One tenant is Green Carbon Solutions, a renewable bio-carbon manufacturer, the kind of clean-energy company local leaders have been hoping to attract.
Two bigger projects are on deck. Ashley Capital's Martin Commerce Park is slated to start construction by the end of 2026, with more than 100 buildable acres and 1.1 million square feet of light industrial space planned.
The other is the Newfield Workplace District, a 300-acre site designed to support up to 2 million square feet of industrial space. Stack those together and you're talking about a major expansion of the county's job-creating footprint.
It's not all on paper, either. PSM, the gas-turbine company now under Hanwha, just opened a new facility in Stuart, proof that the space is drawing real, high-skill manufacturers and not just speculative shells.
To pull more of these deals in, the county passed an Economic Toolkit that lets qualified employers in targeted industries, like advanced manufacturing, seek tax relief in exchange for big investment and high-wage jobs. It's the carrot for the kind of companies leaders want.
For the 772, the takeaway is straightforward: Martin County is building the runway now so the next wave of employers has somewhere to land. After decades of being short on space, that's a notable shift.