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COVID speeds up financial and tech company relocations to Florida (by Amy Martinez)

Last spring, Ian Campbell, CEO of technology consulting firm Nucleus Research, called a staff Zoom meeting to announce that he would be leaving Boston and moving to Miami. Campbell, who founded the firm in Boston in 2000, felt it made sense to open an office in Miami.

Boston’s high cost of living and traffic were making it increasingly difficult to attract and retain young, talented workers, he says. Meanwhile, he and his staff had proven during the coronavirus shutdown that they could make telecommuting work. He gave his 15 employees the choice of staying in Boston or moving to Miami. All but two chose the latter.

https://www.floridatrend.com/article/31124/covid-speeds-up-financial-and-tech-company-relocations-to-florida