The director of Miramar’s Economic Development Department is recommending that the city commission approve $135,000 in incentives for Spirit Airlines Inc. to expand its headquarters and add jobs.
In preparation for an Aug. 23 meeting, Eric Silva, director of the department, advised that the city commission approve the Qualified Target Industries (QTI) award for Project Beachfront, which «operates one of the largest fleets of any major U.S. airline with more than 400 daily flights to 59 destinations in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean.» That company wants to hire 225 new employees with average salaries of $71,789 "” 150 percent of the average wage in Broward County…
