Would you mind providing more info on why you left? Did the city push you out or did you pursue opportunity elsewhere? Outside of the issues you outlined for tech, how is life there otherwise?
Salaries esp in tech and tech management are much better elsewhere even in the state itself.
Jacksonville I believe was ranked as the fastest growing US metro area but I might be mistaken on that. Orlando is seeing serious and major construction - both residential and even more so commercial.
The traffic is awful but that's a given in I think every major city I've spent months or lived in - DC, Atlanta, etc.
You should take a look at Orlando and Tampa (45 minutes from Orlando) and maybe Jacksonville if you're trying to escape the snow and that type of weather. But if you're committed to moving to South Florida, maybe also look about 30 minutes north of it to Ft Lauderdale and those areas. Tampa/St Petersburg has some great beaches too if you're into beaches.
Jacksonville I believe was ranked as the fastest growing US metro area but I might be mistaken on that. Orlando is seeing serious and major construction - both residential and even more so commercial.
The traffic is awful but that's a given in I think every major city I've spent months or lived in - DC, Atlanta, etc.
You should take a look at Orlando and Tampa (45 minutes from Orlando) and maybe Jacksonville if you're trying to escape the snow and that type of weather. But if you're committed to moving to South Florida, maybe also look about 30 minutes north of it to Ft Lauderdale and those areas. Tampa/St Petersburg has some great beaches too if you're into beaches.