• Big-city growth is heading north in Florida. Investment banker Ben Bishop told the Association for Corporate Growth on Thursday that of the 20 fastest-growing metro areas in the state, the only areas of 1 million-plus people who made the cut were Orlando and Jacksonville. Jacksonville’s population is projected to grow 7.2 percent through 2013, behind Orlando at 8.1 percent. Palm Coast, with 92,000 residents, leads with a 38 percent projected increase. “You don’t see Tampa, Fort Lauderdale or Palm Beach,” Bishop said.
