Miami-Dade County Office of Innovation and Economic Development (OIED)
Name: Miami-Dade County Office of Innovation and Economic Development (OIED) Address: Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 NW 1st Street, 21st Floor, Miami, FL 33128 Phone: 305-375-1934
The Office of Innovation and Economic Development is the county-level agency charged with shaping Miami-Dade’s broader economic strategy. Operating under the Mayor’s office, OIED works to position Miami-Dade as a global economic hub by investing in equity, resilience, and innovation, and by aligning private, public, academic, and philanthropic sectors around shared goals. Its work spans the entire county rather than any single municipality, making it the lead voice on regional economic policy.
OIED organizes its strategy around three focus areas — Economic Development, Economic Opportunity, and Economic Innovation — and partners with the private sector to drive business investment, expand small business pathways, and deepen public-private collaboration on climate and community resilience. Specific programs include FilMiami (which supports the film and television industry), the International Business team that pursues foreign direct investment, and an economic development resources team that administers GOB Bond financing and incentive programs.
The office also serves as a clearinghouse of economic data and partnership programs. It publishes the Economic Data Snapshot dashboard for residents and businesses, runs a countywide Marketing Partnerships sponsorship initiative, and partners with the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce on an integrated onboarding program for executives of newly relocated companies. Together these efforts position OIED as the connective tissue between Miami-Dade government and the regional business community.
City of Miami Department of Economic Innovation and Development (EID)
Name: City of Miami Department of Economic Innovation and Development Address: Miami Riverside Center, 444 SW 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33130 Phone: 305-416-1025 (City of Miami main line; the department does not publish a direct number — please verify on eidmiami.org before using)
The City of Miami’s EID is a municipal department focused specifically on the city itself rather than the broader county. It grew out of Mayor Francis Suarez’s viral “How can I help?” tweet, which led to the creation of Venture Miami under the City Manager’s Office and eventually evolved into a full-fledged department aimed at positioning Miami as a global hub for innovation and economic opportunity. Its mission centers on attracting business, building a tech-ready workforce, and championing entrepreneurship within city limits.
The department’s flagship initiatives include “Built in Miami,” a business incubator that has supported more than 400 startups, and partnerships with companies like Google, AWS, and JPMorgan to host workshops and networking events. It also runs the Venture Miami Talent Summit and Tech Hiring Fair (with 60+ companies and 4,000+ open roles per event), and the Venture Miami Scholarship Fund, which has awarded over 100 STEM scholarships to date.
On the innovation side, EID treats Miami as an urban testbed for emerging technology. Key projects include the Brickell Digital Twin Demonstration Project, a collaboration with Dell and NVIDIA that uses AI and digital simulations for urban planning, and a 5G Innovation District being developed in Little River and Little Haiti to enhance connectivity and digital infrastructure. The department has also signed an MOU with Supernal on Advanced Air Mobility and assisted more than 1,000 companies in relocating to or expanding within Miami.
Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA)
Name: Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) Address: 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2929, Miami, FL 33131 Phone: (305) 579-6675
The Miami DDA is the most narrowly focused of the three, working exclusively on the downtown core. Its mission is to grow, strengthen, and promote the economic health and vitality of Downtown Miami, and as an autonomous agency of the City it advocates, plans, and executes business development, capital improvement, and marketing and communication strategies. Established in 1967, the DDA is governed by a board of directors and operates as an independent agency rather than a typical city department.
The agency’s geographic footprint covers portions of Brickell, the Central Business District, and the Arts and Entertainment District of Miami, and its work emphasizes business development, business retention, infrastructure and capital improvements, and the provision of programs and services for downtown stakeholders. Practically, that means everything from supporting small businesses with grants and resources to coordinating safety ambassadors who patrol downtown streets and assist visitors.
Through its programs, initiatives, and partnerships with other government entities and organizations, the Miami DDA works to strengthen Downtown Miami’s position as an international center for commerce, culture, and tourism. Compared with OIED’s countywide remit and EID’s citywide focus, the DDA functions as the on-the-ground operating partner for downtown — closer to a business improvement district in style, but with the legal standing of an independent municipal authority.
A note on the addresses and phones: government contact details change. Before using any of these in a published document or directory listing, verify them on each organization’s official site (miamidade.gov, eidmiami.org, miamidda.com). The City of Miami EID in particular doesn’t publicly post a dedicated direct line, so the city’s main switchboard is the safest published number until you can confirm a department-specific extension.
