Editing Fort Pierce, Florida (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Farmers Market in Fort Pierce Florida 5.jpg|thumb|Fort Pierce Farmers Market]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Largest employers<ref>[https://youredc.com/site_selection/major_employers Major Employers], St. Lucie EDC.</ref>
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! No. !! Employer !! Employees
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| align=center | 1 || HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital || align=center | 1,847
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| align=center | 2 || Walmart Distribution Center || align=center | 1,273 
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| align=center | 3 || Pursuit Boats || align=center | 684
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| align=center | 4 || Maverick Boat Group || align=center | 580
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| align=center | 5 || City of Fort Pierce || align=center | 358
|}

===Port of Fort Pierce===
According to the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]], an average of 350,000 tons of waterborne commerce moves through the Port of Fort Pierce annually. Major commodities which are dependent on the port include [[citrus]] exports, [[cement]] and [[aragonite]] imports. The last navigation improvements at [[Fort Pierce]] were authorized by the [[U.S. Congress]] in the [[Water Resources Development Act of 1988]], and construction was completed in August 1996. The existing entrance channel is {{convert|400|ft|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|30|ft|abbr=on}} deep, the interior channel is {{convert|250|ft|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|28|ft|abbr=on}} deep, the existing turning basin is {{convert|1100|ft|abbr=on}} square and {{convert|28|ft|abbr=on}} deep, and the north access channel is located immediately north of the main turning basin is {{convert|1250|ft|abbr=on}} feet long, {{convert|250|ft|abbr=on}} wide and {{convert|28|ft|abbr=on}} deep.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Congressional Fact Sheet -- Fort Pierce Harbor|url=https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Portals/44/docs/CongressionalFS/2015/CSF_West_Palm_Beach_Canal_%28C51%29_%28C%29_CFS15.pdf}}</ref>

In late 2014, dredging efforts were completed in the port. The dredging effort included placement of beach quality sand on the beach immediately south of the Inlet and placement of non-beach quality sand in the approved offshore disposal area.<ref name="auto1"/>