MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 15, 2025--
Simpro Group, the worldwide leader in AI-powered field service solutions for commercial and residential trades, today announced it has selected One Downtown in Miami, Florida, as its new North America headquarters. As part of the lease agreement brokered by Tony Jones at Cushman & Wakefield, Simpro Group has secured exclusive signage rights for the iconic tower.
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The new headquarters anchors the company’s mission to deliver the AI-first operating platform that commercial contractors need to run profitable, efficient businesses.
"Miami is at the center of the modern economy—a place where ambition, innovation, and global talent converge," said Fred Voccola, Chairman and CEO of Simpro Group. "It’s the perfect environment to gather the talent and resources needed to fulfill our mission. Commercial contractors—the plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, and fire safety professionals—are the 'second responders' of our world. They keep our lights on, our hospitals running, and our infrastructure reliable and safe. It’s unacceptable that these essential businesses are not as profitable as they should be, and we aim to change that."
Voccola continued, "We are building the platform that residential and commercial trades businesses deserve. This is the largest working class in North America, and we are giving them the tools to double their profits, serve their customers better, and operate with strength. Establishing our headquarters here allows us to scale with purpose to support the people who support our society. I look forward to seeing the Simpro logo on a tower in the Miami skyline—a visible reminder of our commitment to building the future of the trades."
Establishing a North American headquarters in Miami marks a major strategic initiative for Voccola since joining the company in October 2025. Voccola’s history of success in the city, where he previously scaled Kaseya to over 5,000 employees worldwide and hired thousands of people, solidifies his conviction that Miami is the ideal foundation for Simpro’s North American headquarters.
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"Fred Voccola’s vision aligns perfectly with the spirit of Miami—fast, fearless, and entrepreneurial," said Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. The city’s convergence of finance, technology, and public-sector leadership makes it the perfect stage for this expansion.
"Every dollar we invest in our growth is a dollar invested in the trades," added Voccola. "We think this is a monster market, and we are bringing an intelligent platform to the commercial trades to ensure they remain the backbone of our economy."
The first wave of staff is expected to move into the Miami office by February 2026.
For more information on One Downtown, visit www.onedowntown.com.
About Simpro Group
Simpro Group builds the AI-first operating platform for the trades, helping contractors, technicians, and field crews get paid faster, run smarter, and grow stronger. We are the company behind Simpro, BigChange, AroFlo, and ClockShark, trusted by more than 24,000 businesses and 450,000 users worldwide. From scheduling and dispatch to workforce management, quoting, and invoicing, our solutions simplify complexity and turn it into profit. With teams across the U.S., Australia, and the U.K., we champion the people who keep the world running and put breakthrough innovation in their hands. Learn more about how we’re powering the trades at simpro.ai.
Simpro Group Establishes North America Headquarters at One Downtown in Miami; Secures Signage Rights
DETROIT (AP) — Sixteen states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration for what they say is the unlawful withholding of over $2 billion in funding for two electric vehicle charging programs.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Seattle is the latest legal battle that Democratic-led states are pursuing over funding for EV charging infrastructure that they say was obligated to them by Congress under former President Joe Biden, but that the Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration are “impounding.”
“The Trump administration’s illegal attempt to stop funding for electric vehicle infrastructure must come to an end,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a release. “This is just another reckless attempt that will stall the fight against air pollution and climate change, slow innovation, thwart green job creation, and leave communities without access to clean, affordable transportation."
President Donald Trump's administration has been hostile to EVs and has dismantled several Biden-era policies friendly to cleaner cars and trucks in favor of policies that align with Trump’s oil and gas industry agenda.
Transportation Department officials did not immediately respond to request for comment.
The Trump administration in February ordered states to halt spending money for EV charging that was allocated in the bipartisan infrastructure law passed under the previous administration.
Several states filed a lawsuit in May against the administration for withholding the funding from the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program for a nationwide charging buildout. A federal judge later ordered the administration to release much of the funding for chargers in more than a dozen states.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy later issued revised guidance intended to streamline funding applications for states and make charger deployment more efficient. At least four states — Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, and Wisconsin — have announced awards under the vehicle infrastructure program, according to Loren McDonald, chief analyst at EV data firm Chargeonomics, who tracks the state awards.
Tuesday's separate lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, addresses withholding of funds for two other programs: $1.8 billion for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant program, as well as about $350 million for the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator program.
The lawsuit is led by attorneys general from California and Colorado, joined by the attorneys general of Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, and the governor of Pennsylvania. All are Democrats.
After returning to office in January, Trump immediately ordered an end to what he has called Biden's “EV mandate.” While Biden targeted for half of new vehicle sales in the U.S. to be electric by 2030, his policies did not force American consumers to buy EVs or automakers to sell them.
Biden did set stringent tailpipe emissions and fuel economy rules in an effort to encourage more widespread EV adoption, as the auto industry would have had to meet both sets of requirements with a greater number of EVs in their sales mix. Under the Biden administration, consumers could also receive up to $7,500 in tax incentives off the price of an EV purchase, a program that congressional Republicans ended last fall.
The Trump administration has proposed rolling back both tailpipe emissions rules and the gas mileage standards and eliminated fines to automakers for not meeting those standards.
Trump has also repeated incorrect information about the status of the federal charging programs; without all of the funds available, only a fraction of what was obligated has been spent so far.
“We had to have an electric car within a very short period of time, even though there was no way of charging them and lots of other things,” Trump said in a Dec. 3 press conference about the proposed weakened fuel economy rules. “In certain parts of the Midwest, they spent -- to build nine chargers they spent $8 billion. So, that wasn’t working out too well.”
The lawsuit comes amid those regulatory changes and as the pace of EV sales have slowed in the U.S. as mainstream buyers remain concerned about both charging availability and the price of the vehicles.
New EVs sold for an average of $58,638 last month, compared with $49,814 for a new vehicle overall, according to auto buying resource Kelley Blue Book.
Automakers, meanwhile, have responded to consumers accordingly.
Earlier this week, Ford Motor Co. announced it was pivoting away from its once-ambitious, multi-billion dollar electrification strategy in lieu of more hybrid-electric and more fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles.
In the spring, Honda Motor Co. also said it would take a significant step back from its EV efforts.
Associated Press writer Matthew Daly in Washington contributed to this report.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
