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April 2018 — The Miami metro area is booming. As of 2016, the city was ranked the 8th largest for population and the 6th largest for employment growth among big U.S. cities. People are flocking to Miami to take advantage of everything it has to offer:...
read moreGovernor Wolf Declares Statewide Disaster Emergency
January 2018 — Back in October, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national health emergency. While the national rate of drug overdose is 16.3 per 100,000 people, that number is more than double in Pennsylvania: 36.5 per 100,000 people. In 2016 alone, drug...
read morePhilaPort Expansion Will Boost the Regional Economy
January 2018 — In December, PhilaPort was named by Forbes as one of the fastest-growing import ports by value. The port officially registered a $3.34 billion increase in imports in 2017; motor vehicle imports rose by 25.6 percent, oil by 212.3 percent, frozen beef by...
read moreConstruction Workers Wanted
December 2017 — From January 2015 to January 2016, construction costs in Atlanta increased by 3.8 percent, which is higher than the national average of 1 percent. Meanwhile, Metro Atlanta has an all-time low vacancy rate of 7.2 percent. While demand for real estate in...
read moreState and Federal Disaster Loan Programs Now Available to Florida Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Irma
Brought to you by the Beacon Council The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the official economic development partnership, is working closely with public and private sector leaders to help Miami-Dade’s business community recover and get back to work as soon as possible. We...
read moreSmart energy
How Florida Power & Light is investing in infrastructure to increase efficiency Eric Silagy President & CEO - Florida Power & Light Company What have been the most important milestones for Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) in 2016? This past...
read moreInvest: Miami speaks with Jose R. Mas, CEO, Mastec
Consumer demand is an important driver of infrastructure development and what MasTec undertakes as a company. Telecommunications is a good example because it is not highly regulated like energy or water, and there is a lot of competition. Municipalities...
read moreInvest: Miami speaks with Kerri L. Barsh, Shareholder and Co-Chair, National Environmental Practice, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Although the impacts of climate change are varied, two of the most important issues for residents and businesses in South Florida are sea-level rise and extreme storm events. But there are also less obvious, although equally important, concerns such as...
read moreMario Diaz-Balart, Congressman-25th District of Florida
Invest: Miami speaks with Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart of the 25th District of Florida Hialeah’s average household income was $29,249 in 2015 and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie’ was $48,333. What policies should be pursued in order to increase growth in...
read moreInvest: Miami speaks with Keiran Bowers, President, Swire Properties
Having just joined Swire from their Hong Kong headquarters, what can you tell us about Miami’s similarities and differences? Hong Kong is geographically predisposed to be the trade link with China and the rest of the world. You have the protection of Hong Kong with...
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