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BUSINESS REPORT: EC Railway, Port Everglades Join Forces on Intermodal

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Largest Cities (2011): Jacksonville, 827,908; Miami, 408,750; Tampa, 346,037; St. FEC signed a lease agreement with Broward County in March 2012 to build and operate the intermodal facility for 30 years. The project is expected to create 767 construction jobs over the next two years, according to the news release.

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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percent, construction which grew by 3.9 Located on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida, Cape Coral is the largest city between Tampa and Miami. Cappadoro says Nyrstar likes the direct access that the three South Florida airports give the company to its operations in Canada, the U.S., percent to top $800 billion.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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This decision bolsters the company’s footprint in Southwest Louisiana, after it announced the construction of a $1.1 Louisiana Economic Development officials estimate the project will create 1,200 permanent new indirect jobs along with 3,000 construction jobs. Essentially, the region is in the midst of a ‘boom.”

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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After more than 18 years of planning, work finally began in late January on a new, 8,000-foot-long runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Runway 9R-27L, located on the south side of the airport and running parallel to Griffin Road, is now being rehabilitated and lengthened. million passengers annually.

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