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The top 20 cities where tourists outnumber the locals

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For every Miami resident more than 16 tourists arrive each year, making it the city with the highest visitor-to-local ratio in the world. Miami’s glorious beachfront. The top 20 cities where tourists outnumber locals: Miami – 16.4 What is it about Miami? million tourists visit each year. Photo: iStock.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,

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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Memphis, NOLA Are Logistics Leaders; Houston Is No. 1 In Use Of Renewable Energy

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Rounding out the top five in BF ‘s Logistics Leaders (Air Cargo) metro rankings category are Anchorage, Louisville, Miami and Los Angeles. “If you’re shipping something by air, it’s probably going through Memphis, and by water it will travel through New Orleans,” said BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers.

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The big ports of Virginia, Baltimore and Miami already are at that depth. .” Project managers and Canal Authority execs are giving firm assurances that the ribbon will be cut before the end of May.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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These ports are reminding cross-country destinations that they can still get containers to them faster over land than it will take the big ships traveling through the Canal to reach East and Gulf Coast Ports. MIAMI: A GLOBAL LOGISTICS HUB. The Bayonne Bridge, a historic civil engineering landmark designed by Othmar H.

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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready

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Located on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida, Cape Coral is the largest city between Tampa and Miami. With this in mind, the Cape Coral Economic Development Office (EDO) designs customized development incentives for qualified projects aimed at creating well-paying jobs. Chile, Peru and Mexico. “To

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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The less money that is needed to spend on gas and other work-related travel, the more money that can be spent on everything else. “In Four sections are now open to travelers. Bay County is positioned along I-75, a major interstate running from Miami, Florida to Sault Ste. Part 139 designation. It spans 1,786.47

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