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Video: Largest Mall in the Country Gets Zoning OK

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Edmonton, Alberta-based Triple Five Worldwide Group has been granted approval to continue its plans to build a $4 billion retail and entertainment project in the Miami area.

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Cat Dealership Gets Permission For Distribution Center in Cuba

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The Miami Herald reports Caterpillar's Puerto Rico-based dealer, RIMCO Cat , has been give permission to set up a distribution center and warehouse in Cuba's Mariel Special Economic Development Zone.

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Early sustainability planning in research laboratory design

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If done correctly, the process will focus on the benefits of program efficiency (avoiding overbuilding), creating functional adjacencies (shared spaces), planning for efficient systems (sustainable and green), and getting the best long-term value as well as setting standards for materials, equipment, and the environment. Do not overbuild.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Larger than Miami and Atlanta, Mesa is home to major operations for companies such as Apple, Boeing, Bridgestone, FUJIFILM, Mitsubishi, and Infineon. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone. Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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AeroTurbine, the Miami-based aviation supply company is expanding to a new, 264,000-square-foot building in Miramar. The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones. The project is expected to create 75 new jobs.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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million for workforce training, $6 million for equipment needed by career and technical training programs and $1.5 Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses. million for a veterans’ portal to strengthen outreach to this key population.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

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Rick Scott signed a bill into law that will eliminate sales tax on the purchase of manufacturing equipment starting April 30, 2014. A newly signed law will create a sales tax exemption for manufacturers purchasing machinery and equipment beginning in April 2014. In 2011, merchandise received and exported from the Zone reached $3.7

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