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Miami International Airport is home to the first Johnnie Walker store in the U.S.

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The airport experience has evolved over the years in an attempt to ease the tribulations associated with air travel. Airports are no longer defined by fast-food restaurants and duty-free shops; they have become something more akin to shopping malls, with luxury retail stores and expensive, sit-down restaurants.

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Is a National General Contractor or Local Commercial Construction Firm Better For Your Project?

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Some of you are probably wondering if the travel costs that become part of the general conditions and overall construction budget of a national general contractor are worth it to the client. If you plan to stay local or only want to open one location, then a local construction firm will save you money in terms of travel expenses.

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Hertz Announces Corporate Headquarters Relocation To Florida

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Additionally, access to the Florida travel and tourism population will position the company for long-term growth. According to Visit Florida, there are approximately 1 million employees in the state’s travel and tourism industry, Florida’s largest business segment. Frissora said. “Florida is the center of the U.S.

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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. New conceptual plans offer two options: as a new Retail District or an Office Park. This reflects the retail market’s vast potential in the city. From Miami, we can make the trip in only 15 hours, even with a layover.”.

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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 It is what has allowed the organization to attract the variety of businesses that make up their diverse economy—from technology to manufacturing, retail, warehousing, healthcare and more. It spans 1,786.47

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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra

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That incident made news, if only because a local reporter was traveling with Effic that night. He recalls the trips he had to take to Miami to talk to a concrete supplier who developed a special additive that cured concrete faster. “We A roadie later destroyed the bus one day driving back south from a concert in Chicago.

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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. It is the fourth busiest East Coast port for container traffic with 1.51 Mid Atlantic U.S.