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Week of December 25, 2003
County may seek loan from US to help Midtown Miami developers
Signs point to continued job growth next year
Homebuilders' activity cause South Dade officials to expect population boom
Miami-Dade offers money to Aviation Department to start work on connector

Kraft Foods may move Latin American headquarters to Miami

City, county agree to preserve parcel near American Airlines Arena
Colonial Bank adds four South Florida branches with merger
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Week of December 18, 2003
Burgess plans to change county's negative image
North-South Center fails to get federal funding
County gives $4 million more for Performing Arts Center construction
Miami airport loses federal funding for expansion project

Several leases to be announced at former Burger King site

Chamber sends off Cullom with black-tie gala
Former bank building to converted into condominiums
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Week of December 11, 2003
Morales to ask county to put aviation authority on August ballot
FTAA supporters will ask US to back one city for secretariat
Carey-Shuler says she wants Beacon Council to change its focus
County planners revamp plans for transportation spending

Leaders of three counties' economic development agencies to meet

Reconfiguration, marketing pay off for Homestead speedway
Aviation Department extends deadline for airport hotel proposals
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Week of December 4, 2003
Watson Island project may have trouble finding luxury hotel
South Florida seeks more funds from federal transit package
FTAA meetings cost $15 million, officials say
Restoration of Japanese garden requires more funds

New cruise line offers low prices, casual comforts

Regional transit board ready to roll
Danish insurer may set up shop in Coral Gables
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Week of November 27, 2003
Tax revenues signal tourism rebound
Military unit to move to Homestead base
Camillus House close to deal that would secure move
Miami gets 'marching orders' in bid for FTAA headquarters

County sports commission narrowing search for director

Skeptics wonder if South Beach is good fit for Ritz
Gables chamber president off to Iraq with SouthCom
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Week of November 20, 2003
Think tank RAND to help rebuild North-South Center
Florida East Coast Industries sells land to river developer
Panama says it's close to landing FTAA secretariat
Developers want to raze historic East Coast Fisheries building

Little Haiti property owners press for zoning changes

Performing Arts Center to get technological help from MIT students
Business leaders prepare campaign to put aviation authority to voters
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Week of November 13, 2003
Performing Arts Center, county in mediation over construction disputes
Latin bank group gives support to FTAA
Most of revenue from transit tax sits idle
Miami sports authority to look nationally for new CEO

Security company gets national contract for airport screening

Chamber reorganizing as it starts year with new leader
300-acre Airport West complex sold for $114.4 million
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Week of November 6, 2003
Miami Beach attorneys to review county stadium pledge
FIU plans to open hospitality school in China
Plan for aviation authority grounded by lack of support
Carey-Shuler says Beacon Council neglects urban areas

Watchdog group demands transportation-spending plan from county

Refurbishment of transit cars back on track
CEO says visitors bureau will make a decision on its home 'sooner rather than later'
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Week of October 30, 2003
Brickell office building to be redeveloped
Homestead begins work on fiber-optic network, hires trade-zone chief
Coconut Grove Playhouse may begin showing movies
County panel approves plan to reroute I-395

FIU to offer PhD program in biomedical engineering

Supporters say FTAA will create jobs, but opponents say cost would be too high
Miami chamber hires Fort Lauderdale executive as CFO
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Week of October 23, 2003
County faces deadline to make decision on baseball stadium
County sets strategy for getting bond issue on ballot
Residents know little about Performing Arts Center, study finds
Miami chamber seeks $500,000 for improvements to offices

Parrot Jungle Island hires United Airlines executive as COO

Racing circuit drops Miami Grand Prix from schedule
County set to take bids for airport-transportation hub connector
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Week of October 16, 2003
Atlanta snags pre-FTAA meeting of five Andean ministers
Performing Arts Center to get $4.2 million from county
Colonial Bank president in South Florida resigns
Transportation panel unhappy with county's handling of funds

New owner plans usage of former Burger King headquarters

Head of Miami sports authority resigns
MDC to take over Miami film festival
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Week of October 9, 2003
County forced to redraw plan for port-FIU rail link
Heat, Rouse strike deals as land development stalls
Miami-Dade official moves to straighten out Performing Arts Center problems
County officials prepare for public input on bond issue

Groundbreaking for Design District residential project set for next month

Congress considers boosting home affordability
Coral Gables cost-tracking company restructures management, product line
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Week of October 2, 2003
Miami's bid for FTAA headquarters in danger, experts say
Port of Miami to ask county for improvements to roads
County approves railroad corridor as route for Metrorail extension
Miami trashes Grand Prix attempt to drop city garbage service

Grove homeowners claim in suit that developer broke agreement

New firm provides outsource services for chambers of commerce
Tallahassee mayor hopes to learn about revitalization from Overtown
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Week of September 25, 2003
Heat Group agrees to kill development plans for land next to arena
300 million residential high rise planned for Brickell
County merges two transportation panels
Dutch brewer Heineken plans to move into Coral Gables

County expects big chunk of federal funds for transportation

County officials divided on Metrorail extension to airport
Cruise passengers flock to airline counter at Port of Miami
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Week of September 18, 2003
County gets proposal to create airport authority
County lobbies federal officials for Homeland Security facility in Homestead
Jet maker negotiating 50-year land lease near Opa-locka Airport
Miami Beach renews its wooing of Miami visitors bureau

Miami adds $2 billion to tax base, $15.3 million in revenue

Miami Circle to be buried in gravel pending federal study
Coast Guard may curtail opening of Brickell bridge during lunch hour
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Week of September 11, 2003
City of Miami funds new ballet company
Performing Arts Center officials wants county to crack down on contractors
Science museum drops plans to seek bond issue
North-South Center could lose out on $2 million in federal funds

Study says post-9/11 security measures taking toll on South Florida economy

Miami police outline plans for November trade meetings
Tax windfall to finance state effort to diversity economy
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Week of September 4, 2003
Two airlines to add direct flights between Miami, European cities
Developers of North Beach condominium project say it is nearly sold out
FIU says it is interested in running North-South Center
Miami Chamber plans to hire chief financial officer

Homestead speedway banks on new track to increase crowds

Miami Beach takes ownership of Altos Del Mar site
Miami-Dade County seeks private firm to refurbish, operate airport hotel
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Week of August 28, 2003
Work on Aventura town center scheduled to begin in October
Free Trade Area Agreement hinges on Miami's November meetings, organizers say.
Chiquita to leave Port of Miami for Port Everglades
University of Miami's North-South Center undergoes restructuring

Parking-less Performing Arts Center looks into availability of neighborhood garages

Miami downgrades plans for 60-acre park in Little Haiti to two soccer fields
Search committee tells Miami Chamber that it needs more time to find CEO
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Week of August 21, 2003
Tourism tax dip leaves nothing for new projects
Miami police keeping plans for FTAA under wraps
Port of Miami to begin construction on two new cruise terminals
International shippers face wider Customs regulations

Warehouse buyer hopes to lure TV, film industries back to South Florida

Miami-Dade planners scramble to pull together quorum before funding deadline
Atlanta looks to lure Latin Grammy
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Week of August 14, 2003
Experts fear two new towers will oversaturate downtown Miami hotel market
Regional transportation officials considering using FEC railroad tracks for commuter line
Former Fontainebleau executive named general manager of Espirito hotel
4,000 Miami-Dade high-school seniors fail to pass state graduation test

Longtime Miami Beach real-estate firm merges with Century 21

London-based bank expected to lease 60,000 square feet at Four Seasons
University of Miami School of Medicine has big plans to expand facilities, reputation
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Week of August 7, 2003
Miami science museum hopes to put $200 million bond issue on March ballot
Miami-Dade County considers $1 billion bond issue