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Week of December 27, 2007
Sawyer's Walk project facing uncertain future after county vote
Frustration over affordable housing behind Edmonson move to kill Sawyer's Walk project
As new benefactor, Omni area should have more say over Carnival Center, commissioner says
Miami city government looking for jackpot from slots approval

Congressional OK of channel dredging positions port for boom

'Blight' definitions for redevelopment purposes are far ranging
Architect's idea for furniture design leads to a growing business
ViewPoint: Marlins owners get huge Christmas gift; public gets coal
Profile: Johnny Martinez, Outgoing Secretary, District Six Florida Department of Transportation Incoming Director, Office of Capital Improvements, Miami-Dade County.
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Week of December 20, 2007
Sea shipper preparing for $160 million expansion
Litter, visual clutter may bring Miami handbill ban
Melreese restaurant under study
Money found to reopen downtown park

Lack of guidelines leaves Urban Development issue unsettled

Residential lending woes beginning to take toll on commercial projects
Upscale revamp of Collins Avenue sparks national interest
ViewPoint: Marlins owners get huge Christmas gift; public gets coal
Profile: Larry Wilker, Interim President and CEO of the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts
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Week of December 13, 2007
Soccer may join Florida Marlins on Orange Bowl land
Omni owners seek $7 million from City of Miami to aid center rehab
County committee moves to formalize increased control over Carnival Center
Miami International Airport handles more cargo, passengers than in 2006

Dade County staff instructed to provide public-private project reports

US-Peru agreement could revive Free Trade Area of the Americas
New York company gets conditions for Orange Bowl demolition
ViewPoint: And now, the good news from the county manager's office...
Profile: Matti Bower, Mayor of Miami Beach
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Week of December 6, 2007
Downtown Development Authority vote on tax rate in question
Florida International University medical school gets $10M in Dade county bond money
Coconut Grove panel plotting strategy for business improvement district
City of Miami drops parking fees at downtown garages for holidays

Miami redevelopment agency pressing for Sawyer's Walk housing help

Florida Light & Power's $8B reactors projected to bring 3,000 construction jobs
Downtown Miami's newest tourist draw lifts off
ViewPoint: Welcome to Miami's huge party – oh, and enjoy the art too
Profile: Kelly-Ann Cartwright, Executive partner of Holland & Knight
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Week of November 29, 2007
Seawall recovery may slow dredging
Council of Americas looking at a Miami home
Office hunters grab up downtown space
Office shuffles likely with big leases coming up for renewal

Movie producers frustrated by loss of Miami police liaison for shoots

Miami among candidates to homeport retired carrier
Historic buildings, sites can draw on $10M
ViewPoint: Voters' faith in funding county bond issue isn't reciprocated
Profile: John Esposito, President and CEO of Bacardi U.S.A.
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Week of November 22, 2007
Policy may force Miami International Airport to stay put
Florida International University med school seeks $10 million of county bond money
Fixes ahead for bond program
Better Communities' project delays mount

Downtown authority sets zones for proposed panhandling ban

Group plans auto-themed project for Park of Commerce
Out-of-state companies make up short list for Orange Bowl demolition
ViewPoint: Bury baseball stadium bonds as Barry goes 'Out on Bonds'
Profile: Ola O. Aluko, Director of City of Miami Department of Capital Improvements
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City gives Bayview complex extra height in exchange for parking
Beacon set to wrap up deals to land bioscience firms
Miami changing land-use plan after court defeats on river uses
Miami 21 will not delay land-plan update

Chamber leaders making push for city's Port of Miami tunnel contribution

Homestead-Miami Speedway brings $248 million to economy yearly, study shows
Survey: Drop in housing starts bringing price-inventory balance
ViewPoint: Another failure to look before we leap into a tax cut pitfall
Profile: Brian P. Mormile, Senior Vice President and Market Executive at U.S. Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management
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Week of November 8, 2007
New Carnival Center chief sees high profile programming on horizon
Long ago deal: City made no provision for free garage at Shops at Midtown
Voters will decide elected property appraiser question
Commercebank gets name change to Mercantil Commercebank

Formula change will give Shops at Midtown developers early bond cash

Miami dealing for Lloyds of London presence
DOT area chief: Port tunnel fate entirely up to Miami City Commission
ViewPoint: Economic details are essential before we vote on tax relief
Profile: Thinh Tran, corporate vice president and chief quality and patient safety officer, Baptist Health South Florida
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Week of November 1, 2007
Aon expansion drops residential, switches to office
Crime spies sought for Entertainment District
Appeal court rejects yet another Miami River residential project
Slot machine backers say vote win would bring development

Miami mulling deadlines on home, duplex construction

Three Brickell condominiums have highest foreclosure rate
Gimenez gives up on budget plan
ViewPoint: Charter review's cave-in needn't be a permanent collapse
Profile: Steve McKean, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acceller
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Week of October 25, 2007
Developer sets sights on Orange Bowl area
Groups seeking easier downtown retail permitting
Slot machine proponents' survey predicts 6,000 additional jobs
Downtown Authority consensus: Ban all panhandling in set areas

1000 Waterford green office project set to break ground

County charter task force endorses switch to elected property appraiser
Shoppers might get free holiday parking downtown
ViewPoint: Ho hum: Marlins hand county yet another stadium deadline
Profile: Phillip Frost, Chairman of Ladenburg Thalmann and Chairman and CEO of OPKO Health
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Week of October 18, 2007
Study cites $12 million cost for Marlins stadium roadwork
County ordered poverty trust to fund Florida FTAA
Miami city commissioners insist on more control of bond projects
Ballpark plans must overcome traffic problems

Mural law violators on short end of airport advertising contract

Railroad not answer to port-related traffic woes, pros say
Local students create art with company surplus
ViewPoint: Miami must be a stern gatekeeper in port tunnel decision
Profile: Mary Young, Miami Location Leader, IBM
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Week of October 11, 2007
County set to end rule on worker residency
Carnival Center late on county debt payment
Builder agrees to hold original port tunnel price estimates until closing
Convention taxes reach record high

Charter reviewers wrestling with incorporation, annexation

Short-term rentals a matter of policy, not law, city attorney says
Villa Serena labeled historic home
ViewPoint: City's centerpiece of beauty and history gone with the wind
Profile: Mario Murgado, President and CEO, Brickell Motors
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Week of October 4, 2007
State courts 2nd Port of Miami tunnel work bidder
Downtown parking lot fetches $5.5M; tower likely
City studying panhandling bans by designated zone and citywide
Deadline extension request could save port tunnel

Two consortiums vie to lease, develop airport land

Lawsuit challenges barring short-term beach house rentals
County proposal would require arts program to spend on maintenance
ViewPoint: Illegal Miami meeting plays right into budget-cutters' hands
Profile: Carolina Rendeiro, Chairman of Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce and CEO of Business Centers International in Miam
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Week of September 27, 2007
Port lands cruise line, will build $60M HQ
Carnival Center says event parking now ample
Tunnel fund decision left off city agenda
Port tunnel alternative is only viable solution for heavy downtown truck traffic, official says

Miami set to adopt budget under rollback threat from Legislature

Brickell's Villa Magna gets name change, more focus on commercial
County approves voluntary farmland preservation program
ViewPoint: Oh, Oh, wh'd have thught we'd get a knckut punch dwntwn?
Profile: Rafael "Ralph" Sanchez, Managing Partner, Ponce Circle Developers
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Week of September 20, 2007
City mulls payments for tunnel
County looking at land-use rules for transit parcels
Miami's budget at risk after illegal commission meeting
Tunnel supporters make final push before Sept. 30 deadline

Final budget to closely resemble draft, city manager says

Commissioners consider agricultural land preservation program
Marina approval process difficult, not impossible
ViewPoint: Tax cut, Miami style: tax collections, spending set to rise
Profile: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Consul General of Japan
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Week of September 13, 2007
Ruling may sink tunnel fund source
What Brickell condo slump? Developer adds units
New Florida Supreme Court ruling might hurt redevelopment agencies
Charter panel endorses status quo on offices

Citizens beg county to spare Mom and Pop grants

Arts center business plan calls for audience market research
Permit for 2-tower mixed project sought
ViewPoint: Waiter,skip the steak – just give me some service, please
Profile: Juan Carlos Bermudez, Mayor, City of Doral
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Week of September 6, 2007
State insists tunnel funds be settled on by Sept. 30
Film fees could fracture permitting partnership
Today's $50 million question: Will city pay tunnel share?
Charter panel shuns switch to elected sheriff, tax collector

OB land value, future use remains unknown

Bankers' group joining state lobbying campaign for affordable housing
Conference tackles Latin American banking problems
ViewPoint: Marlins about to bring ballpark deal in from the bullpen
Profile: M.J. "Manny" Rodriguez, Miami-Dade Regional Director, External Affairs, Florida Power & Light Co.
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Week of August 30, 2007
OB money likely to go to new use
Miami plans to fight court over river zoning
County commissioners champion low-profile issues in budget battle
Two Miami firms among magazine's 500 fastest-growing

Officials: Downtown shoppers won't miss demolished garage

Small businesses could be blindsided by end of no-fault
Miami poverty rate among highest in US, Census report says
ViewPoint: Who's watching Big Brother while he's watching you?
Profile: Lucy Morillo, President, Miami Children's Hospital Foundation
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