Bond Raters Note Fiscal Strains As Miami Embarks On Bigticket Projects
Written by Lou Ortiz on January 11th, 2008
Just six years removed from the clutches of a state financial oversight board, the City of Miami is ignoring fiscal warnings as it embarks on an ambitious multi-billion-dollar public works…
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Whats Your Miami Circle Preference Park Service Wants To Know
Written by Risa Polansky on January 11th, 2008
The National Park Service is asking the public to weigh in on how the long-inaccessible Miami Circle site should be maintained, though it last year forfeited control of the Brickell-area…
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Community Redevelopment Agency Expansion Not Seen Hurting Miami Bond Rating
Written by Risa Polansky on January 11th, 2008
It's difficult to project how a plan to expand Miami's community redevelopment agencies' boundaries could affect the city's bond ratings, experts say, but one public finance lawyer queried suspects that…
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Economic Development Services Live On After City Of Miami Departments Death
Written by Risa Polansky on January 11th, 2008
After commissioners in September eliminated the City of Miami's Department of Economic Development to free up money to hire more law enforcement officials, the city has managed to both fund…
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No Stopping Resort Plans For Watson Island Builder Says
Written by Risa Polansky on January 11th, 2008
Neither the planned Port of Miami Tunnel nor the ongoing real estate slump is to derail plans for a $600 million hotel, retail and mega-yacht complex on Watson Island's waterfront,…
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Minority Community Developers Promote Mixedincome Housing
Written by Risa Polansky on January 11th, 2008
As City of Miami and Miami-Dade County officials battle over a mixed-income housing project slated for Overtown, a group of minority community developers has begun a cry to promote such…
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Venture Capital Abundant For Good Products Pros Say
Written by Miami Today on January 4th, 2008
There's plenty of venture capital and angel funding in Miami-Dade County for entrepreneurs with the right product, experts say, but some products are more easily marketable than others. …
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Crosswinds Loss Wouldnt Kill Other Projects
Written by Risa Polansky on January 4th, 2008
Losing a residential project slated for Overtown would affect the delicate funding plans for Miami and Miami-Dade County's recently approved massive package of projects, city Chief Financial Officer Larry Spring…
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Miami Eyes Vacant Sites For Park Use
Written by Risa Polansky on January 4th, 2008
In a city low on green space but lately flush with vacant private land as developers wait out the residential real estate slump, one Miami commissioner is suggesting empty lots…
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