In 2008 the State of Florida agreed to buy U.S Sugar and all of its manufacturing and production facilities for an estimated $1.7 billion Florida officials indicated they intended to allow U.S Sugar to process for six more years before dismissing its employees and dismantling the plant the area which includes 187,000 acres (760 km2) of land would then be rehabilitated and water flow from Lake Okeechobee would be restored in November 2008 the agreement was revised to offer $1.34 billion allowing sugar mills in Clewiston to remain in production Critics of the revised plan say that it ensures sugarcane will be grown in the Everglades for at least another decade Further research is being done to address the continuing production of sugarcane in the Everglades to minimize phosphorus runoff, Tri-Rail service on the FEC line would bring Tri-Rail to Downtown's transit hub Government Center Station connecting Downtown directly to Midtown Miami/Miami Design District Upper East Side/Miami Shores North Miami North Miami Beach/Aventura Downtown Hollywood and Downtown Fort Lauderdale Currently rail commuters must transfer onto the Metrorail in Hialeah to get to Downtown Miami's Downtown Development Authority along with Miami-area politicians are actively lobbying to bring Tri-Rail to the city core, Key Biscayne Virginia Gardens Palmetto Estates. In 2010 undocumented immigrants constituted an estimated 5.7% of the population This was the sixth highest percentage of any U.S state There were an estimated 675,000 illegal immigrants in the state in 2010, Speech and Language Pathology Clinic, There are about 3,000 different types of wildflowers in Florida This is the third-most diverse state in the union behind California and Texas both larger states in Florida wild populations of coconut palms extend up the East Coast from Key West to Jupiter Inlet and up the West Coast from Marco Island to Sarasota Many of the smallest coral islands in the Florida Keys are known to have abundant coconut palms sprouting from coconuts that have drifted or been deposited by ocean currents Coconut palms are cultivated north of south Florida to roughly Cocoa Beach on the East Coast and the Tampa Bay Area on the West Coast. $675.67 per credit hour for in-state students and $1,101.87 per credit hour for out-of-state students Total tuition/fees:$20,660 for in-state and $33,446 for out of state, 2.2 1940s: World War II, 10 Communities Miami Marlins Baseball 1993 Major League Baseball Marlins Park World Series (2) (1997 2003). . 1910 11,933 140.8% After the watershed events of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade Tourism and Economic Development Governor Jeb Bush realized that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely the office was directed to target Medical/Bio-Sciences among others Three years later the Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion in 2003 TSRI announced plans to establish a major science center in Palm Beach a 364,000 square feet (33,800 m2) facility on 100 acres (40 ha) which TSRI planned to occupy in 2006, Names 1920 968,470 28.7% In the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections Barack Obama carried the state as a northern Democrat attracting high voter turnout especially among the young Independents and minority voters of whom Hispanics comprise an increasingly large proportion 2008 marked the first time since 1944 when Franklin D Roosevelt carried the state for the fourth time that Florida was carried by a Northern Democrat for president. 2.1 Central business district ("downtown"), 2.1 Communities Northwood University (private), Recent history J Miami Campus. . .
. 5.1 Sawgrass marshes and sloughs Air Europa Madrid, Keiser University (private), Wellington School of Architecture Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School founded in 1971. Ameristar Jet Charter Legend Main article: Environment of Florida! Estimated numbers of Calusa at the beginning of the Spanish occupation ranged from 4,000 to 7,000 the society declined in power and population; by 1697 their number was estimated to be about 1,000 in the early 18th century the Calusa came under attack from the Yamasee to the north They asked the Spanish for refuge in Cuba where almost 200 died of illness Soon they were relocated again to the Florida Keys, 2.4 Physical and social factors According to the U.S Census Bureau in 2012 Miami had the fourth highest percentage of family incomes below the federal poverty line out of all large cities in the United States behind Detroit Michigan Cleveland Ohio and Cincinnati Ohio respectively Miami is also one of the very few cities in the U.S where the local government has gone bankrupt in 2001 on the other hand Miami has won accolades for its environmental policies: in 2008 it was ranked as "America's Cleanest City" according to Forbes for its year-round good air quality vast green spaces clean drinking water clean streets and citywide recycling programs. . 7 External links The Florida Legislature comprises the Florida Senate which has 40 members and the Florida House of Representatives which has 120 members the current governor of Florida is Ron DeSantis the Florida Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and six justices, Fort Lauderdale (Virgin Trains USA) Virgin Trains USA. 32.2% State of Florida, Arts & Entertainment District Brickell Coconut Grove Coral Way Downtown Miami Edgewater Midtown Miami Park West and the Upper Eastside, A pond in the Big Cypress. .
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