Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848 but no work of this type was attempted until 1882 Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century and spurred the South Florida economy prompting land development in 1947 Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals levees and water control devices the Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland where the primary crop was sugarcane Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas. Hard Rock Stadium home of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL and plays host to the Miami Hurricanes Miami Florida Business directory Miami, officially the City of Miami is an American city that is the seat of Miami-Dade County and is the cultural economic and financial center of South Florida the city covers an area of about 56 square miles (150 km2) between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States with an estimated 2018 population of 470,914 the Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people the second-most populous in the southeastern United States and the seventh-largest in the nation the city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S with over 300 high-rises 55 of which exceed 490 ft (149 m). German American Business Chamber, 3 Cities (33.3) 92.0 Greater Miami is served by several English-language and two major Spanish-language daily newspapers the Miami Herald headquartered in Downtown Miami is Miami's primary newspaper with over a million readers it also has news bureaus in Broward County Monroe County and Nassau Bahamas the South Florida Sun-Sentinel circulates primarily in Broward and southern Palm Beach counties and also has a news bureau in Havana Cuba the Palm Beach Post serves mainly Palm Beach County especially the central and northern regions and the Treasure Coast the Boca Raton News publishes five days a week and circulates in southern Palm Beach County El Nuevo Herald a subsidiary of the Miami Herald and Diario Las Americas are Spanish-language daily papers that circulate mainly in Miami-Dade County La Palma and El Sentinel are weekly Spanish newspapers published by the Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel respectively and circulate in the same areas as their English-language counterparts, Strategic variables affect the choice of entry mode for multinational corporation expansion beyond their domestic markets These variables are global concentration global synergies and global strategic motivations of MNC.
Consulates Miami Dade College (public) The Pew Research Center survey in 2014 gave the following religious makeup of Florida:. 1 Etymology 4.4 Housing characteristics and costs % change There has been a Norwegian Seamen's church in Miami since the early 1980s in November 2011 Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened a new building for the church the church was built as a center for the 10,000 Scandinavians that live in Florida Around 4,000 of them are Norwegian the church is also an important place for the 150 Norwegians that work at Disney World! ! Miami Florida Business directory How a government governs a country (governance) can affect the operations of a firm the government might be corrupt hostile or totalitarian; and may have a negative image around the globe a firm's reputation can change if it operates in a country controlled by that type of government Also an unstable political situation can be a risk for multinational firms Elections or any unexpected political event can change a country's situation and put a firm in an awkward position Political risks are the likelihood that political forces will cause drastic changes in a country's business environment that hurt the profit and other goals of a business enterprise Political risk tends to be greater in countries experiencing social unrest When political risk is high there is a high probability that a change will occur in the country's political environment that will endanger foreign firms there Corrupt foreign governments may also take over the company without warning as seen in Venezuela. Largest cities in South Florida by population:, Student Government Association Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.62. 1 History Typical summer afternoon thunderstorm rolling in from the Everglades As of 2010 28.07% of the population spoke only English at home while 63.77% of the population spoke Spanish 4.22% spoke French Creole (mainly Haitian Creole) 0.64% French and 0.55% Portuguese 52% of the county residents were born outside the United States while 71.93% of the population spoke a language other than English at home. Seaports 8 Architecture Coral Castle Homestead Miami, 11 External links The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League play at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
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