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Old 02-08-2011, 12:25 PM
 
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"How about all the huge companies that have international and latin american hq's in Miami like Sony, Microsoft, American Airlines, Fed Ex etc.."

small satellite offices - because they want them under the jurisdiction of US regulations/laws instead of some corrupt whimsical government that can change it's mind or nationalize you on the fly. in other words, its better than the alternative. same reason business owners in latin america fly to the US to store their money in our banks.
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Old 02-08-2011, 12:30 PM
 
Location: Miami/ Washington DC
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My numbers are not "way off". As I stated, those are all passanger numbers, not just International. When it comes to international travelers, yes, MIA is second. Sad that not too long ago it was on the national news that MIA is number one in cargo theft....always number one in negativity.. you go boy
You had 16 million as your total passenger numbers the number is more then 30 million.
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:21 PM
 
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The only 2 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Miami are:

World Fuel Services and Ryder System.....not that many....even JAX (CSX, Winn Dixie and Fidelity National Financial) and Tampa have more....
I agree with the criticism that Miami lacks Fortune 500 companies. This is a hinderance to Miami's growth and evolution into a true top-tier city. However, I do think that Miami is headed in the right direction and should be able to win a Fortuate 500 company or two in the next decade. The continued development of downtown and Brickell, the addition of the new baseball stadium, and the expansion of the airport are all good things that make the city more attractive. The city needs better leadership along the way that can bring in the capital and get it deployed efficiently. I think Miami's future is quite bright.
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Lexington, Kentucky
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I lived in Miami as a child and it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:25 PM
 
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crazee: when was the last time you were here? there is a trend towards removing landscaping to put in low maintenance shrub. I imagine the miami of your day looked more like honolulu than present day miami.
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:27 PM
 
Location: Eastern Time
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^^^ are those the ones that look like tall grass?
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:28 PM
 
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Did you read the article? The reason it is moving is so it can work more efficiently and closely with Holland America. Workers from Miami are going to move there. It does not have to do with Miami itself. It is did then they would just move the whole company HQ there no?
Excellent point, FlyMIA!!! I hadn't read the article. I took it on faith that the poster was using the article to support their claim about the lack of skilled labor. I realize I can't do that anymore... The article says that the business is moving to improve efficiencies and cut costs by consolidated to the corporate hq in Seattle. There is nothing in the article regarding a lack of skill labor in Miami.
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:42 PM
 
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Do you actually think Carnival would verbally, publicly badmouth a city that is paying it money to have it's headquarters here just like Burger King Corp? Most of the businesses I've worked for here haven't hired locally. They import all their labor from other states. Desperate people in hard hit economies looking for a job anywhere who pay their own relocation costs.
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:43 PM
 
Location: The Queen City
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I agree with the criticism that Miami lacks Fortune 500 companies. This is a hinderance to Miami's growth and evolution into a true top-tier city. However, I do think that Miami is headed in the right direction and should be able to win a Fortuate 500 company or two in the next decade. The continued development of downtown and Brickell, the addition of the new baseball stadium, and the expansion of the airport are all good things that make the city more attractive. The city needs better leadership along the way that can bring in the capital and get it deployed efficiently. I think Miami's future is quite bright.
Miami has the potential of being another Hong Kong. The problem with the city is its lack of a credible honest government, not plagued with crooks. Citizens must learn to vote for what is best for their community, not Cuba, not Venezuela, not their ghetto. There needs to be a sense of civic pride, a "we are all in this together" and not "I will vote for Pepe Peña because he is tough with Cuba" or "Tyrone Brown is not a friend of the cops so he gets my vote". Also, there is a huge brain drain problem in So. Fl. Intelligent educated folks are leaving to other states in huge masses. This will not help attract REAL companies (and I am not refering to the local import export company run out of a shopping center). Until all these issues are resolved, Miami will keep moving in the wrong direction, "party city with no real jobs".
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Old 02-08-2011, 01:53 PM
 
Location: Free From The Oppressive State
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I used to work for Holland America when I lived in Seattle. They are under the Carnival umbrella but Carnival's HQ was in Miami, not Seattle. HA's hq is in Seattle. The cost of living in Seattle, (especially the taxes), is quite a bit higher than Miami. Also, to cut costs, Holland America got a satellite office in Colorado.

Makes you wonder why Carnival would move to Seattle....I cannot believe it's to save money. No way.
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