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International Trade and Ports

Senate Sends Highway Bill to Obama

After the House rejected Senate changes, senators held their noses Thursday and voted 81-13 for a $10.9 billion bill to…

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International Trade and Ports

Azul Targets Gol With Florida Fares as Rivalry Heats Up

Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras SA will charge “well under” $1,000 round-trip when it starts flying between Sao Paulo and Fort…

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International Trade and Ports

Brazilians Making Their Mark on Fla. Tourism

Brazilian tourists have been flocking to Florida in record numbers and quickly have become the largest group of overseas visitors…

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International Trade and Ports

Florida Manufacturing Export Numbers Consistent With Boosting Efforts

A report released by e-forecasting.com shows that exports of manufactured goods contributed significantly to the state's international trade, according to…

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International Trade and Ports

Prospect of Nicaragua Canal Stumps Industry Observers

When the Nicaraguan government earlier this month approved plans by a Hong Kong-based company to build a canal linking the…

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International Trade and Ports

Suez Canal Widening to Begin This Week

The Suez Canal’s major deepening project is just over the horizon as crews will start widening and dredging a 34-kilometer…

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International Trade and Ports

Florida Exports Up 10.4% in May

The latest international trade numbers show that $5.22 billion worth of goods left Florida for international markets in May, an…

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International Trade and Ports

GE’s Energy Management Invests $50 Million To Create Clearwater, Florida, Manufacturing Center of Excellence

GE’s Energy Management business will create a new 190,000 square feet manufacturing Center of Excellence in Clearwater, Florida. The COE…

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International Trade and Ports

BRICS Meet In Brazil, Create Bloc Development Bank

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging powers – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have decided to…

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International Trade and Ports

Brazilian Airline Could be Coming to Fort Lauderdale

Brazil's third-largest air carrier could be flying into Fort Lauderdale before the end of the year.

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Chamber Membership is Back on the Rise

Officials say their groups, which were hard hit during the Great Recession, had to adapt to the changing times by…

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Manufacturing

Business VIPs Address Chamber

Stan Connally dropped a news bomb near the end of his talk Friday at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce…

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Florida Businesses Create 36,900 Private-Sector Jobs in June

Florida led the nation in job growth during June by creating 36,900 private-sector jobs, according to new state economic data…

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International Trade and Ports

BofA, SocGen Slash Forecast for Brazil’s 2014 Growth

Economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Societe Generale on Friday slashed their forecasts for Brazil's economic growth this…

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International Trade and Ports

BRICS Ink $50 Billion Lender in World Bank, IMF Challenge

Leaders of the five BRICS nations agreed on the structure of a $50 billion development bank by granting China its…

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