Nova Southeastern University

Miami Florida Business directory Gregory Baker Wolfe a former United States diplomat and then-president of Portland State University became FIU's third president from 1979 to 1986 After stepping down as president Wolfe taught in the university's international relations department the student union on the Biscayne Bay Campus is named in his honor, (65) 4.45 3% 2018 49.2% 4,043,723 49.6% 4,076,186 Opa-locka Tri-Rail Warnings are placed in Everglades National Park to dissuade people from eating fish due to high mercury content. Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States If it were a country Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world and the 58th most populous as of 2018 in 2017 Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684 ranking 26th in the nation the unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% and ranked as the 18th in the United States Florida exports nearly $55 billion in goods made in the state the 8th highest among all states the Miami Metropolitan Area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $345 billion as of 2017 This is more than twice the number of the next metro area the Tampa Bay Area which has a GDP of $145 billion Florida is home to 51 of the world's billionaires with most of them residing in South Florida. . .

. 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, Julia Tuttle Causeway Wynwood/Edgewater and Miami Beach 1959. Metrobus (Miami-Dade County) South Dade Transitway (bus rapid transit to Florida City), A company has to be conscious about the production costs to not waste time and money If the expenditures and costs are controlled it will create an efficient production and help the internationalization Operational risk is the prospect of loss resulting from inadequate or failed procedures systems or policies; employee errors systems failure fraud or other criminal activity or any event that disrupts business processes. The Panthers football team plays at the on-campus Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami is also home to the Sony Ericsson Open for professional tennis numerous greyhound racing tracks marinas jai alai venues and golf courses the city streets has hosted professional auto races the Miami Indy Challenge and later the Grand Prix Americas whereas the Homestead-Miami Speedway oval located 35 miles (56 km) southwest currently hosts NASCAR national races Miami is also home to Paso Fino horses where competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center, White (Includes White Hispanics) 72.6% 66.6% 65.6% 66.6% 76.6% 77.4% 83.7% 78.5% 77.3% 68.5% 58.7%.