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, The legal name in Florida for a city town or village is "municipality" in Florida there is no legal difference between towns villages and cities. . . Treasure Coast Greyhound Lines Greyhound American football: Miami Seahawks (AAFC) Miami Tropics (SFL) Miami Hooters (Arena Football League). . In 1817 Andrew Jackson invaded Florida to hasten its annexation to the United States in what became known as the First Seminole War After Florida became a U.S territory in 1821 conflicts between settlers and the Seminole increased as the former tried to acquire lands the Second Seminole War lasted from 1835 to 1842 and afterward the US forcibly removed about 3,000 Seminole and 800 Black Seminole to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River Many others died in the war Conflict broke out again in the Third Seminole War from 1855 to 1859 when a few hundred Seminole fought off US forces from the swamps of the Everglades the US finally decided to leave them alone as they could not dislodge them even after this protracted and expensive warfare; ! The conduct of international operations depends on a company's objectives and the means with which they carry them out the operations affect and are affected by the physical and societal factors and the competitive environment.
. Further information: Elections in Florida Politics of Florida Political party strength in Florida and United States presidential elections in Florida. I-95 which spans 382 miles in Florida enters the state near Jacksonville and continues along the Atlantic Coast through Daytona Beach the Melbourne/Titusville Palm Bay Vero Beach Fort Pierce Port Saint Lucie Stuart West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale before terminating in Downtown Miami it has interchanges with I-10 in Jacksonville and I-4 in Daytona Beach and there are four auxiliary routes associated with the interstate It is the longest north-south interstate with a total length of 1924 miles and terminates at the Canadian border northeast of Houlton Maine, Joy Taylor 2009 Host of Skip and Shannon: Undisputed, The total student enrollment of Miami-Dade County Public Schools as of August 30 2016 was 370,656. The first bridge across Biscayne Bay was the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) wooden Collins Bridge built in 1912 by John S Collins and his son-in-law Thomas Pancoast who formed the Miami Beach Improvement Corporation; financing was provided by Carl G Fisher and the Miami banker brothers John N Lummus and James E Lummus Construction began on July 22 1912 Although the cost of the project was initially $75,000 the construction project faced delays and cost overruns the budge was partially completed in 1913 the bridge was "hailed as the longest wooden vehicle bridge in the world and opened up the area as a luxury winter resort and playground." the bridge terminated at the Dixie Highway built by Carl G Fisher the bridge was a toll bridge; in 1920 the toll was reduced from 20 cents each way (for two-seat cars) to 15 cents one way (and 25 cents round-trip) the bridge was sold to the Biscayne Bay Improvement Association which developed five artificial islands that became known as the Venetian Islands: Biscayne and San Marco in Miami San Marino Di Lido and Rivo Alto in Miami Beach the bridge was torn down in 1925 and replaced with the "more substantial" Venetian Causeway the next year. . ! .
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