Transportation In 2008 the State of Florida agreed to buy U.S Sugar and all of its manufacturing and production facilities for an estimated $1.7 billion Florida officials indicated they intended to allow U.S Sugar to process for six more years before dismissing its employees and dismantling the plant the area which includes 187,000 acres (760 km2) of land would then be rehabilitated and water flow from Lake Okeechobee would be restored in November 2008 the agreement was revised to offer $1.34 billion allowing sugar mills in Clewiston to remain in production Critics of the revised plan say that it ensures sugarcane will be grown in the Everglades for at least another decade Further research is being done to address the continuing production of sugarcane in the Everglades to minimize phosphorus runoff. ; Class of 1995, Public transportation in Miami is operated by Miami-Dade Transit and SFRTA and includes commuter rail (Tri-Rail) heavy-rail rapid transit (Metrorail) an elevated people mover (Metromover) and buses (Metrobus) Miami has Florida's highest transit ridership as about 17% of Miamians use transit on a daily basis the average Miami public transit commute on weekdays is 90 minutes while 39% of public transit riders commute for more than 2 hours a day the average wait time at a public transit stop or station is 18 minutes while 37% of riders wait for more than 20 minutes on average every day the average single trip distance with public transit is 7.46 mi (12 km) while 38% travel more than 8.08 mi (13 km) in each direction, In the year ending January 31 2018 the airport had 413,692 aircraft operations average 1,133 per day: 87% scheduled commercial 9% air taxi 4% general aviation and <1% military the budget for operations was $600 million in 2009. Miami Modern Architecture or MiMo a style that originated in Miami in the 1950s as seen in the Bacardi Building in Midtown built in 1963 and dedicated as a historic site in 2009. Miami enjoys a vibrant culture that is influenced by a diverse population from all around the world Miami is known as the "Magic City" for seemingly popping up overnight due to its young age and massive growth It is also nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" because of its high population of Spanish-speakers.
! In 2018 there were more than 427,824 millionaires in the state the fourth highest number in the nation; . 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, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management 17 External links Cities Perez Art Museum in Downtown Miami. 5 Economy A 2003 U.S Geological Survey photo showing the border between Water Conservation Area 3 (bottom) with water and Everglades National Park dry (top)! !
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