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Amazon's ƚŝŽŶĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶŐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ŚŝƌĞ
ƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŽ ĂĚĚŝ-
Florida Footprint ĚĂƚĞƐ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĞůƚŽŶĂ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ-
gin operations in September and is actively recruiting
employees.
Extends
to Pine Hills Area
ROSEMONT
ŵĂnjŽŶ͛Ɛ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ ĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚ ŝƐ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƌĂƉŝĚůLJ ǁŝƚŚ
ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŝŶ ĞŶƚƌĂů &ůŽƌŝĚĂ͕ DEVELOPMENT
AƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌLJ ŐŝĂŶƚ͕ WĂƵů ƵŶLJĂŶ͕
who roamed the northern states, creating one lake TO COST $1 BILLION
ďĞĚ ĂĨƚĞƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ĨŽŽƚƐƚĞƉ͘ ĨƚĞƌ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ŝŶ DŝĂŵŝ͕ dĂŵƉĂ͕ :ĂĐŬƐŽŶǀŝůůĞ͕ KƌůĂŶĚŽ ;ŶĞĂƌ Opportunity Zone Tax Benefit
>ĂŬĞ EŽŶĂ ĂŶĚ ƵďƵƌŶĚĂůĞͿ͕ ŵĂnjŽŶ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ĂŶ- Attracts Major Local Investment
ŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ Ă ŵĂƐƐŝǀĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ŝŶ ĞůƚŽŶĂ͘ Ƶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ
passing month yet another is announced with the lat-
est in the greater Pine Hills area ĂƌǀĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ŵĂŐŶŝĨŝĐĞŶƚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƐĞƚƚŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ
dŚĞ ŐŝŐĂŶƚŝĐ ϭ͘ϭ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨŽŽƚ ǁĂƌĞ- >ĂŬĞ KƌůĂŶĚŽ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď ŝŶ ZŽƐĞŵŽŶƚ ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞĂƌůLJ
ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ǀĂĐĂƚĞĚ ďLJ tŝŶŶ ŝdžŝĞ͕ ǁĂƐ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ďLJ ŵ- CĚĂLJƐ ǁĂƐ Ă ŐŽůĨĞƌ͛Ɛ ĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ĞŶƚƌĂů &ůŽƌŝĚĂ͘
ĂnjŽŶ ;ƉŚŽƚŽ ĂďŽǀĞͿ͘ >ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ DĞƌĐLJ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů KƉĞŶĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϳϭ͕ ƚŚĞ ϭϴͲŚŽůĞ͕ ƉĂƌ ϳϮ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ďĞŐĂŶ ĨĂůů-
Park area on Coast Line Drive, this latest addition to ing into decline early in the recession ten years ago (see
ŵĂnjŽŶ͛Ɛ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ ůŽĐĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŝƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŵƉůŽLJ ƐĞǀ- ƉŚŽƚŽͿ͘ LJ ϮϬϭϯ͕ ŐŽůĨŝŶŐ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞƐ ĚŝƐĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ
ĞƌĂů ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ dŚĂƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ƉŽƐŝƚŝǀĞ ŐŽůĨŝŶŐ ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚ Žƌ ƚƌĂǀĞůĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞŶ ƚƌLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘
ƐŚŽƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ăƌŵ ĨŽƌ WŝŶĞ ,ŝůůƐ ƌĞĂ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ͘ EŽƚ ůŽŶŐ ĂĨƚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď ǁĂƐ ĐůŽƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ
dŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ϳϴͲĂĐƌĞ ĂĚĚŝƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŵĂnjŽŶΖƐ &ůŽƌ- sale.
ŝĚĂ ĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚ ŝƐ ŝŶ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƐ ĐĂůůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ͞^ŝůǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌ /ŶĚƵƐ- DŝĂŵŝͲďĂƐĞĚ tĞƐƚƐŝĚĞ ĂƉŝƚĂů 'ƌŽƵƉ ŚĂƐ ŶŽǁ
ƚƌŝĂů͟ ƐƵďŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ dŚĞ tŝŶŶͲ ŝdžŝĞ ŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶ ĞŶƚĞƌ ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞĚ ƉůĂŶƐ ĨŽƌ Ă Ψϭ ŝůůŝŽŶ͕ ŵŝdžĞĚͲƵƐĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ-
ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶΖƐ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ĂǀĂŝĂďůĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϮϴͲĂĐƌĞ ƐŝƚĞ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ tĞƐƚƐŝĚĞ ĂƉŝ-
ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ ΨϯϬ͘ϵ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚĂů ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ :ĂŬƵď ,ĞũĞ͕ ͞tĞ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ
Orange County records. preserve green space...implement economioc change
in the community...”
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