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Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PORT DIRECTORS TO ADDRESS MIAMI’S INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AT THE 22nd ANNUAL STATE-OF-THE-PORTS BRIEFING HOSTED BY THE WORLD TRADE CENTER MIAMI Miami, FL – Aviation Director José Abreu and Port Bill Johnson will brief Miami-Dade’s international business community on the economic impact of Miami International Airport and the Port of Miami in 2008 and will forecast Miami’s trade growth in terms of best import/export markets for 2009. Additionally José Abreu will provide an update on the construction projects completed during 2008, the projects scheduled for 2009 and the impact of these improvements on global trade growth and on maintaining Miami’s position as the “Trade and Logistics Center of the Americas.” Bill Johnson will provide a progress report on terminal improvements, expansion of cargo piers, cargo gates, and on the Port of Miami’s trade diversification efforts. Over 400 executives are expected to attend the briefing, which is hosted by the World Trade Center Miami, the Port of Miami-Dade and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at 12:00 noon. Miami Mart Airport Hotel (formerly Radisson Hotel)
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