VIRGIN TRAINS (BRIGHTLINE) SECURES FUNDING IT NEEDED FOR MIAMI-ORLANDO HIGH SPEED RAIL CONSTRUCTION AFTER INVESTORS ‘WOWED’
Brightline – which is now known as Virgin Trains – has raised the funding it needs to build a high speed rail line from Miami to Orlando from investors. In the past three weeks, 67 investors have lined up to buy the $1.75B in tax free bonds that had been approved by...
MIA GETS NEW FLIGHTS FROM ROYAL AIR MAROC & NORWEGIAN, WITH PASSENGER TRAFFIC UP 6% THIS YEAR
Miami International Airport added two new flights in the past week, including one to a continent that was previously unserved. Royal Air Maroc launched the first ever flights from Miami to Casablanca on April 3. The service will initially operate three times weekly,...
Tampa, Miami, Orlando Make Florida the Heart of US Retail Rent Growth
Florida is the center of retail rent growth in the United States, a sign the tourist-centric state may be benefiting from visitors amid the changing landscape of stores and restaurants. Tampa Bay, Miami-Dade County and Orlando rank among the top six regions in the...