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Has China Surpassed The US?
12/16/10 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: China, growth, skyscrapers, car ownership, population, development, rural population displaced, USF
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Be the first to comment"Robert Dardenne, Journalism and Media Studies Department chair, presented a paper on China’s image in U.S. newspapers at the Fourth World Forum on China Studies held in Shanghai, Pudong, People’s Republic of China from Nov. 5-8.
"Dardenne’s presentation, “Emerging Soft Power, Persistent Hard Image: China Constructed in Select U.S. Newspapers,” showed how China’s rise as an influential nation with a growing economy has been...
Tampa Bay Partnership Scorecard listen
01/19/10 Alicia Horn and Mark AndersonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Development, Growth, Tampa Bay Partnership
Today, the Tampa Bay Partnership released their Fall 2009 scorecard, which compares the economic health of the Bay area with 5 other comparable metro areas in the Southeastern U.S. The overall economic health of all 6 areas remains in decline, but the Bay area may be pulling out of the recession faster than the others.
The Tampa Bay Partnership has been working to help drive economic growth among 7 Bay area counties since 1994. They coordinate efforts among various local economic develop...
Be the first to commentProtesters Support Amendment 4 in Pasco listen
01/12/10 Mark AndersonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Pasco County Commission, Growth, Amendment 4, Florida Hometown Democracy
Nearly a dozen protesters congregated in front of the Pasco County Courthouse today, to show their support for the Florida Hometown Democracy-supported Amendment 4. The measure would require the establishment of comprehensive growth plans for local governments, and require voter approval for plan changes. The Pasco County Board of Commissioners met today to consider a resolution opposing the measure.
Some Floridians are worried that too much growth is bad, and that our quality of life an...
1 commentsBill would eliminate impact fees in Florida until 2012 listen
03/16/09 Mitch E. PerryWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Economy, politics, development, impact fees, growth
A bay area senator angered environmentalists before the legislative session began when he filed a bill that would block the collection of developer impact fees for three years.
Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, says the way impact fees are imposed is totally unfair and inappropriate.
Hillsborough County Environmental activist Denise Layne says Bennett’s bill and other proposals aim to deregulate the building process this year.
The foreclosure crises has hit Florida hard, with some economist...
Be the first to commentWorkshop held on Tampa’s Comprehensive Plan listen
05/02/08 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Growth, Development
This morning on the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus, city employees, USF researchers and others gathered to discuss ideas for Tampa’s future. The purpose was to identify research priorities relating to the city’s draft Comprehensive Plan, which will be finalized later this year.
Judi Jetson, director of the USF Collaborative for Children, Families & Communities, told WMNF about the purpose of the workshop she organized.
Cyndy Miller is Tampa’s director of growth management a...
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