Birmingham
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1983 did not start out as a good year for Birmingham, Alabama, with high unemployment prevalent, but with the economy picking up, renovation should begin to occur. Birmingham is trying to change its image as an industrial manufacturing city, and major real estate development within the area (such as a $150 million retail-hotel office complex in one of Alabama's richest suburbs) supports this contention. The suburban areas around Birmingham have many office and commercial development projects being started. Apartment construction in Birmingham is also in a period of expansion. The area is experiencing a growth in its number of small manufacturing firms locating there, and the industrial real estate market is in the midst of a boom. The downtown area is being rejuvenated, as much renovation is occuring throughout the city. To finance all this development, the city has worked with developers to obtain quite a bit of creative financing. Birmingham is in the process of obtaining approval to become a foreign trade zone which will serve to increase the city's attractiveness to business.
Publication Name: National Real Estate Investor
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0027-9994
Year: 1984
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Red tide induces navel gazing
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Some university academics in Hong Kong suggest that the reunification with China will not reduce the freedom of students studying in higher educational faculties. Others are planning to increase the appeal of universities in Hong Kong to encourage more foreign students. Many university leaders hope to retain Hong Kongs position over Chinese establishments. Courses may be changed to a credit-based system and lengthened by 12 months to make them four year courses. Universities in Hong Kong have increased rapidly since 1987, with some 60,000 full-time students in 1997 from 30,000 in 1987.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Whose business is it anyway?
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Privatization of public works projects is a viable alternative, since federal and local tax revenues are not adequate to finance the projects. Companies such as Bechtel have privatized projects overseas, and they are lobbying for privileges in the US.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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