Magnetic Mercosur spurs South America's 21st century surge

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Mercosur has proven to be the single biggest force for positive economic change in South America. Conceived in the late 1980s as a free trade union between Argentina and Brazil, Mercosur now also includes Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, with plans to welcome Bolivia and Venezuela. It has become a formidable trading bloc boasting 255 million consumers and some $1 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP). Free trade is driving growth at such a rapid pace that many analysts predict that South America will become second in the world in terms of GDP growth by the year 2000.

South America, Free trade, Mercosur Consulting Group Ltd.

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Michigan nips California for 1998 'SS' Governor's Cup as records shatter

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Michigan was named the state with the most number of corporate facilities built and expanded in 1998, based on the survey conducted by the periodical 'Site Selection.' The runner-up was California which lost by a meager three percent. However, in terms of manufacturing facilities. California superceded Michigan. The two states contributed 27% to the total corporate office projects in the US. Other states included in the top 10 are Ohio and Illinois, making the East North Central region the outstanding performer among all US regions.

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, Office Buildings, Nonresidential construction, not elsewhere classified, Construction industry, Statistics, Office construction, Michigan

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Storied Biosphere bound for market

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The Biosphere, an experimental mini world sprawling over 250 acres in Arizona's Sonora Desert, promoted by billionaire Ed Bass, to recreate nature within the steel and glass structure and to sustain life forms by recycling available resources within it, failed. The real estate is up for sale.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Facilities & equipment, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Management dynamics, Arizona, R&D Facilities, Forecasts and trends, Environmental aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Company business management, Businessmen, Laboratories, Sonoran Desert, Bass, Ed

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