The Recipe for Economic Development

Miramar, Florida > growth so fast and rapid . . .keeping up with the  quality of life

Published on Sep 15, 2016

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Located a short distance from both Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Fla., the City of Miramar was founded as a “bedroom community” in the 1950s. Since 2000, however, the city has charted a new path, doubling its population and significantly growing its economy. But like a lot of cities, the economic downturn of 2008 forced the city to think creatively about maintaining the services residents and businesses demand despite decreasing revenues. In this Big Ideas for City’s talk, Mayor Wayne Messam discusses how the community has leveraged its unique assets with economic development strategies to keep the city moving forward.