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The first anchor tenants have started moving into the planned "medical city" in the 7,000-acre Lake Nona development in southeast Orlando, creating an influx of high-wage jobs: * Burnham Institute for Medical Research, which opened in May, eventually will employ more than 300 people with $27.8 million in annual salaries and benefits. * The University of Central Florida College of Medicine, where the first class of 40 students started classes in August 2009, will employ 350 with $40.6 million in annual salaries and benefits. * The Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center plans to add 1,170 jobs when it opens in 2012, eventually ramping up to 2,100 and paying $262 million in salaries and benefits. * Lake Nona's largest project--a Nemours Children's Hospital set to open in 2012--expected to...
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WASHINGTON (BUSINESS WIRE) - The United States Chamber of Commerce Thursday launched a Web site to highlight the importance of trade to businesses and the U.S. economy as the Chamber joins a number of organizations to commemorate May as World Trade Month.
Trade means jobs and prosperity across America. Our exports directly support 12 million good-paying jobs and indirectly support millions of other jobs," said Lt. Gen. Daniel W. Christman (ret.), Chamber senior vice president for international affairs. "Imports keep inflation low and expand consumer choice and quality. Foreign companies investing in the United States directly employ 5.1 million Americans and millions more indirectly.
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WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's global leadership is critical to U.S. economic and national security, said a group of high-profile political, military and business leaders today at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's (USGLC) annual conference, "Investing in the Future: A Smart Power Approach to Global Leadership." The leaders emphasized American international engagement creates U.S. jobs and protects our security interests, contributing to building a better, safer world.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke of the critical role U.S. global leadership plays in creating American jobs. Following her address, the USGLC unveiled a compelling new video and an economic policy brief authored by nearly 20 business leaders from some of America's top companies...
... participated in the first foreign affairs roundtable of the 2012 election cycle. The panel f...
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... relevant: The existence of internationally recognized rules and norms that are the product of... may freely compete with one another for jobs. Mostly due to the lack of public funding for educ... everyday social, political, and economic affairs continue to be confined to their respective societ...
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[The following is a Press Release by the United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.] Howard L. Berman (Democrat-California), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today [9 December 2009] sent a bipartisan letter to President Obama signed by 189 members of Congress requesting a robust International Affairs budget, which includes funding for bilateral diplomacy; international broadcasting; contributions to the United Nations; and humanitarian, development, and security assistance. Additionally, programs funded in the International Affairs budget foster the development of sound economic policies in poor countries, protect intellectual property rights, build vibrant trade relationships, and encourage public-private partnerships.
..., international affairs programs create jobs at home and opportunities for economic expansion a...
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Protesters in the streets view international economic organizations such as the World Trade Organization as hostile to democracy. Critics on both the left and right warn against the restraints of international rules, which they portray as the product of corporate interests or self-serving international bureaucrats. Yet the rise of legalization in international affairs over the past 20 years has taken place alongside the spread of democracy. Rather than seeing international organizations as a threat to democracy, people should view them as a necessary tool for democratic leaders trying to balance conflicting pressures at home. A closer look at trade policy highlights the complementarities between democracy, economic interdependence, and international law. Reciprocal trade liberalization ...
...Reciprocal trade liberalization creates jobs, and a system of rules ensures that temporary chea...
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..., with respect to such matters as international educational and cultural affairs, information acti... dedication of more than 230,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to em...
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...Many, for example, argue that the international system--with immigration restrictions and internat...[A.sub.1] undertakes unpleasant jobs so maybe is entitled to compensation for doing a j... Justice', Philosophy & Public Affairs, vol. 35, no. 4, 318-58. Armstrong, Chris 2009. 'C...
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... (Higuchi, 2005; Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Japan, 2008). Although immigration from Japan was ... so-called dirty, dangerous, and difficult jobs (Komai, 2001; Douglas & Roberts, 2000), at a certa...
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Top Business Leaders Release Economic Policy Brief Linking U.S. Job Creation to Development and Diplomacy
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today delivered a policy speech on the essential role America's global leadership plays in strengthening the U.S. economy and creating American jobs. At the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition's (USGLC) annual conference, Secretary Clinton joined business, military and political leaders to explain how the United States' international engagement efforts directly benefit America's economy.
... strategic investment of the International Affairs Budget as a driver for growing American jobs, writ...