There is no place in the world like Greater Miami. It’s an energetic global business center with one of the world’s busiest airports, the largest cruise port on the planet and a population excited about the future. Miami is home to more than 1,500 multinational companies and the only community outside of Switzerland to annually host the world’s premiere art fair, Art Basel. Audiences in Miami also experience a wide array of talent at one of the world’s finest venues, the new Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts as well as the nation’s orchestral academy, The New World Symphony and one of the top ballet companies in America, Miami City Ballet.

Miami boasts two Carnegie University designated Research I universities - Florida International University and the University of Miami. Both have law and medical schools, with cutting edge biomedical advances made daily at the University of Miami’s medical campus. Miami has the fourth largest school system in America. And, through a partnership between the Greater Miami Chamber and educational leaders from across the community, a comprehensive strategic plan is being developed to strengthen academic achievement of students from kindergarten through college to ensure competitiveness in today’s global environment.

Whether you prefer urban living in the new downtown Miami, the beachfront experience of Miami Beach or Key Biscayne, upscale suburbs or the rural life in the Redland, Greater Miami has it all for you. Join us in America’s seventh largest marketplace and one of the world’s most exciting and enjoyable communities. We’re Miami and we’re waiting for you.

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