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| 6/8/2015

› At Miami chamber goals conference, Cuba is the word
Business opportunities resulting from the thaw with Cuba were on the agenda during the second day of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s annual goals conference Friday. “I think Cuba will one day turn out to be something absolutely spectacular,” said Pedro Freyre, chair of Akerman’s International Practice.

› Electronic Arts Tiburon shows off renovations at Maitland headquarters
About a year ago, Electronic Arts officials contacted Phoenix Rising, a local manufacturing company that builds tech-based fixtures and structures for businesses. The company has done work with Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

› In Miami-Dade, motorists (and politicians) feeling toll shock
Miami-Dade’s dream of an east-west commuter rail line has died multiple deaths through the years, but Esteban “Steve” Bovo thinks he has a powerful new force to get it done: people fuming over more tolls from the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority.

› Fortune 500 rankings: Ten things to know about U.S., Florida companies
The annual Fortune 500 list of largest companies ranked by revenues was unveiled Thursday with some of the usual highlights. But here are 10 things you probably don't know about the nation's (and Florida's) largest companies.

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