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Strategic variables affect the choice of entry mode for multinational corporation expansion beyond their domestic markets These variables are global concentration global synergies and global strategic motivations of MNC, She tried to persuade railroad magnate Henry Flagler to expand his rail line the Florida East Coast Railway southward to the area but he initially declined in December 1894 Florida was struck by a freeze that destroyed virtually the entire citrus crop in the northern half of the state a few months later on the night of February 7 1895 the northern part of Florida was hit by another freeze that wiped out the remaining crops and the new trees Unlike most of the rest of the state the Miami area was unaffected Tuttle wrote to Flagler again asking him to visit the area and to see it for himself Flagler sent James E Ingraham to investigate and he returned with a favorable report and a box of orange blossoms to show that the area had escaped the frost Flagler followed up with his own visit and concluded at the end of his first day that the area was ripe for expansion He made the decision to extend his railroad to Miami and build a resort hotel. According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center Christianity is the most prevalently practiced religion in Miami (68%) with 39% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant and 27% professing Roman Catholic beliefs followed by Judaism (8%); Islam Buddhism Hinduism and a variety of other religions have smaller followings; atheism or no self-identifying organized religious affiliation was practiced by 24%, Miami is a major center of commerce and finance and boasts a strong international business community According to the 2018 ranking of world cities undertaken by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) based on the level of presence of global corporate service organizations Miami is considered an Alpha level world city Miami has a Gross Metropolitan Product of $257 billion ranking 11th in the United States and 20th worldwide in GMP, The Office of Housing and Residential Life also offers optional communities in the residence halls These communities include the Architecture and Arts Community for students majoring in Architecture or art-related majors Honors Place for Honors College students F.Y.R.S.T (First Year Residents Succeeding Together) for all freshmen in any major F.Y.R.S.T Explore for undecided freshmen Leader's in Residence for students interested in civic service and leadership opportunities and the Law Community for College of Law students! . . .

University Park houses almost all of the university's colleges and schools as well as all the administrative offices and main university facilities University Park is also home to the Ronald Reagan Presidential House the home of FIU's president the Wertheim Performing Arts Center the Frost Art Museum the International Hurricane Research Center and the university's athletic facilities such as FIU Stadium FIU Arena and the FIU Baseball Stadium. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km) not including the contribution of the many barrier islands Florida has a total of 4,510 islands that are ten acres or larger in area This is the second-highest number of islands of any state of the United States; only Alaska has more It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil Florida has the lowest high point of any U.S state the climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south the American alligator American crocodile American flamingo Roseate spoonbill Florida panther bottlenose dolphin and manatee can be found in Everglades National Park in the southern part of the state Along with Hawaii Florida is one of only two states that has a tropical climate and is the only continental state with either a tropical climate or a coral reef the Florida Reef is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States and the third-largest coral barrier reef system in the world (after the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef), Sports List of songs about Miami. . Everglades Agricultural Area Downtown skyline circa 1930s with the Florida East Coast Railway passenger train station and the Dade County Courthouse in the foreground. .