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How to keep major business in town?

   January 2, 2008

Work with the state to offer them funds to help build a $7 million headquarters. That’s what Orlando did to convince AirTran Airways, the only major airline based in Florida, to keep its corporate headquarters in Orlando. The state of Florida and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority will split the $4.7 million construction costs of a 15,000-square-foot headquarters at Orlando International Airport.

Read: Deal keeps AirTran Airways

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”
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