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Mayor credits private developers and investors for West Palm Beach growth, cites Vanderbilt and Cleveland Clinic
Summary
Mayor Keith James told the City Center podcast that a convergence of public leadership and private investment — including Related/Stephen Ross — helped attract projects such as Vanderbilt and Cleveland Clinic and is creating jobs that may encourage young people to stay or return to West Palm Beach.
Mayor Keith James credited a convergence of city leadership and large private investors with recent growth in West Palm Beach, saying that the cooperation has helped attract institutions and companies that provide jobs for residents.
On the podcast James recounted meeting Stephen Ross of Related Companies at a groundbreaking and quoted Ross as saying, "I'm spending money in your city like a drunken sailor."…
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