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Article: Western expansion; New developments have brought West Palm Beach out from under the shadow of cosmopolitan Miami and posh Palm Beach.
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- WWD
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- August 11, 2004
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Byline: Rebecca Kleinman
Once considered an ugly duckling compared to its ritzy sibling city, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach is growing into a beautiful swan as more people flock to the Sunshine State. With nearly 90,000 residents, according to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), West Palm Beach is now one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, with 8,000 additional residents expected to trickle into the downtown area in the next four years.
To make room for newcomers and update its infrastructure, the whole city is seemingly under construction. The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the Palm Beach County Convention Center have ...