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Article: Cuba: today and tomorrow.
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- Florida Trend
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- June 1, 1999
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A new study on Cuba looks at the island's economic infrastructure and trade opportunities when the embargo ends.
Forty years after Fidel Castro seized power, some Floridians still see the Cuba of their youth in memories of loved ones' faces, and grieve for a land devastated by communist oppression. Others, including many businesspeople, see a market of 11 million people, hungry for almost everything, lying tantalizingly close to Florida. Treading delicately between the political sensibilities of both groups, a state-commissioned study has produced perhaps the most detailed, industry-by-industry look yet at Cuba's resources, industries and profound needs.
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