Fort Pierce Deep Water Port

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Linda Hudson on Updating the Infrastructure of Fort Pierce's Deep Water Port

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Sep 18, 2018

The City of Fort Pierce is on the verge of completing a long overdue revitalization of its deep-water port. In this edition of Comcast Newsmakers, Ft. Pierce Mayor Linda Hudson explains how this infrastructure update will bring economic development to the city.

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