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Florida has opened a new outpost in Europe, planting a SelectFlorida trade development office in Milan.

The move makes Italy the 16th country where SelectFlorida now has a permanent presence, part of the state’s push to expand its international economic footprint. The Milan office comes less than a year after Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and pledged to deepen ties between the two economies.

Florida Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly called Milan “Italy’s economic powerhouse” and said a permanent office there will help attract investment and open doors for Florida’s exporters. Interim SelectFlorida President Matt Swanson added that Italy has long been

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