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Gustavo Almendares (R), 64, a construction worker for many years who now works for the "We Count" Community Worker Center, is shown with Alberto Rodriguez, the center's site coordinator, in his office in Miami, October 21, 2008. At the height of Miami's condo construction boom, a stretch of South Dixie Highway south of the city was the place to be for a painter or drywaller looking for work or a contractor looking for workers. But those days are long gone, along with evaporating home values across Florida, and the state that led the nation in job growth during a spectacular real estate boom is diving with a devastating construction bust. Picture taken October 21, 2008. To match feature FINANCIAL/FLORIDA REUTERS/Joe Skipper (UNITED STATES)