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Mediation Is Wise in Foreclosure Cases   

Most homeowners would prefer not to get kicked to the curb, even when their homes are worth less than they paid for them. For lenders, foreclosure cases are time-consuming and expensive. [read more]


Trade Missions Are Expensive Alternatives   

Having a good community is sometimes more of an incentive than financial help for companies wanting to relocate. [read more]


Pedestrian Trails Lack Support   

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Imagine Barney Frank Barking at You   

Be careful with those TARP funds. [read more]


We're Too Dependent on Debt   

But having bumped along at 1% or less for most of 2006 and 2007, the savings rate began climbing as the recession took hold and climbed above 5% in April.
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We Can't Be Afraid of Big Decisions   

Most of the time, however, Big Decisions with long-term impacts — particularly bad ones — aren't just one decision.  [read more]


N. Carolina Stands Ready to Hire Away Our Best Professors   

The first major goal in a business-higher ed partnership, of course, should be the creation of a stable fiscal base for our state’s universities — reliable, year-to-year funding that creates a solid foundation for real excellence.  [read more]


Not a Lot of Jobs, But the Right Jobs   

Our coverage of Florida’s regional economies in this issue includes boxes reflecting who’s hiring in each region. In highlighting those firms, we aren’t trying to pin a smiley face on a gloomy economy, or to be contrarian for its own sake. [read more]


Education Foundations' Success Lies in Business Involvement    

Education foundations are meant to provide a way for a county’s business community to get involved in its public schools. [read more]


Florida, the Sonnenschein State?   

The city of Gainesville, looking to be a renewable energy leader in a state with plenty of sunshine but very little solar power, has turned to Germany for a model. [read more]


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