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Central
Clermont Is on the Fast Track
Tiny Clermont -- pop. 23,000 -- has made itself the epicenter of the state's sports tourism industry.
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Published on 7/1/2009
Central Fla. Progress Report
A report released this spring titled 'Where in the World Are We?' outlines how central Florida's seven counties, 86 cities and 3.7 million residents stack up on a global scale.
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Published on 7/1/2009
Central Florida Players - July 2009
David Haas, ICI Homes; Douglas Ross, Moji Babazadeh, MHK; Sherry Alexander, WMFE
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Published on 7/1/2009
'A Better Way to Farm'
Today, Matt McLean operates the state’s largest organic citrus operation.
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Published on 6/1/2009
Central Florida Players - June 2009
Charles Redding, CSI Tech; Brett Railey, Winter Park Police Dept.
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Published on 6/1/2009
Harris Corp.'s Newest Contracts, Deals
Melbourne-based Harris Corp. has landed the following contracts.
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Published on 6/1/2009
Central Florida Players - May 2009
George Aguel, Walt Disney World; Dave Bouwman, Data Transfer Solutions; John Tenuta, Snapt
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Published on 5/1/2009
First Green Banking on a Niche
Longtime banker Ken LaRoe wasn’t sure how potential investors would react to his idea of combining his passion for banking with his environmental zeal to create a “green” bank. They liked it.
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Published on 5/1/2009
Central Fla. Yearbook 2009
The health sector grows in an otherwise contracted economy.
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Published on 4/1/2009
CNL Financial Going Global
The company has teamed up with Australian company Macquarie Group to form CNL Macquarie Global Growth Trust, a real estate investment trust that will invest about 30% of its funds outside the U.S.
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Published on 3/1/2009
Central Florida, Orlando Players - March 2009
Alexi Glebov, Optigrate; Tom Kruczek, Syracuse University; JoAnn Newman, Orlando Science Center
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Published on 3/1/2009
Palm Coast Data Promises 700 New Jobs
State, county and city economic development officials went all out when they learned that the parent company of magazine fulfillment firm Palm Coast Data, which operates a 1,000-employee facility in Palm Coast, wanted to consolidate its nationwide operati
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Published on 2/1/2009
Central Florida, Orlando Players - Feb. 2009
Tim Jackson, Florida Energy and Climate Commission; Bob Longo, WESH-TV Ch. 2; David Gray Ross, Health and Human Services
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Published on 2/1/2009
Central Florida, Orlando Players - Jan. 2009
» Marshall Vermillion, who retired in October as central Florida president of Wachovia, has been tapped as senior executive vice president of Orlando-based Orange Bank. » John Hillenmeyer, president and...
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Published on 1/1/2009
Wendy Libby Named Stetson President
Incoming President
Wendy Libby, 57
» Top Pick: Selected from 75 applicants during a 1½-year search, Libby will oversee the DeLand campus, Stetson’s
law school in Gulfport near
St. Petersburg...
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Published on 1/1/2009
Central Florida, Space Coast Business Briefs - Jan. 2009
Melbourne — Harris Corp. (NYSE-HRS) plans to sell secure software to the U.S. government under an agreement with computer security company McAfee.
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Lake County— The county’s Public Works Department...
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Published on 1/1/2009
Event: Kermit and Friends
Smithsonian Institution exhibition “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World” will visit the Orange County Regional History Center in downtown Orlando from Feb. 6 through May 3.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Central Florida, Orlando Players - Dec. 2008
Beverly Currin, Joanna Del Moral, Brittany Williams, VOA Associates; Al Weiss, Jim Jardon, Burnham Institute for Medical Research
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Published on 12/1/2008
Orlando Flexes Its Solar Muscles
Orlando is establishing itself as a state leader in solar power usage but still has a way to go to keep pace with some U.S. states and other countries.
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Published on 12/1/2008
How to Handle the Downturn
Florida's business leaders recently gathered to address the state's financial condition and to assess the $850-billion federal bailout plan. Watch what they had to say.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Business Beat - Week of May 3rd
