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Central Fla.: How Bad Is It?
"Airlines are reducing their capacity, which is directly attributable to the cost of fuel, but ... we still have the ability to carry the same number of passengers we did last year."
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Published on 11/1/2008
Shopping for Verdicts
Florida's Middle District is well-regarded, and juries there are known are being conservative. That makes the district attractive for high-profile cases.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Central Florida Players - Oct. 2008
Leslie Hielema, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce; Jacob Stuart, Central Florida Partnership; Antonia Coello Novello, Disney's Children Hospital
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Published on 10/1/2008
Orange Schools Save a Bundle by Rescheduling Day
Faced with $94 million in state budget cuts and higher operating costs for its bus system, the Orange County School District flipped classroom hours this fall for high schools and middle schools.
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Published on 10/1/2008
South Central / Heartland: Powering Florida's Future
Energy sector emerges as driving force in affordable, accessible heartland.
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Published on 9/24/2008
The Makings of a Medical City
A “medical city” in southeast Orlando will include a cluster of facilities for research, education, treatment and commerce. The site is part of the 7,000-acre Lake Nona development.
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Published on 9/1/2008
Resurgence for Barnie's Coffee
Once upon a time, Barnie’s Coffee & Tea was Starbucks before there was Starbucks.
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Published on 8/1/2008
Central Florida Players - Aug. 2008
Thaddeus Seymour Jr., Lake Nona Property Holdings; Brad Harmsen, Lawrence Shaw, BRPH;
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Published on 8/1/2008
Central Fla. and Space Coast Business Briefs - Aug. 2008
Harris Corp.; Vintage Props & Jets; AirTran; JetBlue; Norseman Plastics; ICI Homes; Developer Steve Walsh
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Published on 8/1/2008
Super Simulation
With a new IBM supercomputer hundreds of times more powerful than a PC, the Institute of Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida is helping the Army simulate large-scale, real-time operations that can involve soldiers anywhere in the
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Published on 7/1/2008
Central Florida and Space Coast Business Briefs - July 2008
Canaveral Port Authority; The Villages; Blue Orb; Embraer; Harris Corp.; AuthenTec; Orlando Regional Healthcare; Florida Hospital; Florida Radiology Associates; Lee Vista Commerce Center; The Plaza; Adacel Systems; HF Management Services; Halifax Health
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Published on 7/1/2008
Wastewater Plant Will Power Itself
A small wastewater treatment plant in Sanford will become the first in North America to use a new “gasifier” to convert biosolids into clean energy that will help power the facility.
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Published on 7/1/2008
Central Florida Players - July 2008
Jeff Fuqua, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority; Tom Lang, Kissimmee Convention & Visitors
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Published on 7/1/2008
New Orlando Arena Pushes Limits of Eminent Domain Law
The new statute came just in time for one family —and nearly derailed a major development project in downtown Orlando.
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Published on 6/1/2008
Central Florida Players - June 2008
Craig Miller, Ruth's Chris; Sondra Barbour, Lockheed Martin; Joe Kittinger, Altamonte Springs aviator honored by Smithsonian; Paul Ashley, Smart City Networks; Cathy Weeden, Florida Citrus Sports, FSN
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Published on 6/1/2008
Central Florida and Space Coast Business Briefs - June 2008
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS
Mercantile Commercial Capital, which helps small-business owners open their own facilities with federal government loans, plans to launch Emergent National Bank later this year with $37 million in...
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Published on 6/1/2008
UCF Sheds Light on Cell Phones
UCF professors designed LED display screens that can be viewed in direct sunlight.
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Published on 6/1/2008
Central Florida Players - May 2008
Bob D. Allen, Consolidated-Tomoka Land; Rilous Carter, Disney's Hollywood Studios; Lee S. Huntley, Leesburg Regional Medical Center
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Published on 5/1/2008
Orlando Tourism Holding Its Own
Central Florida saw 2.6% more visitors in 2007 and expects a similar increase this year.
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Published on 5/1/2008
Virtual Doctors
Doctors at Orlando Regional Medical Center are using a robot to fill in for them at patients’ bedsides in the intensive-care unit.
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Published on 5/1/2008
