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What Now After Home Depot Takeover?
The sale came just 17 months after Home Depot purchased Orlando-based Hughes Supply for $3.47 billion with the intent of rolling it into a larger operation that would build sales to the commercial construction trades.
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Published on 11/1/2007
Central Florida Players - Nov. 2007
LeRoy Pernell, Florida A&M Law School; Declan Reiley, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission
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Published on 11/1/2007
Bealls Outlets freshened up
BeallsOutlets, the Bradenton-based chain of 473 stores spread over 14 Sunbelt states, is getting the first overhaul in its 20 year-history.
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Published on 10/24/2007
Easy Access
Economically savvy companies find affordability and a convenient location in Florida’s heartland.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Central Florida Business Briefs - Oct. 2007
Altamonte Springs; Apopka; Celebration; Maitland
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Published on 10/1/2007
Central Florida Players - Oct. 2007
Ronald E. Fenn, Park Square Homes; Matt Smith, Tavistock Group; Franklin L. Van Rensselaer; Harris Corp.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Rail Solution
Central Florida leaders have green-lighted a $615-million plan for a 61-mile train system that will carry commuters through Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Osceola counties.
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Published on 10/1/2007
Victory for Sports, Arts
A $1.1-billion project for three downtown sports and entertainment venues went down to the wire but won approval from commissions in Orlando and Orange County in late July.
Rendering of...
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Published on 9/1/2007
Central Florida Players - Sept. 2007
Sharon Sears, Seminole County Convention and Visitors Bureau; John A. Marzano, Orlando Regional Healthcare
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Published on 9/1/2007
Central Florida Business Briefs - Sept. 2007
Melbourne; Orlando; Osceola County
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Published on 9/1/2007
Image Repair
Amid a fast-growing population in Orlando, some violent crime rose in 2006, and civic and business leaders in the region are wrestling with what the crime statistics mean and what...
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Published on 9/1/2007
Central Florida Business Briefs - Aug. 2007
DAYTONA BEACH —
» First Data Corp. is closing its call center on west International Speedway Boulevard by next spring and will lay off 400 in phases beginning in October....
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Published on 8/1/2007
Northeast Florida Players - Aug. 2007
Alan L. Stinson, Fidelity National Financial; Allan J. Penska, Gainesville Regional Airport
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Published on 8/1/2007
Central Florida Players - Aug. 2007
Linda Watson, Transportation Research Board; Charlie Sloan, Boyette Levy; Robert Henry, Jeremy Wensinger, Daniel Pearson, Harris Corp.; Mark Woodbury, Universal Parks; Tracy Curry, Port Canaveral
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Published on 8/1/2007
Early Stages
As Orlando and Orange County finalize plans for a regional performing arts center, a study indicates the center can’t arrive a moment too soon — the impact of central Florida’s arts community on the local economy is lagging.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Art Attack
With a flurry of redevelopment under way in its historic downtown, Sanford is carving out a niche as an artists colony....
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Published on 7/1/2007
PBS en Español
In March, Orlando's public broadcasting TV station, WMFE, became one of only a handful of PBS stations nationwide to launch a Spanish-language channel.
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Published on 6/1/2007
Closing the Gap
Mills Park will pop up between downtown Orlando and Winter Park.
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Published on 5/1/2007
Central Florida Players - May 2007
Meg Crofton, who became president of Walt Disney World in August, has been named to the boards of trustees for both Rollins College and Orlando Regional Healthcare.
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Published on 5/1/2007
2 Hotel Projects
Disney is planning two new resort hotel projects, with the first set to open in 2010.
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Published on 5/1/2007
Central Florida Business Briefs - May 2007
Business items of interest from Maitland, Daytona Beach, Eustis, Melbourne, Orlando and Port Canaveral.
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Published on 5/1/2007
On the Move
House of Moves, which has worked on numerous films and dozens of console and PC games, announced in March it plans to open the only "motion-capture" soundstage in the Southeast in Orlando.
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Published on 5/1/2007
Voicing Their Concern
Myregion.org has released its final report on a "How Shall We Grow?" survey conducted earlier this year. In more than 7,300 valid responses from seven counties, one clear message emerged:...
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Published on 5/1/2007
CENTRAL: New Spirit
Metro Orlando has been named a top 10 "geek mecca" by Wired magazine.
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Published on 4/1/2007
