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Central
Breakfast Blend
Three years ago, an off-the-wall bunch of infotainment junkies put together what they thought was a hip morning show at a television station in Dayton, Ohio.
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Published on 7/1/2005
Woks of Art
Add Jinja Asia Café to the expanding Chinese chain gangs that now include P.F. Chang's, Pei Wei Asian Diners, Bamboo Club Asian Bistro, Panda Express, Mama Fu's Asian House and Paul Lee's.
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Published on 7/1/2005
A Gaming Rarity
Video game design and development is a man's world. On average, more than 90% of industry workers are male. Don't tell Amanda Eubanks.
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Published on 6/1/2005
Game Faces
Electronic Arts employees Joe Stallings, Astrid Glende, Nick Zuccarello, Scott Nagy, Seth Christie.
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Published on 6/1/2005
Surfing the Caribbean
Ron Jon Surf Shop has signed a licensing agreement with Orlando-based Jayram to open as many as six surf shops around the Caribbean this year.
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Published on 6/1/2005
Central Florida Business Briefs - June 2005
Clermont, Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, DeLand, Lake Mary, Longwood, Palm Coast, Orlando, Osceola County.
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Published on 6/1/2005
Fun & Games
Central Florida -- and Electronic Arts-Tiburon -- is ground zero for the state's growing electronic gaming industry.
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Published on 6/1/2005
A Lifelong Endeavor
At a time when policy-makers are embracing the need for more technical skills among the workforce, Lewis Duncan is something of a paradox -- a scientist advocating the need for a liberal arts education.
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Published on 6/1/2005
Central In the News - May 2005
News of Cape Canaveral, Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Lake Mary, Leesburg, Maitland, Melbourne, Orlando, Palm Bay, Port Canaveral, Sanford.
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Published on 5/1/2005
Sudden Impact
Rapid growth has prompted a number of central Florida governments to impose huge jumps in fees levied against new homes to help pay for road improvements, schools and other infrastructure made necessary by the growth.
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Published on 5/1/2005
Digital Upgrade
Central Florida is succeeding at luring high-wage employers -- so much so that the region's average annual pay rate is increasing, says Ray Gilley, president of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission.
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Published on 4/1/2005
Growth Limitations
The central Florida division of Electronic Arts (Nasdaq-ERTS), EA Tiburon, has signed a contract to produce a new game in cooperation with the Arena Football League.
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Published on 3/1/2005
Central Florida Business Briefs - March 2005
Edgewater, Groveland, Heathrow, Kissimmee, Lake Mary, Leesburg, Orlando, Osceola County, Oviedo, Sanford, Winter Park.
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Published on 3/1/2005
Home Field
The University of Central Florida's continued march toward the big leagues is under scrutiny as it studies the feasibility of adding that most necessary of campus amenities: A football stadium.
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Published on 3/1/2005
Central Florida In the News - Feb. 2005
News from Altamonte Springs, Deland, Longwood, Maitland, Melbourne, Orange County, Orlando, Osceola County, Rockledge, Sanford.
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Published on 2/1/2005
High-End Home Boom
Upscale housing developments are mushrooming all over Lake County near Orlando.
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Published on 2/1/2005
Central Florida Business Briefs - Jan. 2005
Daytona Beach, Groveland, Leesburg, Orlando.
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Published on 1/1/2005
Central Business Briefs - Dec. 2004
Holly Hill, Kissimmee, Lake Mary, Melbourne, Orlando, Ormond Beach, Osceola County, Sanford.
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Published on 12/1/2004
Crashing The Party
A battle with Canadian distributors may have drastic repercussions for Tupperware.
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Published on 12/1/2004
Central Florida Business Briefs - Nov. 2004
Daytona Beach, Maitland, Melbourne, Orlando, Winter Haven
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Published on 11/1/2004
Central Business Briefs - Oct. 2004
Altamonte Springs, Daytona Beach, Lake Mary, Maitland, Mount Dora, Orange County, Orlando, Tavares.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Conventional Wisdom
Central Florida governments are chasing convention center deals in a big way -- despite uncertain benefits.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Central Florida Business Briefs - Sept. 2004
IN THE NEWSCape Canaveral -- AJT & Associates and research/engineering company SAIC unveiled their self-contained mobile isolation unit and medical lab. The Mobilis Systems units are designed to quarantine victims...
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Published on 9/1/2004
