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The Business of Art
George Gadson’s early career gives him an advantage over many artists in prospering financially as well as artistically.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Banner Years
Using state and federal money, the state has opened 10 Employ Florida Banner Centers since January 2006 to train workers for industries deemed critical to Florida’s economic future
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Published on 8/1/2007
The Trends in Commercial Real Estate
With little risk of oversupply, Florida's commercial market fortunes are likely to continue.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Matchmaking
Florida has lots of non-college-bound students, and employers have plenty of high-paying, skilled labor jobs for them. The problem is matching employers with potential hires.
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Published on 8/1/2007
High Pay at a Price
Earning $60,000 a year without a four-year college degree sounds good but good relative to what? Flipping burgers pays worse than driving trucks or repairing power lines but doesn’t involve...
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Published on 8/1/2007
Is the Bank at Fault?
Some banks release borrowers' money to contractors with little proof that the home under mortgage is actually being built.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Carat Factory
A Sarasota company can manufacture diamonds as real as those that come out of the ground. Selling them, however, is a multifaceted problem.
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Published on 8/1/2007
From Virtual Mines to Virtual Stores
In 1999, noticing his sales were slipping, Gainesville jewelry store owner Oscar Rodriguez wondered whether he might be able to harness the power of the internet to invigorate his business....
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Published on 8/1/2007
Visual Tour: How a Real Diamond Is Made In Days
It doesn't take a million years anymore to create a diamond. We show you how this is done with this tour of a diamond-growing factory in Sarasota.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Left in the Lurch
Florida has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. But the downturn in the residential housing market has left plenty of other problems in its wake, including increasing numbers of construction defects.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Cutting Corners
Some owners are paying the price for homes built in a hurry during the boom years.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Trendsetters: Marine Industries
Lori Baer; Steven Knight; Bob Toney
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Published on 8/1/2007
Tolf's Picks - Aug. 2007
Fernandina Beach
Brett’s Waterway Cafe
1 S. Front St.
904/261-2660
Reliably fresh seafood and many pastabilities in a wonderful waterway setting. Lunch entrées, $9 to $13. Dinner entrées, $20 to...
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Published on 8/1/2007
Icon: George Steinbrenner
Business man, owner, New York Yankees, 77
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Published on 8/1/2007
Travel Gadget: TomTom GPS Navigation
Programmable with celebrity voices such as Mr. T’s and Darth Vader’s.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Cloud Nine
None are more exciting than Cielo by Angela Hartnett gracing in a most sophisticated manner the 27th floor of the resort tower building in a stunning space designed.
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Published on 8/1/2007
B&B Amenities
The Florida House Inn is the oldest bed-and-breakfast in the state.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Travel & Tourism Business Briefs - Aug. 2007
Hotels and Resorts
» Jacksonville and Tampa are among four cities nationwide scheduled for 2008 debuts of a new hotel brand called eSuites, which will cater to business travelers. Suites...
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Published on 8/1/2007
Health Tips: Metabolic Syndrome
Physicians are increasingly focusing on a specific menu of test results to help determine a patient’s risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Premium Spirits
Zach Brinley introduced Brinley Gold, his family’s premium flavored rum, to Florida last year, and already it’s in such hot spots as the Rum Barrel in Key West, the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando and Blu Sushi in Naples.
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Published on 8/1/2007
FloridaTrend.com: Your 'One-Stop Shop'
For nearly 50 years, Florida Trend’s editorial and art teams have won so many awards it would be impossible to count them all.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Readers - Aug. 2007
The PSC
Editor’s note: Anthony De Luise, director of the PSC’s Office of Public Information, wrote Florida Trend pointing out several errors in the July Tallahassee Trend column, “Power to...
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Published on 8/1/2007
How Low Can You Go?
New cholesterol guidelines are likely to get even lower.
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Published on 8/1/2007
Icon: Ferdie Pacheco
Physician, "Fight Doctor" to Muhammad Ali, sports broadcaster, writer, artist, 79
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Published on 7/1/2007
