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Around Florida
Charters' Place
Over the past eight years, groups across Florida have been starting charter schools at an average rate of about 40 a year. There are now about 370 charter schools in the state.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Face Value
Loosely regulated, the medical spa business in Florida is growing fast, selling everything from $350 Botox injections to $2,000 laser hair removal treatments.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Icon: Max Mayfield
I've been here 34 years. I like that Forrest Gump story when he was running across the country and people were waiting for him to say something and he just said, "I'm tired, and I think I'll go home now."
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Published on 12/1/2006
Trendsetters - Dec. 2006
Arthur Savage , A.R. Savage & Son; Remedios Diaz Oliver, All American Containers. Charlotte Gallogly, World Trade Center Miami; Peter Quinter, Becker and Poliakoff; Joyce Elam, FIU College of Business Administration; Daniel Berrebi, BRB Yachts.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Florida's Best Restaurants
The famed Hall picks up three peers, and four restaurants are welcomed into Golden Spoon-winning ranks.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Statewide Business Briefs - Nov. 2006
State university enrollment trends; grading Florida's education reforms; shopping center sales transactions.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Mansion Steps
Gov. Jeb Bush and wife Columba have a last dance at the Governor's Mansion. Charlie Crist will step into the Governor's Mansion next year.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Tax Examiners
If only there were a magic elixir to create cheaper government and lower taxes at the same time that we have better roads and schools, economic development and uncluttered beaches, healthcare for everybody and a thriving natural environment.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Going Bare
More business owners are forgoing insurance -- some with the blessing of their lenders.
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Published on 12/1/2006
One for the Record Books
$217-million verdict aside, most med-mal cases are unsuccessful, says one expert.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Spending Snapshots
A look at the varying tax rates in several of Florida's cities and counties.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Fixes?
A look at some possible approaches to attaining an equitable property tax structure in Florida.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Making Tracks
Two pending deals between the state and CSX will reshape freight and commuter transportation in central Florida. Did everybody get a good deal?
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Published on 12/1/2006
Mishaps
Walk into a local medical spa, and you may be swept away by the scent of aromatherapy and the promise of youthful rejuvenation.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Going South?
Earlier this year, Hugo Ch?vez, the fiery, anti-American president of Venezuela, unexpectedly announced he was slashing U.S. air service to his country.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Premium Solutions
On a plane trip some years ago, I sat next to an insurance company executive who gave me an interesting, if abbreviated, perspective on his business.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Insurance Down Under
A veteran of Florida's insurance scene offers some perspective from his new vantage point in Australia.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Two-Way Street
Mentoring once meant the old helping the young. But these days, it's a two-way street -- with teens helping elders all over Florida.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Working on Commission
Steve Seibert's job is different from just about anybody else's in state government: As executive director of the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, the former secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs has to see that Florida 50
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Published on 11/1/2006
Fighting for Voters' Rights
National Bar Association President Linnes Finney plans to focus his attention on making sure elections are fair.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Finding the Right Space
With Florida property taxes and insurance costs soaring, entrepreneurs have a lot to think about when choosing a business location.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Public vs. Private
Across the state, boaters are worried about dock space evaporating under the heat of rising land costs that are pushing waterfront property toward high-rise residential space.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Feeding the Demand
Across the state, 100,000 people work building all kinds of recreational boats. But like all manufacturing ventures, boat makers must balance the cost of labor and facilities against the need to ship products to dealers or buyers.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Shipshape
Florida's marine industry adjusts as consolidation ramps up and the number of public-access marinas shrinks
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Published on 11/1/2006
Statewide Players - Nov. 2006
Mark Foley, Clay Shaw, Bob Ricker, Alex Soto
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Published on 11/1/2006
