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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2007
Clever Green Thinking for Energy [Miami New Times]
Florida is starved for electricity. That means more power plants. Or maybe not. Some eco-renegades are growing their own energy because the state faces sharp increases in demand for electricity.
MIAMI:
Realtors Get Creative After the Boom [Miami Herald]
Those agents and agencies sticking out the slowing market have had to rethink how they sell their properties -- and themselves. Not surprisingly, fewer people are applying for real estate licenses. Here's how they're coping.
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TALLAHASSEE:
If Tax Vote is Defeated, Panel Is Backup [Miami Herald]
The vote on a constitutional amendment to dramatically change property taxes in Florida is still seven months away, but the head of a group that has the power to revamp the state's tax structure is already preparing for its defeat. The group comes around every 20 years to place tax and budget amendments on the November ballot.
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WEST PALM BEACH:
Utility Coffers Leak with Limits [Palm Beach Post]
By turning off their spigots, South Florida residents are drying up water company revenues. Water officials from Delray Beach to Fort Pierce say their utilities are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because residents are cooperating with water-use restrictions imposed during the region's drought. But didn't they ask for it?
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ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
›Early or Not, 2008 Is On Voters' Minds [St. Petersburg Times]
Voters watch and wait to decide on the presidential candidates.
›Slot Machine Gamble Has Yet to Pay Off in Broward [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Business at Broward's fledgling racetrack casinos has been lackluster, falling well short of Wall Street's expectations, according to gaming industry experts.
›Efforts to Save Space Center Jobs in Jeopardy [Tallahassee Democrat]
The countdown clock is running for the mothballing of the space shuttle in 2010, but Florida's efforts to save 5,000 Kennedy Space Center jobs have been on hold.
›New Transparency Rules Reflect Execs Pay [Orlando Sentinel]
This year's executive-pay rankings provide some new grist for critics of the skyrocketing compensation figures. In many cases, there's a huge year-over-year jump in what publicly traded companies say they're paying their top executives.
›Can iPhone Sales Match the Hype? [Palm Beach Post]
The answer comes at 6 p.m. Friday, when it goes on sale at Apple's 200 retail stores, on its Web site and at AT&T's 1,800 wireless outlets. All just in time for the evening news.
›U.S. Citizenship Applications Soar in South Florida [Sun-Sentinel]
The surge reflects upcoming fee hikes and growing uncertainty over how Congress may rewrite immigration laws in the days and weeks to come.
›Everglades Removed from World Heritage Danger List [Associated Press]
The Everglades, a sanctuary for a large number of birds and other animals, including threatened species such as the manatee, had been threatened by urban growth and pollution, as well as by the damage caused to Florida Bay in 1992 by Hurricane Andrew.
›Top Dollars for Blue Collars [St. Petersburg Times]
If you can work with your hands, then you needn't worry about job opportunities. You'll have plenty.
›Businesses Refueling and Refiguring [Pensacola News Journal]
Fuel prices are changing the way some businesses operate.
›Profile: Former CEO Finds Purpose in Politics [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Pamela Goodman, 51, former CEO of fashion retailer Express, plays a big part for the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County.
›Going to the Chapel ... or Not [Naples Daily News]
Southwest Florida resorts are cashing in on the destination wedding trend.
›State Acts to Protect No-Motor Zones in Everglades [Miami Herald]
With the buzz of illegal outboards growing in a paddling zone, park managers have put up no-trespassing signs and watercraft-blocking cables to protect a remote wilderness.
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