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Editor's column
Editor's Page: Clay Tablets
Florida Trend Editor Mark Howard's column for March 2011 -- Many medical practices remain in the stone age when it comes to the recent advances in electronic medical records.
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Published on 3/1/2011
Right-Sizing Space
February's opinion column from Executive Editor Mark Howard.
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Published on 2/1/2011
Kid Stuff
Florida Trend Editor Mark R. Howard's monthly column - Kid Stuff
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Published on 1/1/2011
Weapons of Math Instruction
Weapons of Math Instruction - Florida Trend Editor Mark Howard's column
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Published on 12/1/2010
A New Kind of Ivory Tower
A new kind of ivory tower at the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida
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Published on 11/1/2010
Teamwork
The Tampa Bay Rays and the leaders in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties need to work together to make a new stadium deal beneficial to everyone in the region.
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Published on 10/1/2010
Change to Believe In
September 2010 column by Florida Trend Executive Editor Mark Howard - Editor's Page - Change to Believe In
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Published on 9/1/2010
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation
The lessons from young summer jobs can last a lifetime
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Published on 8/1/2010
Florida Still Using Tobacco Money, 13 Years Later
Smoke and money go hand-in-hand.
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Published on 7/1/2010
Chillin'
June 2010 column by Florida Trend Executive Editor Mark Howard
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Published on 6/1/2010
Florida's Regions Should Plan Growth Together
Traditionally, Florida's major regions pursue their own economic paths. If one region pays attention to what another is up to, it's most often for competitive reasons, not out of any sense of shared destiny.
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Published on 4/1/2010
IBM: Lower Profile, Same Impact
IBM still has a strong presence in Florida, on La Grid, or off
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Published on 3/1/2010
State Govt. Needs to Invest, Not Just Balance the Books
Column by Executive Editor Mark Howard
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Published on 2/1/2010
The Post-Space Shuttle Trough
Even if the shuttle’s final planned missions carry over into 2011, the program is winding down, and the companies that service and launch the shuttle have begun laying off hundreds of workers.
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Published on 1/1/2010
Intentional Forest Burning Can Be Rationalized
At the 4,000-acre Tall Timbers Research Station a few miles north of Tallahassee, they burn the woods. Regularly.
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Published on 12/1/2009
Mediation Is Wise in Foreclosure Cases
Most homeowners would prefer not to get kicked to the curb, even when their homes are worth less than they paid for them. For lenders, foreclosure cases are time-consuming and expensive.
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Published on 11/1/2009
Trade Missions Are Expensive Alternatives
Having a good community is sometimes more of an incentive than financial help for companies wanting to relocate.
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Published on 10/1/2009
Imagine Barney Frank Barking at You
Be careful with those TARP funds.
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Published on 8/1/2009
We're Too Dependent on Debt
But having bumped along at 1% or less for most of 2006 and 2007, the savings rate began climbing as the recession took hold and climbed above 5% in April.
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Published on 7/1/2009
We Can't Be Afraid of Big Decisions
Most of the time, however, Big Decisions with long-term impacts — particularly bad ones — aren't just one decision.
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Published on 6/1/2009
N. Carolina Stands Ready to Hire Away Our Best Professors
The first major goal in a business-higher ed partnership, of course, should be the creation of a stable fiscal base for our state’s universities — reliable, year-to-year funding that creates a solid foundation for real excellence.
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Published on 5/1/2009
Not a Lot of Jobs, But the Right Jobs
Our coverage of Florida’s regional economies in this issue includes boxes reflecting who’s hiring in each region. In highlighting those firms, we aren’t trying to pin a smiley face on a gloomy economy, or to be contrarian for its own sak
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Published on 4/1/2009
Education Foundations' Success Lies in Business Involvement
Education foundations are meant to provide a way for a county’s business community to get involved in its public schools.
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Published on 3/1/2009
