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Sharing the Opportunity
Meet the economic development and workforce partners who stand ready to help your business grow in Florida.
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Published on 9/1/2006
Courting The U.K.
Recognizing the tremendous potential to expand Florida-United Kingdom trade and investment ties, Gov. Jeb Bush led a Team Florida United Kingdom Mission in July.
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Published on 9/1/2006
Statewide Business Briefs - Sept. 2006
Investing in condo/hotels; Hispanic outlook in higher education; Cuba travel restrictions
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Published on 9/1/2006
Crop-Fueled
Progress Energy Florida has signed a 25-year contract with Biomass Investment Group to purchase electric energy generated by a crop-fueled power plant to be built near Lake Okeechobee.
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Published on 9/1/2006
Statewide Players - Sept. 2006
William R. Klich, Ken Coppedge, Robin Murphy.
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Published on 9/1/2006
Tolf's Picks - Sept. 2006
Skopelos on the Bay, Pensacola; Dolphin Depot, Jacksonville Beach; Jack's Place, Orlando; Casa Larios, Miami.
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Published on 9/1/2006
Florida, A Great Place to Do Business
With its combination of low taxes, business-friendly policies, worldwide connectivity and a growing workforce, Florida provides a fertile environment for business success.
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Published on 9/1/2006
South Korea
"It's a big, wild fight for three years of high school. No friends, no love, just fight."
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Published on 8/1/2006
Russia
"This year, I didn't practice with a tutor because I was confident. Every kid can have a tutor (at) my age."
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Published on 8/1/2006
China
Ever since Su Ke was small, her family and society have stressed that only a university education would mean having a "good life and earn a lot of salary."
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Published on 8/1/2006
Germany
"I think it's very problematic to make a decision about whether a child is college-prep material at the age of 9."
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Published on 8/1/2006
Ireland
"Someone described our exam system as brutally fair. I thought it was a good description."
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Published on 8/1/2006
Brazil
"Traditionally, our education was too much oriented to content and not enough to thinking and doing."
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Published on 8/1/2006
Florida Trend Honored
These seven plaques are the newest additions to the impressive collection of awards that Florida Trend's editorial and art team has earned over the past 48 years.
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Published on 8/1/2006
Tolf's Picks - Aug. 2006
Manna, Tallahassee; The Garlic, New Smyrna Beach; Jasmine Thai, Tampa; The Yearling, Gainesville; By Word of Mouth, Fort Lauderdale.
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Published on 8/1/2006
Travel Wear - June 2006
Available with short or long sleeves, the SeV T-shirt has room for a digital music player or cell phone in a specially lined pocket designed not to sag or pull at the neck.
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Published on 8/1/2006
Soaring Salaries
Holland & Knight has hiked salaries in its Florida offices to some of the highest in the Southeastern U.S.
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Published on 8/1/2006
Legal Briefs - July 2006
Henry Coxe, Florida Bar; Jose Fuentes, Akerman Senterfitt; Carrie Weintraub, Holland & Knight; Brendan Barry, Shutts & Bowen; Tina Dunsford, Fowler White; Terence Connor, Hunton & Williams; Anthony Casareale, Mario Iglesias, Akerman Senterfitt; James Purc
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Published on 7/1/2006
International Business Etiquette
How close should you stand to your Brazilian client?
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Published on 7/1/2006
Still Steaming
The median price of a single-family home in Ocala rose 32% last year, the second-highest increase in the state, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Published on 7/1/2006
Northeast Florida Business Briefs - July 2006
Atlantic Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Starke.
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Published on 7/1/2006
High-Tech Heydays
After a long downturn that saw top-notch tech workers hunting for jobs, the trend has reversed.
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Published on 7/1/2006
Travel Briefs - July 2006
TheTradeShow, W Fort Lauderdale Hotel, Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld, Fairfield Resorts.
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Published on 7/1/2006
Travel Aid - July 2006
Published in Canada, "Along Florida's Expressways" by Dave Hunter is the sequel to best seller "Along Interstate 75," which helped Hurricane Charley evacuees find their way to safety in 2004.
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Published on 7/1/2006
A Pitch For A New Pitch
The U.S. travel industry needs to take a new approach to the way it markets the country to foreign visitors, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo told an audience at the International Pow Wow at the Orange County Convention Center.
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Published on 7/1/2006
Business Beat - Week of May 3rd
