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Around Florida
Recycled Real Estate
A state program and the sizzling real estate market are boosting the redevelopment of so-called "brownfields" sites.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Thinking Big
When Vern Buchanan moved to Florida in January 1990, one of the first phone calls he made was to the local chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization, a membership group for corporate chief executives under 45.
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Published on 10/1/2005
A Hunger for Alternatives
The business of wealth management -- once the province of private banks, trust companies and brokerages -- has evolved into a complex and competitive arena.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Trendsetters - Oct. 2005
Peter Delfyett, University of Central Florida; Elizabeth Franzman, University of Miami; Scott Banks, University of Florida.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Tourist Tug-of-War
The trick for Florida tourism officials is to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience -- over and over again.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Taxing 'Alien Sellers'
Could an e-commerce sales tax effort lower rates?
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Published on 10/1/2005
Summer 2005: The Big Bloom
Here on the Gulf Coast, newspaper stories about red tide appear annually, as regular and predictable as humidity.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Which Costs More?
To get some perspective on Florida home prices, we've compared properties for sale in Florida to similar homes in similar cities elsewhere in the country. Care to guess which ones are more expensive?
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Published on 9/1/2005
Congressional Holdings
At least eight members of Florida's congressional delegation are millionaires, according to a Florida Trend analysis, and several more are within reach of seven-digit fortunes.
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Published on 9/1/2005
English-to-Spanish
In the past five years, the number of Spanish-language radio stations in Florida has more than doubled from 22 to 50.
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Published on 9/1/2005
The Growth We Want
When it comes to attracting more high-tech businesses to Florida, maybe we should listen to a rocket scientist.
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Published on 9/1/2005
Exit Interview
I first encountered Hodding Carter III the way most people my age did -- as a face on the television screen.
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Published on 9/1/2005
Resurgence
Just two years ago, it was as impossible to catch a movie in downtown Orlando as it was for a downtown worker in St. Petersburg to go grocery shopping on her lunch break. Today, in those cities and others across Florida the downtown has infrastructure of
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Published on 8/1/2005
Trendsetters - Aug. 2005
Lissette Calderon, Neo Concepts; Dan Bellows, Sydgan; Alan Zirkelbach, Zirkelbach Construction.
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Published on 8/1/2005
Paramount Duty
Vouchers, known as "opportunity scholarships," pay for students at "failing" public schools to attend private, even religious, schools.
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Published on 8/1/2005
Safety
Most who encounter evidence of sexual abuse either don't recognize it for what it is or don't know what to do.
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Published on 8/1/2005
Countdown
With the shuttle program set to phase out in five years, the state's space industry lacks a cohesive strategy to stay ahead in the space race.
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Published on 7/1/2005
On the Flip Side
Everybody, it seems, is a real estate investor: Speculators of all stripes continue to fuel an unprecedented building boom, undeterred so far by talk of a bubble and fears that interest rates may rise.
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Published on 7/1/2005
The Evolving MBA
Worldwide, the number of applicants for MBA programs has flattened over the past several years, with one exception: The executive MBA, or EMBA, has remained strong.
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Published on 7/1/2005
10 Floridians Who Mean Business
Women-owned companies account for a third of all Florida businesses. On the following pages are profiles of 10 Florida business owners.
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Published on 7/1/2005
The Florida Power Lunch
Power dining favorites: Governors Club, Bobby Brantley; Bankers Club, Arthur Furia; Starbucks, Charles Epstein; Valencia Gardens, Tropibleu, Baleen at the Grove Isle Hotel.
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Published on 7/1/2005
Kinder, Gentler -- But Still Mediocre
I have a theory that the collective wisdom of a group diminishes with each additional member, and the rate of reduction accelerates in proportion to the participants' sense of their own importance.
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Published on 7/1/2005
Resting Their Case
A state Bar ruling makes it easier for international lawyers to practice in Florida.
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Published on 7/1/2005
In the Name of Science
While the rest of us watch the progress of Hurricane Whoever toward Florida this year, for scientists at the state's universities and at federal agencies it's time to take to planes, roads and the beaches for field research.
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Published on 6/1/2005
How Ready Are We?
From the insurance infrastructure and building codes to FEMA and the state's economy, is Florida prepared?
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Published on 6/1/2005
