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Around Florida
Florida's Most Influential People
Florida Trend looked broadly across a range of disciplines and activities -- from business and philanthropy to politics, sports and science -- to try to identify the state's most influential people. The exercise, we found, is very subjective.
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Published on 11/1/2004
Restaurants Around the State
Boca Raton, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville Beach, Pensacola
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Published on 10/1/2004
Click It! Political Contributions
If you are curious about the political leanings of your neighbors, check out the Center for Responsive Politics' database of financial contributions.
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Published on 10/1/2004
In the News
Sandy D'Alemberte, Hunton & Williams; Dykes C. Everett, Ward & Woodman; Stephen N. Zack, Schiller & Flexner.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Drug Testing Made Easy
Drug testing is getting more convenient and more sophisticated.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Testing
11 of Florida's 67 county school districts have approved random drug testing. Five others are considering:
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Published on 10/1/2004
Hurricane Season Economic Impact- Oct. 2004
Economic impact and hardest hit counties.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Pushing Drug Tests
The private sector has a big stake in decisions by schools to expand drug testing.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Getting to No
Five years ago, Florida had one of the worst youth drug abuse problems in the nation, says Florida's drug czar, James McDonough, the director of the Florida Office of Drug Control.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Damage Control Report: Challenges
Consumer Confidence vs. Market ConfidenceState CFO Tom Gallagher and state insurance regulators have to be careful how they react to this season's storms. They must send signals to consumers that...
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Published on 10/1/2004
Leather Gifts
Off the Cuff: HomeBanc South Florida gives its senior executives $1,000 white gold cuff links with the bank's logo. So when the marketing department went shopping for an executive gift...
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Published on 10/1/2004
Back in the Saddle
Doyle Conner Jr., a sixth-generation Florida cowboy, has a passion for Florida Cracker history.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Fewer Treats, More Tricks
The Legislature's nightmare on Elm Street puts Freddie to shame.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Popular Retreats
Two of south Florida's finest are gone, but plenty remain.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Political Season
Some thoughts as the November election approaches.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Purchasing Power
Travelers with disabilities are attracting more interest among tourism marketers.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Ready, Aim ... Hire
Presidential campaign leaders are ready to launch a legal assault should voting problems arise next month.
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Published on 10/1/2004
10 Moves to Make Now
When it comes to getting your financial life in order, it pays to remember you're in Florida.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Weaving Contacts into Gold
Digging for new sales takes perseverance.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Focus on the Customer
Companies are getting more sophisticated in how they use the web and e-mail.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Decision 2004: Florida
Why Bush Will Win Florida/Why Kerry Will Win Florida
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Published on 10/1/2004
Testing 1, 2, 3
Even as student drug use overall has declined statewide, the number of students in Florida public schools subject to random testing has more than doubled since 2003.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Damage Control Report
The state's insurance system withstood this summer's tag-team hurricanes, but big challenges remain.
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Published on 10/1/2004
Hog Wild
Swedish-born Bit Grubbstrom jokes that her purchase of a Harley Davidson motorcycle 4 1/2 years ago was her midlife-crisis gift to herself.
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Published on 10/1/2004
