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Politics & Law
The Next Step
When it comes to unabashed self -promotion, Miami architect Willy A. Bermello and his engineer partner Luis J. Ajamil have few equals. "Local Boys Make Good" boasts the headline in...
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Published on 10/1/1996
Around the State
FloridaFlorida Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson has imposed a rate freeze on Allstate homeowner policies through 1998. The freeze follows a Nelson-approved 22% rate increase on the same policies....
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Published on 9/1/1996
Where Entertainment Is An Entree
By the turn of the century, "theme-ploitation" restaurants will surpass the $4 billion mark in sales, a fivefold increase from current levels, according to a recent survey in the Christian...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Editor's Page
At the risk of seeming stuffy, I think it's fair to say that as adults we should be fully aware of the effects of our decisions on others before we...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Florida's Red Tape
When Bob Abernathy bought Panama City's Sun Harbor Marina in 1991, he made plans to expand the number of boat slips to 129 from 103. The marina's permit allowed 134...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Weak Signal
Over the past three years, U.S. cable television networks have poured millions of dollars into Spanish-language startups, with much of the industry congregating in Miami. Among the channels sending programming...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Less Red Tape-At A Price
Clara Nell Dantzler couldn't understand it when regulators forced her to install a restaurant-sized grease trap in the small kitchen where she made low-fat chicken sandwiches to sell to dieters."The...
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Published on 9/1/1996
The Competition Muddle
It's common for key employees of a business to sign an agreement declaring that if they leave they won't compete against their former employers for a period of time. But...
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Published on 9/1/1996
"Mean Business"
Only three days after Albert "Chainsaw Al" Dunlap became CEO of Sunbeam Corp. in July, he lived up to his reputation by lopping off the president of the faltering Fort...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Readers
Skunked (Cont.)I refer with anger and utmost chagrin to the article "Skunked" in the June 1996 issue of Florida Trend. I had the distinct impression that my selection of reading...
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Published on 9/1/1996
No More Teachers, No More Books...
Since last August, more than 5,000 physicians and their employees have downloaded courseware from the company's electronic bulletin board, while only about 4,000 people have signed up for the classes."It's...
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Published on 9/1/1996
He's Back
For years, Steven J. Halmos and his older brother Peter were known as the reclusive, aggressive managers of Fort Lauderdale's SafeCard Services Inc. After losing control of the business three...
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Published on 9/1/1996
In Shreds
At AT&T's American Transtech in Jacksonville, management is so nervous about internal paperwork getting into the wrong hands that employees have been told even their personal notes should end up...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Palmer's Progress
Hands clasped behind his silver-haired head, elbows out, Jonathan Palmer, the former chief of information technology and head of retail banking at Barnett Banks, leans back in an arm chair...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Secrets of Service
Three years ago, customer research specialists at Miami's Baptist Hospital uncovered a pending crisis: While overall public perception of the hospital was climbing, customer loyalty within the burgeoning Hispanic population...
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Published on 9/1/1996
Editor's Page
When the Council of 100, the prestigious organization of Florida's top executives, held its semi-annual meeting in Washington last May, members arrived in the nation's capital primed for the "happy...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Around the State
Florida The Department of Commerce reports that Florida's gross state product for 1995 was $338.3 billion, a 7.6% increase from the revised 1994 total of $314.5 billion. The revised total...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Who's Hot In Miami
The shifting sands of Fort Lauderdale's restaurant landscape are causing more than the usual end-of-season changes. Le Dome - three times a winner of Florida Trend's annual Golden Spoon awards...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Like A Pro
Small businesses often use a hit or miss approach to advertising, trying the local newspaper one week and a direct mail flyer the next. Pretty soon that money adds up...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Ship Shape
J. Walter McCrory likens the state of the cruise ship industry today to the airline industry upon the introduction of the Boeing 747 in 1969. The new plane was much...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Readers
Ecosystem ManagementNo debate can be as confused and cantankerous as that which rages over "environmentalism," whatever that has become. Your piece in the June issue of Florida Trend ["Skunked!"] on...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Tallahassee Report
A few years ago, many city and county commissioners were in open revolt over the state land-use restrictions known as growth management. Now, a funny thing has happened: Some local...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Guns
A case that comes before Florida's Supreme Court this month is focusing national attention on efforts to hold gun vendors liable for injuries caused by their merchandise. Less noticed -...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Keeping The Lights On
Still, downtowns have refused to turn out the lights. Unable to compete with suburbia's wealth of every-day shopping opportunities, downtowns are selling themselves as destinations - special places where unique...
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Published on 8/1/1996
Keeping The Lights On
Suburbs As any suburban shopper knows, Florida's landscape is covered with an endless variety of retail outlets, from sprawling malls to massive "big box" discounters. And while Florida continues to...
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Published on 8/1/1996
