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Doing Business.

Whether you have a business or are thinking about starting one, it pays to keep in touch with the latest business and economic news. Here you will find links to some of the local, state and national business news outlets.


Business news from Jacksonville and the First Coast - Jacksonville.com and Th...

Jacksonville isn?t the only place where port officials are looking forward to business spin-offs from the widening of the Panama Canal.

The enlargement of the canal will require lots of steel, and the Port of Fernandina experienced a sizzling rate of growth in steel exports in 2009.

Bolstered by shipments to the Caribbean and South America, the port handled 240,000 tons of steel exports in 2009 compared to 80,000 tons in 2008.

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Survey shows hiring to pick up in the spring

Employment firm Manpower Inc. says Jacksonville-area companies expect to hire workers at a moderate pace this spring, according to its quarterly survey of businesses.

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A four-lane road that would connect Youngerman Circle to Collins Road may end up being partially built by a private developer.

Under a plan going to the Jacksonville City Council today, developer Thomas Dumas would help build Parramore Road - currently a two-lane dirt road - and then build two shopping centers nearby.

The plan concerns the Council Auditor's Office, which objects to Dumas only building a portion of the roadway, for $4.7 million. The rest, which would connect to Youngerman Circle and is expected to cost $2.1 million, is unfunded.

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As many as 525 jobs could be headed to Jacksonville as a result of Lender Processing Services expanding its Jacksonville headquarters and Digital Risk LLC of Orlando opening a new operation center in Jacksonville.

Both companies are tying their decisions to requests for state and city financial incentives. The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission will consider the measures at its meeting Wednesday.

LPS and Digital Risk provide services in the residential mortgage industry.

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On Tuesday, Thursday and weekend afternoons, David Nguyen dances by the side of the road with a sign around his neck, attracting customers to eat lunch at Quiznos in the St. Johns Town Center.

Nguyen, 19, has had this job ? his first ? since August. In that time, he has become a fixture to passersby and somewhat of a local celebrity. He is one of what seems to be a growing number of people hired to market for Jacksonville businesses as a street-side sign waver.

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OrlandoSentinel.com - Business News

Office vacancies could be boon for new business in Orlando

M ayor Buddy Dyer hopes the layoffs, empty offices and down economy will be a boon for startup businesses in downtown Orlando.


The executives who run the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission appeared at the Orange County Commission on Tuesday to try to convince commissioners that the EDC's work is worthy of taxpayer money.


Tilikum is the killer whale that drowned trainer Dawn Brancheau.

SeaWorld Orlando said Tuesday it is reconsidering whether to continue using in performances the 6-ton killer whale that drowned its trainer last month.


The AAA Auto Club is teaming up with Florida's Turnpike to sell SunPass electronic transponders.


Celebrity Resorts LLC and its affiliates have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing tens of millions in estimated liabilities.



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The testing and production of the U.S. Air Force?s new drones will be built by Boeing at Cecil Field. The contract is worth $69.7 million, according to the company.

BB&T Corp.?s profit plunged 42 percent in 2009, but its top executive?s total compensation rose by $1 million. (BBT)

Workers distracted by March Madness could cost employers as much as $1.8 billion in unproductive wages during the first week of the NCAA Men?s Basketball Tournament, according to Chicago-based outplacement agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is likely to buy the other half of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo this year for about $10.8 billion, Reuters reports, citing a broker report from Evolution Securities.

Consumers remain concerned about the economy and are likely to pull back spending over the next 30 days, according to the Consumer Reports Index.


Business News / South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Revival started in fourth-quarter of 2009

South Florida big-box furniture retailers have seen an uptick in sales in recent months as home buying has climbed back from a historic slump.


Emerging issue: Many loans have balloon payments that skyrockets after several years

For William and Lida Negron, their lender's decision to modify their mortgage seemed to be the key to holding on to their home.


Two state agencies are looking into apparent discrepancies over the timing of a private conversation between a Public Service Commissioner, a PSC staff member and a utility attorney in 2008.


Be polite, check governing documents and report your problem

Dolores in Fort Lauderdale called to complain about a neighbor's noise that she says makes living in her condominium unbearable. She has approached her neighbor and association board to no avail and asks, "Now what?"


Celebrity Cruises is sailing one of its most-prized ships into the Caribbean this summer, a move that breaks with the company's tradition of repositioning its vessels to Europe and Alaska during hurricane season.


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