FPL, Progress Energy, TECO get rate cuts
The Florida Public Service Commission on Tuesday cut rates effective in January for three large power companies because of declining fuel prices and other reasons.
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Recalls: cookies, dietary supplements
The following recalls have been announced:
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Calif. debt firm settles Pa. class-action suit
A California debt collection company has agreed to a $2.55 million judgment to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of Pennsylvanians who claim they were wrongly led to believe they had to pay costly fees to avoid criminal charges for bouncing checks.
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Fla. sues online travel companies over hotel taxes
The state of Florida is suing online travel reservation companies over hotel taxes, the latest in a string of lawsuits nationwide claiming the sites owe local authorities millions of dollars.
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Royal Caribbean profit falls 44 pct in 3Q
Travelers are still vacationing, but they're spending less when they do, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said in reporting that its third-quarter profit and revenue tumbled because it deeply discounted fares.
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Knight Foundation to give $5M in grants to Detroit
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is announcing $5 million in grants in Detroit.
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St. Joe Co. weathers recession by thinking big
Building along the Florida Panhandle's picturesque seaside slowed when financing dried up and the economy soured. Fences with architects' renderings of developments hide the unfinished eyesores dotting the beaches.
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Fla. scientist pursues staph vaccine
Stanley Kim spends a lot of time thinking about the slime that coats staph germs.
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Not all boom counties cough up gains in recession
In the state capital's downtown core, $500,000 decorative street lights beam down on bustling crowds who've come to dine and play along a recently revitalized pedestrian plaza.
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Report: Stimulus created 29,322 jobs in Florida
The federal economic recovery program so far officially has created or saved 29,322 jobs in Florida, but the state's "stimulus czar" Friday said the number of people it has employed is much bigger.
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