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Workforce ends business deals with board members
Workforce Central Florida, the region's publicly funded jobs agency, voted Wednesday to stop giving contracts to companies tied to agency board members.
The board overhauled its policy governing the contracting process, forbidding for-profit companies...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Contracts, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Workforce Central Florida may sue state
Workforce Central Florida, the agency facing both state and federal investigations, is considering suing the state, but the taxpayer-funded organization has not disclosed which office it might sue or the nature of the legal challenge.
Last week, a...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Contracts, Elections, Vehicles, Business
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NC Utilities Bracing for Power Outages Inland
Staff WriterElectric companies and local governments that operate utilities are preparing for power outages from the Piedmont to the coast because of high winds and rains from Hurricane Irene. Progress Energy said Friday it will have an additional 800 line workers...Tags: Raleigh, Local Government, Hurricane Irene (2011), Politics, Weather
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Critics slam design approved for Florida nukes
Sun SentinelRegulators are a step closer to approving the design planned for five nuclear reactors proposed in Florida. In the past few years, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission flagged several problems with the design by Westinghouse that both FPL and Progress...Tags: FPL Group, Fort Lauderdale, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Plant Openings, Nuclear Power
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NC Energy Companies Turn Off Thousands of Household Air Conditioners
Associated PressAs rising temperatures continue to affect much of the country, two North Carolina-based utilities are cycling off thousands of household air conditioners to conserve energy during the oppressive summer heat. Progress Energy on Friday briefly shut off...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Florida, Raleigh, Charlotte, Duke Energy Corporation
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Progress Energy wants customers to pay for nuke repairs
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Progress Energy could seek to pass along hundreds of millions of dollars in extra costs to customers because of a massive repair project at a Crystal River nuclear plant. Top Progress... -
Progress gets quizzed over nuclear-plant timelines
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Progress Energy Florida faced two key questions Tuesday as it asked regulators to approve passing along about $140 million in nuclear costs to customers: Will it ever build two reactors in... -
Osceola could land world’s largest solar farm
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThis just in: Osceola County's one of four Florida counties in the running to host the world's largest solar farm, according to National Solar Power, a renewable energy firm headquartered in Melbourne, Fl. The $1.5 billion project should, according to the... -
OCPS Foundation awards $115,000 in grants to 187 teachers
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThis week, 187 teachers at 69 Orange County Public Schools are getting mini-grants for innovative projects, equipment and supplies from the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools. Grants will cover purchases including: -Inquiry-based lab stations... -
What will Florida nuclear power plants learn from Japan?
As federal regulators continue to look for lessons from Japan's nuclear disaster, critics are pleading for changes in three key nuclear emergency areas.
It matters to Floridians because the state has five reactors, four of which are slated to expand,...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Waste, Government, Emergency Planning, South Miami
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How safe are state's nuclear plants?
South Florida Sun-SentinelNuclear power critics and federal lawmakers raised questions about the nation's power supply, including Florida's five nuclear reactors and proposals to build four new ones, in light of the crisis in Japan. Florida Power & Light, the state's largest...Tags: Hurricane Andrew (1992), Regulatory Policy and Organizations, White House, Rick Scott, Emergency Planning
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What the business lobby wants
Beth KassabThe Florida Chamber of Commerce boasts that it spent $5.5 million last year to help elect 80 out of the 84 mostly Republican candidates it endorsed, including Gov. Rick Scott, all three Cabinet members and 76 lawmakers. What does the business community's...Tags: Unemployment, Government, Business Enterprises, Rick Scott, Unemployment Benefits
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Mar 14, 2011
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Jan 27, 2011
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