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Florida Power Corp.: Florida Power is an operating public utility engaged in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in Florida. At Dec 31 2006, Co....; Florida Power Corp. company page on BNET »

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Aldi Hits Texas and florida; Is Trader Joe's on the Way?: German discount grocer Aldi will open a distribution center and 13 Aldi stores in Florida and a warehouse and as many as 35 stores in Texas. Chowhounds in both states are rejoicing because where Aldi goes, Trader Joe's follows. Aldi and Trader Joe's are owned by a...; Tags: Trader, Distribution Center, Florida, Aldi, Lisa Everitt; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Case Study: High Efficiency florida Home: This case study describes the three-story, 4,250 square foot home which was completed in February 2001 by Mr. David Hoak in Longwood, Florida near Orlando. FSEC assisted by recommending a package of features to produce an exceptionally energy efficient design at a reasonable cost. The building envelope design and mechanical...; Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center, Florida; Case studies
Case Study Broward Financial Centre Fort: Lauderdale, florida - Major Chiller Replacement Project Completed Over Three Day Weekend: Detailed planning and a tight project team were the keys to a major chiller plant replacement in a 320,000 square foot commercial office building over a holiday weekend. The 24-story Broward Financial Centre is one of the largest commercial properties in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The major system components were...; Tags: American Standard Inc., Florida, commercial property, team, financial; Case studies
State University System of florida Clamps Down on Energy Costs: Florida's 10 state universities have been opening their doors to increasing numbers of high school graduates, as the Sunshine State's school age population rose 39% from 1986-96. Enrollment growth has forced Florida's universities to extend classroom hours, which increases utility costs and accelerates the aging of mechanical equipment that keeps...; Tags: Johnson Controls Inc., Florida; Case studies
City of Orlando, florida: The City of Orlando, through the office of Housing and Community Development in the Planning and Development Department, constructed an environmentally friendly demonstration home called the "Orlando House: Florida's Future", on an infill site within the city. The City requested FSEC assistance to assure the home met Building America goals...; Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center; Case studies

Central florida Dream Home: The Central Florida DREAM Home (Durable, Resource-Efficient, and Achievable Model) was conceived, designed and built by Fallman Design and Construction, with assistance from the Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership, the University of Florida's Florida Yards & Neighborhoods program and the Lake County Water Authority. The result is a home that...; Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center, partnership; Case studies
Merritt Square Mall-Merritt Island, florida: On-site Electric Generation Creates Opportunity for Absorption Cooling: Larry Golden, a senior retail operations manager for Jones Lang LaSalle, property managers is speaking about a time-tested system for onsite electric generation and reuse of engine heat to supply an absorption cooling plant at Merritt Square Mall in Merritt Island, Florida. When the mall was originally conceived, much of...; Tags: American Standard Inc., Florida; Case studies
Remote Homes Case Study: PV Power for a Modern Home in florida: When the Chases moved to their PV-powered home in southwest Florida, they brought along all their electrical appliances. And they found out they had enough electricity to use them. Once Joyce and George Chase discovered it would cost $15,000 to extend a utility line to their new home on the...; Tags: Manufacturing, U.S. Department of Energy, photovoltaics, Florida; Case studies
Successful Use of Technology to Improve Public Safety: florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) II: The FCIC II System provides Florida's criminal justice agencies with access to on-line information about criminals and criminal activity. It also serves as the link to criminal justice information in other states and the federal government. For the past several years the FDLE has been in the process of replacing...; Tags: Florida, dumb terminal, PC, computer, network; White papers
Sour Economy Casts Pall Over Once Sunny florida: By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - Economic data continues to suggest that fears of a new "Great Depression" in the United States are overblown. But in places like Miami and Fort Lauderdale, where the housing bust has bitten hard and prices are rising...; Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, stagnation, inflation, Florida, Costco, consumer price index, income, cookie, Thomson Reuters Corp., U.S., food, job; News items 2008-04-15
The Future According to Richard florida: Let me just say this straight out: I hate the name of Richard Florida's new book, "Who's Your City?" Has he confused his 'where' with his 'who'? Is he anthropomorphizing cities? Is he having a Pedro Martinez moment? I hate the title so much...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Richard Florida; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Who's Your City: How Creative Class Cities Will Beat the Recession: In this interview with BNET, Richard Florida explains why his latest book “Who’s Your City?” matters to workers during a recession and how a business's location affects not only the talent pool, but also its ability to innovate. ...; Tags: Florida, NorCal, Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Paul Kaihla, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Richard Florida, Books, Creative Class, City, Knowledge Worker, Urban Communities, Economic Conditions, Recession, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics; Articles 2008-03-20
For Skybus, High Load Factor Doesn't Mean Success: The December DOT data is now in, and though I haven't had a lot of time to poke through the data yet, I have found a couple interesting things. For today, let's focus on Columbus-based Skybus. Even though the airline is based in Columbus, it's apparently finding...; Tags: Brett Snyder, Skybus, Oakland, Columbus; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Effects of the Malpractice Crisis on Access to and Incidence of High-Risk Procedures: Evidence From florida: There is much debate on how increases in medical malpractice premiums affect patients' access to care. This report examines activity levels of neurosurgeons and obstetricians, as well as the incidence of high-risk surgery and patients' travel times in Florida, where malpractice insurance premiums have soared since 2000. Compared with 1997-2000,...; Tags: Project HOPE, patient, Florida, insurance; White papers 2005-06-01
Vacation Home Rental-by-Owner Tips: Renting a vacation home without the help of a property management company could save a person as much as half the rental income. A self-taught Atlanta, GA vacation property owner who runs a growing vacation property rental business on the Florida panhandle, says property managers in her area charge from...; Tags: Real estate, Florida, property management, income; White papers 2004-07-27
Opt Out or Stay In? florida's Workers' Compensation Managed Care System: Florida passed a reform bill in 1993 mandating that all employers participate in managed care by January 1, 1997. Participation was optional before 1997 and afforded willing participants up to a 10% premium discount. Florida's managed care program involved elaborate plans called Managed Care Arrangements MCAs, which were approved by...; Tags: Benefits, Florida, compensation, worker, health care, agency, job, network; White papers 2004-07-09
Changing Alcohol Norms (CAN): florida's Initiative to Lower Youth Drinking: Clearly, Florida has led the nation in leading its children away from substance abuse. One area, however, where Florida remains locked with the rest of the nation is on youth alcohol abuse. Moreover, binge drinking is high among this group, as are all the unsafe and unhealthy practices that go...; Tags: Florida, beverage, strategy; White papers 2004-04-15
Organization and Financing of Indigent Hospital Care in South florida: Care for the uninsured is a county responsibility in Florida. This report examines the approaches used by three south Florida counties ? Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach ? to fund care for the indigent and compare their financing mechanisms, types of services provided, patient travel patterns and costs and productivity...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, RAND Corp., financing, Florida, patient, insurance; White papers 2003-12-01
People First: Building World Class People Care and People Development Programs for Excellence in Public Service: Outsourcing is retaining ownership of the functions. Technology investment avoidance is becoming a major reason to outsource. As a result, investment in state of the art should only be made in core business processes. The outsourcing mainly consists of employee information, files, and records maintenance, administration of Employee Assistance Program...; Tags: Workforce management, labor relations, collective bargaining, outsource, outsourcing, investment, Human Resources, business process, training; Presentations 2003-01-01
florida Makes a Key Move: Outsourcing HR: In August the state of Florida signed a $280 million, seven-year human resources HR outsourcing contract with Convergys Corporation, a Cincinnati, Ohio service provider. As the fourth most populous state in America, Florida became the first state to outsource its HR personnel services. The existing system had many shortcomings. The...; Tags: Everest Group, Convergys Corp., Human Resources, outsourcing, Florida, outsource; Case studies 2002-10-01