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Straits of Florida
Straits of Florida passage, c.90 mi (145 km) wide, between the Florida Keys in the north and Cuba in the south. It connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean.
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FLORIDA STATE PARKS VOTED AMONG NATION'S BEST
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...Locations: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - Key Largo, Florida Top 15 Biking Trails: Oleta River State Park...Henderson Beach State Park - Destin, Florida Cape Florida State Park - Key Biscayne, Florida Top 15 Park Beaches: Henderson Beach State...
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Florida Design Magazine Gets Ready to Expand with Quarterly Publications.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...his parents' company make to Florida. It led him to believe there...audience and that would chronicle Florida's unique residential architecture...I have a passion for it." Florida's blend of styles -- Mizner...Mediterranean, soft tropic, Art Deco, Key West -- turned out to be ideal...
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Florida St. fate: No. 3 in state
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/1/1991; 700+ words
; ...some juice at the end," said Florida State quarterback Casey Weldon...for 109 yards and one TD. The key, though, was the Florida defense, which harassed Weldon into a subpar performance and held Florida State to 37 yards net rushing...
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Florida Shores To Acquire Controlling Interest in Shamrock Bank of Florida.
Newspaper article from: Investment Weekly News; 10/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...will continue as president of Florida Shores Bank, Fort Myers...be the best community bank in Florida - bar none," said Ben Smith...view Naples and Fort Myers as key to our success and so are pleased...CEO and founding director of Florida Shores, we will become a major...
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Florida May Cut Deals to Get Businesses to Come to State.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/28/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...a vice chairman of Enterprise Florida. Nunis couldn't be reached...the one proposed by Enterprise Florida, he said. "The key is, they can be used quickly...he said. Companies coming to Florida are already eligible for a number...
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SportsChannel Florida Announces 34-Game 1999-2000 College Football Schedule.
Business Wire; 8/12/1999; 700+ words
; ...various college football sites in Florida. Each and every Saturday morning...prominent coaches and players from Florida's major college football schools, as well as highlight key matchups from other regions...will be live at these 1999 Florida college football games: -0...
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Florida is focused on the future.
Magazine article from: Florida Trend; 10/15/1998; 700+ words
; ...Foundation in Silicon Technology Florida now has a solid foothold in...economic development agencies as key to a recent Lucent Technologies...but certain transformation of Florida into fertile ground for more...president and CEO of Enterprise Florida, the state's public-private...
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Florida's Teachers Ahead in Computer Use, Access and Knowledge; New Survey Also Identifies Key Areas for Improvement.
Business Wire; 12/6/1995; 700+ words
; ...WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1995--Florida's elementary teachers...students -- appear to have a key technological advantage over...survey. Elementary teachers in Florida have more computers, are more...representative sample of teachers from Florida). "This survey is good news...
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Florida Group Aims to Guard Brazilian Orange-Juice Tariff.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/15/2003; 700+ words
; ...Walter Brewer, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission and a DeSoto...Most political analysts believe Florida will become a key battleground in next year's...juice is the life blood of the Florida citrus industry. Oranges are...
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Florida Citrus Group Aims to Guard Tariff on Brazilian Juice Imports.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/8/2003; 700+ words
; ...Walter Brewer, chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission and a DeSoto...Most political analysts believe Florida will become a key battleground in next year's...juice is the life blood of the Florida citrus industry. Oranges are...
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Florida
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...line that ended in Daytona, Florida, in 1890. Despite numerous...was a railroad all the way to Key West. Flagler and other railroad...built magnificent hotels in Florida, which attracted many of the...swamps and sand dunes of southern Florida into an important agricultural...
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Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Sunshine: The Story of the Florida East Coast Railway...developments as far as Key West, requiring the...1935, wiped out the Key West Extension. Rail...stretched from Maine to the Florida Keys. FECR Exiting Receivership...represented by eminent Florida businessman Ed Ball...
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Florida Public Utilities Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Palm Beach, and Lake Worth, Florida. While gas companies in the...acquired Gas Service Co. of Key West and added its gas manufacturing...prompting a change in name to Florida Public Utilities Company. FPU...Marianna and Fernandina Beach, Florida. The deal brought with it electric...
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Florida Keys
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Florida Keys chain of coral and limestone...long, extending from Virginia Key, S of Miami Beach, to Key West, and forming the southern extremity of Florida. Between the Keys and the mainland lies Florida Bay; they are separated from...
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Straits of Florida
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Straits of Florida passage, c.90 mi (145 km) wide, between the Florida Keys in the north and Cuba in the south. It connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean.
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