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Web TV goes local: Orlando shows are new but plentiful
Will Rodriguez knows there's more to Orlando than Disney World and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
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Talking With ... Dick Larsen: Growth is on the table for Orlando-based eatery
Dick Larsen, president and founder of Orlando-based Nature's Table. His company hopes to expand rapidly in the next few years and is working with a franchise development company called Fransmart. Larsen recently spoke with Sentinel staff writer Sandra Pedicini.
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Tourism: SeaWorld Parks appoints chairman
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has appointed a new, non-executive chairman to its board of directors: David D'Alessandro, former chairman and chief executive officer of John Hancock Financial Services Inc.
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Real estate: Flex-space, service-center concessions still common
Free rent, increased tenant improvements, lower first-year rents and shorter leases are among the concessions on the table these days in the local service-center and flex-space market, according to a survey by Rebman Properties Inc.
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Banks: Centennial withdraws from pricey downtown offices
Arkansas-based Centennial Bank has vacated the former downtown Orlando branch and administrative offices of failed Old Southern Bank , bank officials confirm.
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9/6: Progressions, promotions in Central Florida
Boards of Directors
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Is Toyota really spending $1 million an hour on safety?
In some commercials, Toyota is claiming to be spending $1 million an hour to make its vehicles safer. C'mon, really? Some, if not most, of that outlay has to be money the company is spending on its many recalls, don't you think? A million bucks an hour -- $24 million a day, or $168 million a week – sounds awfully hyperbolic to me.
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Kia ups the SUV ante with the all-new Sorento
At first glance, the 2011 Kia Sorento may not seem like that much of a revelation. After all, the original 2003 Sorento, like the test model, was powered by a 3.5-liter V-6, and had a starting price of $19,995.
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Taking a closer look at car sales, electric vehicles and DIY auto maintenance
Usually, I write, you read. This week, you write, I read. Readers share what's on their minds and provide some good ideas.
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Dealer blames car owner for melted starter
Dear Greg: I am disabled and live with my 89-year-old mother, who has a very hard time getting around. In June we bought a new 2010 Dodge Journey at Greenway Ford. Before the car turned 500 miles, my mother was on her way to a benefit and the vehicle died on her. She frantically called me for help. She finally got the car started and returned home. I took it out on the road and could not recreate the problem. Twelve days later, I was on I-4 doing 65 mph and the vehicle just died as my mother described. The gas gauge read more than half full before I got on I-4 and I traveled only two miles. I pulled off to the side of the road and tried to start the vehicle about six or seven times. Smoke began to pour from the engine. The car was towed to Greenway which found melted plastic leaking from the internal components. To our horror, they blamed us for the starter catching fire. The repair bill, including a rental car, was nearly $1,000. Greenway said it's not covered under the warranty.
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