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Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, FL) archives from August 2003
Two Tallahassee, Fla., Exterminating Services to Merge.
August 1, 2003... Byline: Juana Jordan
Aug. 1--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Talk of mergers and acquisitions between Helms Exterminators and Massey Services has been going on for 14 years. And on at least two occasions, Frank Helms came close to selling the...
Kiosks Bring Self-Service to Tallahassee, Fla., Airport.
August 3, 2003... Byline: Juana Jordan
Aug. 3--A movie rental card will do. Even a library card or department store credit card can quickly get you a boarding pass on an airplane out of town.
But you do need to have an e-ticket. It's a necessity if you...
Tallahassee Democrat, Fla., Business Buzz Column.
August 3, 2003... Byline: Juana Jordan
Aug. 3--Maybe the office real estate market isn't so bad after all. Or could it be that location makes all the difference?
The Parrish Group, a construction management and design-build firm with Tallahassee roots...
Tallahassee, Fla., University Foundation Fuels 'Innovative' Faculty Projects.
August 4, 2003... Byline: Melanie Yeager
Aug. 4--Imagine a hand-held device next to your TV remote control that can check your vital signs from the comfort of your easy chair.
Imagine doctors being able to separate negative cancer cells from the...
Tallahassee, Fla., Doctor's Insurance Plight to Hit Airways.
August 5, 2003... Byline: Diane Hirth
Aug. 5--Dr. Jana Bures Forsthoefel is asked to tuck her trademark pearls behind her shirt so they wouldn't clatter and overwhelm the mini-microphone.
Tammy Hinson of Madison, who is seven months pregnant, has her...
Florida Governor Approves Expansion of Card Room Gambling.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Nancy Cook Lauer
Aug. 6--Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday dealt the Florida pari-mutuel industry a winning hand, allowing a bill dramatically increasing jackpots at card rooms to become law without his signature.
While Bush is opposed...
Tallahassee, Fla., Restaurant Combines Food, 'I Love Lucy' Theme.
August 6, 2003... Byline: Juana Jordan
Aug. 6--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--At Riccardo's on Capital Circle Northeast, diners get a healthy helping of "I Love Lucy" with their pasta or pizza. Tina Bahl would have it no other way. Most of her customers know this.
...
Tallahassee Democrat, Fla., Jerry Osteryoung Column.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Jerry Osteryoung
Aug. 8--"I tried marijuana once. I did not inhale." -- William J. Clinton
Businesses pay a very high price for drugs in the workplace. Employee accidents and errors, high illness rates and absenteeism are just...
Sports Authority Opens Store in Tallahassee, Fla.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Juana Jordan
Aug. 8--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--The sign on the door says: "Come in and play." And for sports enthusiasts, The Sports Authority, which just opened in Governor's Marketplace, is a one-stop-shop athletic playground.
...
Two Businesses to Open in Former Wal-Mart Building in Tallahassee, Fla.
August 9, 2003... Byline: Juana Jordan
Aug. 9--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--The old Wal-Mart building on Thomasville Road won't be empty for long. By the first of next year, two businesses will call portions of the 125,000-square-foot building home.
Turner's Fine...
Fox Station to Offer 10 p.m. Newscast in Tallahassee, Fla.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Juana Jordan
Aug. 12--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Another 10 p.m. newscast is hitting the airwaves. Starting Sept. 15, television station Fox 49 will begin airing its new 30-minute newscast, "Fox 49 News at Ten." It will be produced by...
Tallahassee, Fla., Airport Completes Runway, Taxiway Lighting Improvements.
August 13, 2003... Byline: Zannah Lyle
Aug. 13--Pilots flying into Tallahassee Regional Airport at night have a brighter view of the main east-west runway as they land, and more lights to guide them to the terminal.
The lighting improvements were...
NIH Gives Florida A&M University's Pharmacy School $14.8 Million Grant.
August 13, 2003... Byline: Melanie Yeager
Aug. 13--Florida A&M University got a big boost to its research programs Tuesday and made history at the same time.
FAMU's pharmacy school received the university's biggest grant to date -- $14.8 million over the...
Florida Governor Signs Off on Medical-Malpractice Package.
August 15, 2003... Byline: Bill Cotterell
Aug. 15--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Gov. Jeb Bush signed a complex medical-malpractice package Thursday and said caps on jury awards for noneconomic damages will "have a calming effect" to keep doctors from quitting practice...
Developer Has Plan for Bradfordville, Fla., Site.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Bruce Ritchie
Aug. 21--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Development at the southwest corner of Thomasville and Bannerman roads in Bradfordville is beginning to take shape.
Rick Kearney, CEO of Mainline Information Systems, has submitted...
Tallahassee, Fla., Students Wait for Work from Call Centers Despite Hard Times.
August 22, 2003... Byline: Tony Bridges
Aug. 22--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--There will be less part-time telephone work for students in Tallahassee this semester.
At least three major call centers have closed in the last 18 months, taking with them hundreds of...