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'A little more flair and salsa'
Home Shopping Network's Spanish broadcast illustrates the tack HSN's international channels are taking: The merchandise is similar to what's sold in the United States, but sales pitches take on a flavor of their own.

Economy has turned around for Bankers Life
Layoffs? Belt-tightening? Ha!

A business and personal balance between Mars and Venus
Men may be from Mars and women may be from Venus, but apparently they can share office space.

Florida fame on Fortune 500 slips
When Fortune released its ranking of the 500 biggest public companies last week, only 11 Florida businesses were listed. Depending on how you look at it, that's both more and less dismal than it sounds.

Tampa hoping to land US Airways maintenance deal
With average annual salaries about $50,000 or more, airline mechanics have some of the best blue-collar jobs around. So, it's no wonder that union locals and communities fight hard to keep those jobs in their back yard.

The real jobs behind the High Tech Corridor
The Florida High Tech Corridor Council, always eager to burnish the geek-chic reputation of counties along the state's I-4 corridor, recently completed a comprehensive survey of the highest-paying and fastest-growing occupations in the area.

Climbing the ladder

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