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Flocking to the digital side
A Pinellas Park cinema reports heavier interest and advanced sales for digital showings of the new Star Wars movie.

Lucas' work worthy of new technology
Is it worth the extra driving time, and maybe a wait in line to see cinema's future in the Jedi teachings of Obi-Wan Kenobi?

State sues hotel over energy charge
After government workers were hit with a surprise $2.75-a-night energy surcharge at the Wyndham Harbour Island in Tampa, state Attorney General Bob Butterworth on Wednesday filed a deceptive trade practices suit against Wyndham International Inc.

Dollar's overseas vacation could be nearing an end
The currency's slip in recent months may mark the end of a prosperous seven-year run.

Business digest
MCJEANS? GUESS AGAIN: McDonald's is looking at selling items beyond food, taking advantage of its household name and its vast network of 13,000 locations around the country. "Maybe someday we'll be selling things beyond what we sell today," said Matthew Paull, McDonald's Corp.'s chief financial officer. What kind of retail sales might spring up besides Big Macs and fries is not yet known. This much is clear: Clothing apparently is out, nixed by the notion that most folks wouldn't enjoy buying apparel with that deep-fried smell. A McDonald's spokesman cautioned that any venture into retailing would not happen for at least two years.