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Today’s headlines Robert Trigaux: Bay area hits biotech bump in the road Tampa Bay's fast-lane rush to fire up a regional biotech industry just hit a pricey speed bump. The University of South Florida's competitive bid to nab $10-million of a $30-million pool of state money for a "center of excellence" in bioengineering and life sciences in Tampa did not make the final cut.
High speed successes slow AOL
The biggest online service hasn't kept pace as customers switch to broadband and ad revenues tumble.
Lightning enters fray over cable TV face off
The hockey team is encouraging fans to pressure Time Warner Cable and Sunshine Network to settle a dispute that has left fans without games on TV.
Uniform company needs FDA okay
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Superior Uniform Group Inc. to stop marketing unapproved products from its Arkansas plant.
Airline to end pension plan
US Airways says the move is needed to emerge from bankruptcy, but pilots plan to fight the proposal.
Government pension plan billions short
WASHINGTON -- The government program protecting the retirement income that workers earn in employer-sponsored pension plans posted a record $3.6-billion shortfall in 2002 after burning through its entire $7.7-billion surplus.
West Pharmaceutical plants in Pinellas are problem-free
West Pharmaceutical Services operates a plant in St. Petersburg similar to the one in North Carolina that exploded Wednesday. But unlike its North Carolina counterpart, the St. Petersburg factory has a clean safety record.
Business today
USAA FACES CLASS-ACTION SUIT: Tampa attorney Jonathan Alpert filed what he says is the first class-action whistleblower suit in the country.
Workforce Enterprise Florida, Inc. (a not-for-profit government-business partnership established to guide the development of Florida's economy. Its mission is to maintain a business-friendly climate conducive to the creation and retention of jobs." The site is up-to-date and covers the structure and programs of Enterprise Florida, including technology, workforce, international trade, and capital development.) America's Workforce Network, Florida
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