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Robert Trigaux: Florida boasts 10 of world's richest
Given the sagging stock market, billionaires should be as hard to find in Florida these days as a happy Oakland Raiders fan.

Rich get ... poorer?
Here's one thing you have in common with the world's billionaires: They lost money, too.

Tech firms should add Rumsfeld to Rolodex
A retired Air Force colonel tells Tampa Bay area executives that the federal government is rich with technology needs.

Cuba invites Tampa to trade
Container ships could carry food between the Port of Tampa and the island once a month.

Jabil cuts 200 local jobs
The company's Tampa Bay area work force is half what it was three years ago as it moves manufacturing jobs abroad.

Sporadic gains limit economic recovery
High demand for durable goods offsets troubling news in home sales and employment, illustrating why the economy is sputtering.

Business today
SOUTHEAST HEADING TO N.Y.: Southeast Airlines will begin flying to Stewart International Airport, which is 55 miles north of New York City and serves the Hudson Valley region, from St. Petersburg-Clearwater International on May 2. The Largo airline will make one flight daily, except Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Fares start at $59 one-way.


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