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Chairman makes loan to Digital Lightwave
The Clearwater tech company secures $2.4-million at an interest rate of 10 percent.

Cryo-Cell reports daunting losses
The Clearwater stem cell storage business warns it may not achieve profitability.

Palace Sports could buy into competition
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A designer fuses curiosity and cabinetry to create interactive exhibits for children's museums.

Business today
JABIL HIRING ... IN JAPAN: Jabil Circuit will add about 250 employees to its work force in Japan under a manufacturing supply agreement announced Friday. The St. Peterburg contract manufacturer did not disclose terms of its agreement with Tokyo-based NEC Corp. Jabil will lease a facility in Gotemba, about 60 miles from Tokyo, and hire about 250 NEC workers to assemble transmission and studio equipment that is used in television and radio broadcasting. The deal is expected to close by July.

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Monday's Metal Prices

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TD Ameritrade fiscal 1Q profit up 5 percent

Wells Fargo net rises on deposits, lending growth

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