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Jump start: What's ahead in Business

Things to look forward to his week

By Times Staff
Published October 22, 2007

Leaders of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce are on a benchmarking visit to Charlotte, N.C., through Tuesday to gain insights into what we're doing right and wrong in stimulating the bay area as an attractive business hub. Those visiting range from TECO Energy's Charles Black and Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio to USF president Judy Genshaft and Charles Sykes of Sykes Enterprises. (813) 228-7777.

LESSONS FROM PORTLAND are to be considered when regional economist Joseph Cortright, author of "Portland's Green Dividend," a new study emphasizing the economic benefits of smart transportation and land planning policies, shares his wisdom Tuesday at a luncheon presented by CreativeTampaBay. Register at events.tampasdowntown.com.

BEFORE YOU CUT YOUR COMPANY'S TRAVEL PLANS, grab some insights into what your competitors are budgeting for flying when the American Express Business Travel Survey for 2008 is released Tuesday.

Buyers who plunked down millions of dollars for condos in Trump Tower Tampa meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Tampa's Centre Club to complain about the much-delayed luxury high-rise. (813) 286-4040.

Southwest Airlines, the biggest carrier in Florida, will have a little more to crow about Thursday when airline president Colleen Barrett is in Tampa to pick up the Tony Jannus award. The annual award honors major contributors to commercial aviation. www.tonyjannusaward.com.

Property insurance information hounds, grab your BlackBerries: If you want to know what's going on with the state's largest insurer, catch the monthly meeting of the Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors at 9 a.m. Thursday in Jacksonville. It's not televised, but you can listen in by calling toll-free 1-888-295-6211.

ON A RELATED FRONT, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled a public hearing for 9:30 a.m. Friday to look into the underwriting policies of Auto-Owners Insurance, Owners Insurance and Southern Owners Insurance. The hearing will be televised by the Florida Channel. www.wfsu.org/tfc/carriage.html and selecting Webcast 1.

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