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News of the business week to come

News of the business week to come

By Times Staff
Published February 25, 2008

CURIOUS ABOUT JANUARY SALES OF TAMPA BAY HOMES? Today, the Florida Association of Realtors plans to release home sales figures for Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough and Hernando counties. Expect prices and sales to be down from last year. The release coincides with a January housing report by the National Association of Realtors.

ORLANDO WILL HOST A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOL: Not the kind you can drink. The 13th annual National Ethanol Conference starts today at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. Beyond corn, updates will be provided on efforts to commercialize cellulosic ethanol production from feedstocks like biomass, citrus waste, and sugarcane waste - things Florida has in abundance. More information at www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/conference/.

NILS DIAZ, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION,will speak on the future of nuclear energy at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the University of South Florida campus activities center at the corner of Second Street and Sixth Avenue S in St. Petersburg. Visit www.stpt.usf.edu/energy/Lecture.htm.

THE STATE OF THE MARKET FOR NEW HOMES will be the focus of a speech by Sean Poole, regional director of Hanley Wood Market Intelligence. He'll speak at a program running from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, 1601 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa. The event, sponsored by M&I Bank, is free. RSVP at 813 204-1999.

COME HEAR HOW LEADERS of five of the state's fastest-growing businesses keep the heat on. University of Tampa will host the event from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The panel includes executives from telecom, nutraceutical, financial and health care companies. Tickets are $49 per person. Reservations are recommended. To RSVP, e-mail Angie Ballard at aballard@ut.edu">href="mailto:aballard@ut.edu" mce_href="mailto:aballard@ut.edu">aballard@ut.edu

LOOKING FOR HIGH-TECH GRADS? Then you may want to register for the Career Expo '08 Thursday and Friday in Tampa. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council is bringing career center directors from top national universities to the region to talk to local companies about jobs available in the 23-county corridor, which includes Gainesville, Orlando and Tampa. This year, 75 universities including Princeton, Purdue, MIT, Cornell and Notre Dame, and UCF, USF and UF are confirmed to attend. Find out more at www.FloridaHighTech.com/CareerExpo.

ENERGIZING THEIR INVESTORS: Progress Energy, the North Carolina parent of the St. Petersburg utility of the same name, will discuss the company's strategy and economic outlook Fridayat an analysts meeting in Florida. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. and will be Webcast at www.progress-energy.com.

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