Archive for 'business'
Legoland to Open Water Park on May 26
Legoland Florida officials announced today the opening date of its water park expansion. It’s Saturday, May 26.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Florida Officials, Legoland, Park Expansion, Water Park
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Polk Inmate Dies After Going Into Rage, Deputies Say
BARTOW | The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate who died early today.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Deputies, Polk County Sheriff, Rage
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Komen Foundation Reverses Decision on Planned Parenthood Grants
LAKELAND | When the Komen Foundation said it would cut ties with Planned Parenthood, local abortion opponents were delighted — but that changed on Friday.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Abortion Opponents, Foundation Grants, Lakeland, Planned Parenthood, Ties
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County Won’t Hire Outside Auditor for Waste Management
BARTOW | Polk County commissioners today informally agreed not to hire an outside firm but to wait for Clerk Richard Weiss to complete an audit of the county’s Waste Resource Management Department.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Polk County Commissioners, Resource Management Department, Richard Weiss, Waste Management, Waste Resource Management
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Medical Board Dismisses Case Against Anesthesiologist
Dr. Monica McPhail-Pruitt, an anesthesiologist who practiced in Lakeland from 2003-2010, was happier when she left the Florida Board of Medicine meeting Friday than she was upon arriving. The board of physicians and consumers dismissed a Department of Health complaint against her.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Anesthesiologist, Board Of Medicine, Consumers, Department Of Health, Florida Board Of Medicine, Health Complaint, Lakeland, Mcphail, Medical Board, Medicine, Monica, Physicians
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Iran Vows Help for Any Anti-Israeli Group
TEHRAN, Iran | Iran will help any nation or group that confronts the “cancer” Israel, the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Cancer, Iran Iran, Islamic Republic, Israel, Israeli Group, Supreme Leader Ayatollah, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran Iran
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Congress Acting Quickly on Bill Banning Insider Trading
WASHINGTON | With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials. Stock trades would have to be posted online within 30 days.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Acting, Executive Branch Officials, Image, Insider Trading, Lawmakers, Members Of Congress, Political Survival, Senate Bill, Stock Trades
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Paul: States Should Resolve Land Management Issues
Republican Rep. Ron Paul railed against the federal government during campaign stops in Nevada on Thursday, saying states are in the best position to resolve conflicts over the management of wild horses and roads on public lands.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Conflicts, Federal Government, Land Management Issues, Paul States, Public Lands, Republican, Ron Paul, Wild Horses
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Owners Billed for Trash Cleanup on Vacant, Unfinished Sites, Charges Could Top $4 Million
Polk County has charged for trash service on undeveloped land, vacant lots and at least one empty subdivision, and the problems potentially number in the thousands. The amount improperly collected could top $4 million during the past seven years, according to a Ledger examination of public records.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Cleanup, Polk County, Public Records, Seven Years, Trash Service, Undeveloped Land, Vacant Lots
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Winners of Lakeland Pigfest Competitions Named
Pitmaster James Brod of Sebring and his team Everglades Seasoning, a perennial winner of Lakeland Pigfest, mopped up yet again, earning professional grand champion honors and $2,500 at last weekend’s event.
Posted: February 4th, 2012 under business.
Tags: Brod, Competitions, Everglades, Grand Champion Honors, Lakeland Pigfest, Perennial Winner, Sebring
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