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Lauderdale to take $13 million with loss of biggest conventionFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:11PMThe largest annual convention in Fort Lauderdale is leaving after 2012, seeking a bigger space with an adjoining convention center hotel.

News briefs from around Kentucky at 3:58 a.m. EDTSunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:20PMFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Smokers purchased 120 million fewer packs of cigarettes in Kentucky over the past two years after the state doubled its cigarette tax to 60 cents a pack, a state economist said Friday.

Foreclosures make dramatic drop in JuneSaturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:43AMCollin County recorded a 21 percent drop in foreclosures from the same auction block totals compared to July of 2010, which seems impressive considered it had the lowest foreclosure decrease among the four counties in the DFW area, according to data tabulated by the Foreclosure Listing Service (FLS) of Fort Worth.

Fitch Downgrades Miami FL ULTGOs to 'A-', Rates Special Ob NAV Bonds 'BBB+'; Rating Watch NegativeMonday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:44PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to the following city of Miami, Florida (the city) bonds: --$80 million special obligation non-ad valorem (NAV) revenue refunding bonds. The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation on July 13. The current issue refunds five separate loans with the Sunshine State Governmental Financing Commission (the commission), which are ...

Brent Batten: Public sector union rhetoric bad for businessMonday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:40PMAs counterintuitive as it may sound, tax breaks are a means of maximizing tax revenue.

Fitch Affirms Various Lake County School Board, Florida Ratings; Outlook StableMonday, June 27, 2011 @ 12:18PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings has taken the following action on the Lake County School Board, Florida's bonds: --$287.4 million certificates of participation (COPS) affirmed at 'A+';--$35.6 million infrastructure sales tax revenue bonds affirmed at 'A+'. In addition, Fitch assigns an 'AA-' implied general obligation (GO) rating. The Rating ...

Median home price $435,000 in May: With incentives gone, sales volume off from a year agoFriday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:14PMSANTA CRUZ — Typically this is the time of year when home sales pick up. Not this year. In Santa Cruz County, 138 single-family homes sold in May, according to Gary Gangnes of Real Options Realty, who tracks the numbers.

Funding cuts, falling property values hurt Lake school repairsFriday, June 24, 2011 @ 3:40PMDistricts hard-pressed to maintain schools after falling property values, state cuts The 800-pound air conditioners at South Lake High School are so old, their leaking valves flooded five classrooms in the middle of the night a few weeks ago. In the winter, students wore jackets to school because the units didn't heat enough.

Promising chance at new use for Municipal Auditorium now uncertainSunday, June 12, 2011 @ 11:24PMQuirky arena is stable — despite many similar facilities nationwide being anything but More