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The FBI is investigatiny how former Polk school districtg facilities managers accepted fishing trips to theFlorida Keys, meals at restaurants, tickets to games and other freebies from companies seekin g work. One businessperson told the he heard an official discuss acollege foundation’s need for donationsz at a meeting on a multimillion-dollatr construction project. Ken Simonson, chief economisyt for the of America, said competition is undoubtedly Some contractors are working at cost just to keepemployeez busy, said Simonson, who will speak to the locap AGC chapter on May 19 at 7:30 a.m.
at the in “At some point, contractors won’t be able to continue giving awaytheir business,” Simonson said. He predicts that general contractors and subcontractorsz should begin calling people back to work this Companies looking for work should follow newsfrom Gov. Crist’ws office, the , local governmentsa and water andsewer districts, he said. And regularly check agc.org/stimulus. — Janet Leiser FLORIDA WINS AT LOSING: What’s tougherr on restaurateurs: Michigan’s auto crisis or the collapse of the Floridahousing bubble?
Florida is, said , whichg operates restaurants in both In Michigan, Diversified’s 10 Buffalo Wild Wings operations remaih “solid performers … despite the impactr of the automobile sector on the Michigan the company said in an annual repor t filed March 31 with the . But its restaurantsd in Riverview and North Port underperformecdlast year, as they were “severely affected by the meltdown in the Florida residential real estater market and the subsequent impact on the Florida economy.
” Diversified (OTC BB: DFRH), whicy also has affiliated restaurants unded management in Brandon, FishHawmk Ranch and Sarasota, said the cost of doingg business in Florida is higher than in Michigab because of minimum wage, insurance premiumsa and other factors including the “increased costx associated with chicken wings.” — Margie Manninvg
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