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Faster, Cheaper Computer Revolution May End Soon, Say UF Researchers

GAINESVILLE — The era of smaller, faster and cheaper computers may soon end because microscopic silicon chips are getting so small that eventually they will contain too few atoms to work, warn two University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Business, Engineering, Florida, Research, Technology on Tuesday, September 23, 1997.

Sustainable Development: Taking The Message To The Marketplace

GAINESVILLE Home builders and real estate agents in rapidly growing Florida are learning that being green-minded can put more green in the bottom line under a new program developed at the University of Florida.

Filed under Agriculture, Architecture, Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, September 9, 1997.

UF Researcher: Florida Could Become Next Frontier For Labor Organizing

GAINESVILLE — Florida and other states with large service economies and many part-time employees could become the next great frontier for organizing workers, suggests a University of Florida labor historian.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Wednesday, August 27, 1997.

UF Economists: Consumer Confidence Remains Unshaken In August

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s consumer confidence index remained unshaken in August, as optimism overcame any effects from the United Parcel Service strike and roller coaster vacillations in the stock market, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, August 26, 1997.

State Population Tops 14.5 Million Mark, New UF Estimates Show

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s population has topped the 14.5 million mark, but gains in the 90s are less than the 70s and 80s because of a slowdown in the growth of the number of retirees, show the latest population estimates from the University of Florida.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Thursday, August 14, 1997.

UF Economists: Florida Consumer Confidence Hits New Eight-Year High

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s consumer confidence index hit an eight-year record in July, thanks to optimism about the national economy and the perception that now is a good time to buy big-ticket items, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, July 29, 1997.

UF Economists: Sales Fall But Consumer Confidence Hits Eight-Year High

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s consumer confidence index hit an eight-year high in June thanks to a rare combination of healthy wages and low unemployment, but retail sales are reaching a saturation point, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, June 24, 1997.

UF Economists: Good Economic News Fuels Two-Point Hike In Confidence

GAINESVILLE — A record high stock market and media reports of a healthy economy spurred a two-point rise in Florida’s consumer confidence in May, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, May 27, 1997.

UF To Offer Masters Degree In Business Administration On Internet

GAINESVILLE —Personal computers replace podiums and cyberspace substitutes for the classroom for students in the University of Florida’s newest academic program, a master’s degree in business administration to be offered on the Internet.

Filed under Business, Education, Florida, Research on Tuesday, May 6, 1997.

Reminding Consumers To Buy Flowers Pays Off, UF Research Says

GAINESVILLE—Of course you’re planning to send flowers on Mother’s Day. It’s the second busiest flower holiday of the year.

Filed under Agriculture, Business, Florida, Research on Monday, May 5, 1997.