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UF Study: Recreational Shoppers Search For Happiness, Completed Selves

GAINESVILLE —The lovelorn and forlorn are more likely to be shopworn people who fill their empty lives by spending money in stores and spilling their hearts out to sales clerks, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Research, Health, Business, Family, Gender on Wednesday, September 29, 1999.

UF Economists: Florida Consumer Confidence Rebounds Modestly

GAINESVILLE — Consumer confidence in Florida rebounded in September, despite a steep drop in the stock market, reflecting renewed optimism about the national economy and future finances, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Research, Business, Florida on Tuesday, September 28, 1999.

UF Researcher: Bingo Wins Help Give Native Americans American Dream

GAINESVILLE — The future is a good bet for Florida’s American Indians, who have gained clout and confidence from gambling casinos and marketing makeovers, says a University of Florida researcher and author of a new book.

Filed under Research, Business, Natural History, Florida on Friday, September 17, 1999.

Home-Building, Construction Firms Among State’s Fastest-Growing

GAINESVILLE —”Build it and they will come” could be a motto for success as homebuilding and construction firms emerged among the top companies in this year’s list of Florida’s 100 fastest-growing businesses, a University of Florida study has found.

Filed under Research, Business on Wednesday, September 1, 1999.