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UF Researcher: New Grocery Strategy May Not Be Good For Consumers

GAINESVILLE — The grocery store business is changing, leaving consumers with fewer choices and higher prices and manufacturers with less leverage than ever before, according to a study by a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Business, Family, Florida, Research on Thursday, March 4, 1999.

UF Economists: Florida Consumer Confidence Hits New Record High

GAINESVILLE — Consumer confidence in Florida soared last month to the highest point in the 15-year history of the index, partly because of strong optimism among women about U.S. business conditions, University of Florida economists report.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, March 2, 1999.

UF Study: Florida Goes Country As Population Breaks 15 Million Mark

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s population broke 15 million in 1998 as the state went country with people moving away from traditionally high-growth metropolitan areas, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, February 16, 1999.

UF Team Achieves Milestone In Design Of New Semiconductors

GAINESVILLE — A group of University of Florida engineers is the first to develop an important building block for a new breed of electronic switches likely to provide smooth, uninterrupted electricity in the coming era of utility deregulation.

Filed under Business, Engineering, Research, Technology on Friday, February 5, 1999.

From Pizzas To Roaches, Offbeat Inquiries Aimed At UF Statistic Workers

GAINESVILLE —Offbeat questions are nothing new when the folks at the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research pick up the phone.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Wednesday, February 3, 1999.