Florida's 3-Legged Stool Has a New Leg

  • By Adam Hughes
  • | 6:00 p.m. February 10, 2006
  • Entrepreneurs
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A half-century ago, describing Florida's economy was pretty simple. Demographers and economists called it a three-legged stool - agriculture, tourism and construction.

 

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