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Article: The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla., business bits column.(Column)
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- The Sun (Port Charlotte, FL)
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- September 6, 2007
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Byline: Bob Fliss
Sep. 6--Considering the amount of ink I've devoted in recent weeks to Punta Gorda's bid to become the 51st Main Street Florida community, it may be no surprise to read that this is now a done deal.
Things were already looking really good heading into last week -- no other Florida municipalities had bothered to apply for the downtown revitalization program this year, largely because of budget constraints.
But Ron Thomas, the city's new economic development director, still had to prepare himself to stand and deliver before a panel of state officials, along with some heavy hitters from influential foundations like 1000 Friends of ...