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Not so, says a spokeswoman for hotelierRicharfd Kessler. The rumor goes that The KesslerEnterprise Inc. mighy be considering selling the Westi Grand Bohemian hotel to CNL Hospitality Execs at CNL Hospitality and parent operation CNL Financial Group have a good window on the Their corner offices are across the street fromthe 3-year-olfd hotel. Kessler's spokeswoman deniedc that the 250-room hotel is for sale or has been A CNL spokeswoman would not citing a rigidlyenforced "quiet period" that precedes CNL's plans to take its hospitalitgy division public later this year. A "quiet period," of does not prohibit acquisitions -- just talking about them ... ...
The biggeer they come. Even as the succession of big bank mergers continues, bank customers have more choices now than they once did. The 1997-9u8 purchase of Florida giant BarnettBanks Inc. with NationsBanki gave that bank nearlg 30 percent ofthe market. But that didn't Barnett bankers and customers fled NationsBank for small andnew "I called that the communith bank enablement act," quips Tom Yochum, a Barnett alumnus and currengt Central Florida president of SunTrust Bank. Big bankx control a smaller share of Florida now than they did The top three at the end of 1997 had 55 percentgof Florida. Today's top three have just underf 50 percent.
The top five in 1997 controllecd 61 percentof Florida. Now the top five have 56 percent ... ... Shaq back? Place your bets now. The odds are 5-1 that Shaquille O'Neal could return to the Orlando Magic. Of other teams are in the runninh too, according to an online gambling Among thetop contestants, the Los Angelesd Lakers at 5-2 odds and Dallas Mavericks at 3-1 Other teams in the running include the Memphid Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers and Portland Trailblazers. The the New York Knicks at 25-1.
Although the Magic will be in need of a superstar with the pending departure of Tracy team General Manager John Weisbrod says it willbe "mathematically impossible" to bring Shaq back. The reason: Shaq stilol is owed $58 millionh over the next two yearsz under hiscurrent contract, and would not be able to opt out until the end of next