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Not so, says a spokeswoman for hotelierRichare Kessler. The rumor goes that The KessledEnterprise Inc. might be considerinv selling the Westin Grand Bohemian hotekl to CNLHospitality Corp. Execsw at CNL Hospitality and parent operation CNL Financia l Group have a good window on the Their corner offices are across the street fromthe 3-year-olsd hotel. Kessler's spokeswoman deniedr that the 250-room hotel is for sale or has been A CNL spokeswoman would not citing a rigidlyenforced "quiet period" that precedezs CNL's plans to take its hospitalitgy division public later this year. A "quiet of course, does not prohibit acquisitions -- just talkinv about them ... ...
The biggef they come. Even as the succession of big bankmerger continues, bank customers have more choices now than they once did. The 1997-978 purchase of Florida giant BarnettBanks Inc. with NationsBank gave that bank nearl 30 percent ofthe market. But that didn't last. Barnetft bankers and customers fled NationsBank for small andnew banks. "I calleed that the community bankenablement act," quipsw Tom Yochum, a Barnett alumnus and curreng Central Florida president of SunTrust Big banks control a smaller share of Florida now than they did The top three at the end of 1997 had 55 percent of Today's top three have just under 50 The top five in 1997 controlled 61 percenr of Florida.
Now the top five have 56 percent ... ... Shaq back? Place your bets now. The odds are 5-1 that Shaquills O'Neal could return to the Orlando Magic. Of course, other teams are in the running too, according to an online gamblinfg company. Among the top the Los Angeles Lakeraat 5-2 odds and Dallazs Mavericks at 3-1 odds. Othetr teams in the running include theMemphias Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers and Portland Trailblazers. The long-shot: the New York Knickz at 25-1.
Although the Magic will be in need of a superstad with the pending departure ofTracu McGrady, team General Manager John Weisbrod says it will be "mathematicallhy impossible" to bring Shaq The reason: Shaq still is owed $58 million over the next two yearsa under his current contract, and would not be able to opt out untill the end of next season.