| AT&T to enter Fla. broadband TV market
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. plans to announce Thursday that it will make a $750 million investment in broadband infrastructure in Florida as it seeks to woo customers from traditional cable companies in the race to beam TV and high-speed Internet into homes, officials said. The move follows the passage earlier this year of a new state law that makes it easier for telecommunications companies to get into the TV business. Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to join officials from AT&T, the country's largest provider of broadband Internet and land and wireless phone services, for the announcement of the investment. Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, who sponsored the new state law, said the company would announce a $750 million investment. The company has recently announced plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years in several other states as it takes advantage of laws similar to Florida's.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-18 22:13 GMT: Bojangles' celebrates 30 years
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It started with a simple Cajun-style fried chicken recipe. Now, 30 years later, Bojangles' has new owners, a new chief executuve and ambitious plans to face growing competition from other restaurants and chicken vendors. "To be a part of Bojangles' now is exciting," new chief executive Randy Kibler said in an interview. "Bojangles' is an incredibly strong brand and has a really good future." Kibler, a fast-food veteran with nearly four decades of experience, this week replaced Joe Drury, who led Bojangles' since he and his partners purchased it in 1998. The switch came less than a week after an ownership group that includes former Bank of America chief Hugh McColl Jr. and Carolina Panthers founder Jerry Richardson acquired a majority stake in the company.
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