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Polk County, Fla., business development group holds awards event.

Publication: Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News
Publication Date: 19-AUG-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Kyle Kennedy

Aug. 19--Polk County's director of business development took the stage in a long red wig, blue jeans and a worn Led Zeppelin T-shirt.

Hidden behind sunglasses and with electric guitar firmly in hand, Jim DeGennaro did his best to channel 1970s rockers Bachman-Turner Overdrive: "Takin' care of business -- every day-y-y," he wailed. "Takin' care of business -- every way."

Turning the Lake Mirror Center auditorium into a mock television set, Polk Works hosted its annual Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday morning....

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