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Downtown gets first blue.(QUICKTAKES)

By Suarez, Yeleny
Publication: South Florida CEO
Date: Thursday, March 1 2007

Two former executives with high-end steakhouse company Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group are starting a new chain, with its first location in downtown Miami. Jim Dunn, Smith & Wollensky's former president, and Dave Terry, its former executive vice president, expect to open Prime Blue Grille this March in the One Miami building. Dunn, CEO and founder of the new venture, WellDunn Restaurant Group, says the $3 million venue will be the first national restaurant offering organic,

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