April 18, 2024
North Central
What Drives Insurance Costs?
With a career spanning 45 years in the insurance industry in roles ranging from actuary to presidential adviser to state insurance commissioner, J. Robert Hunter has seen it all.
Except...
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Published on 7/1/2004
Take 3
Florida has recently surpassed North Carolina to become the third-biggest filmmaking state, but can it hope for better?
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Published on 7/1/2004
Liquidity
Brian Van Bower, one of Florida's leading pool designers, is out to bring art to a business he thinks is still much too conventional.
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Published on 7/1/2004
Playing Hardball
City and county officials approve funding for a Marlins stadium -- with strings attached.
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Published on 7/1/2004
Florida Business Players - July 2004
BUSINESS SERVICES -- Tampa-based Sykes Enterprises, a call center operator, has promoted Charles E. "Chuck" Sykes to president. Sykes, also COO, will take over from his father, John H. Sykes,...
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Published on 7/1/2004
Saving Face
Richard Rakowski remembers staring into the mirror the day he turned 50. Inside he felt 16, but the face staring back at him was his father's.
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Published on 6/1/2004
Infrastructure: Fallen Star
A lack of private sector support was the nail in the coffin for Central Florida Innovation Corp.
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Published on 4/1/2004
Privatization: Acquisition Mission
Prison operator Wackenhut Corrections has $100 million burning a hole in its pocket.
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Published on 11/1/2003
Legislative Session
Sibling Spats
Faced with a slew of challenges, the GOP-led Legislature resorted to infighting.
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Published on 7/1/2003
Hitting Its Stride
When John Hitt became president of the University of Central Florida in 1992, the school had 20,200 students and was mostly a local resource for community college transfers. Today, UCF...
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Published on 6/1/2003
What Florida Buys — Orlando
Orlando residents drive domestic pickup trucks, and wash and wax them often.
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Published on 5/1/2003
What Florida Buys — Jacksonville
Colds and allergies are a problem here. So is sleeping.
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Published on 5/1/2003
What Florida Buys — South Florida
South Florida consumers buy more weight-control products but fewer quit-smoking products.
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Published on 5/1/2003
What Florida Buys — Tampa / St. Petersburg
Consumers here have middle-of-the-road tastes and drink a lot of coffee.
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Published on 5/1/2003
What Florida Buys — Regional
Regional snapshots of the state's consumer habits
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Published on 5/1/2003
20,000 Dreams Under the Sea
Ah, the romance of treasure hunting in Florida -- a lot more money pours into the water in investments than comes out in treasure.
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Published on 12/1/2002
Professional Services: Shifting Needs
Employee leasing firms may recover first.
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Published on 1/1/2002
Eye Wars
A faltering economy and fierce competition are causing a shakeout in Florida's laser eye surgery market. The industry has already begun to focus on the next 'gold ring.'
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Published on 10/1/2001
North Central Region
Bradford, Alachua, Putnam, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties
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Published on 4/1/2001
Trendsetters
Retirement Communities: Coming of AgeLarry LandryCEO, Westport AdvisorsPalm Beach GardensRecent reading: "Eyewitness to Power" by David Gergen; "It's Not About the Bike" by Lance Armstrong.Favorite bicycle route: Along Juno Beach.Quote:...
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Published on 2/1/2001
Readers
Jacksonville's Port AuthorityI enjoyed Lynn Koller's article examining the motivation behind the effort to split the Jacksonville Port Authority into separate airport and seaport entities. There is no business justification...
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Published on 2/1/2001
Readers
GarbageCongratulations on an accurate and well-written cover story, ["Dumped On," November 2000]. I must correct one error, however. Independent Waste Consultants consults for businesses anywhere in the country, not just...
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Published on 1/1/2001
