May 25, 2013
Southwest
Education: Choice or Chance?- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- March 2003
A new school choice plan in Pinellas gets off to a bumpy start.
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Published on 3/1/2003
'Notre Dame of the Southeast'- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Feb. 2003
How will a new Catholic university and town change Collier County's rural landscape?
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Published on 2/1/2003
In the News- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Jan. 2003
Bradenton -- Fort Lauderdale-based The Cura Group bought Meridian Professional Employer Services for an undisclosed sum from StaffAmerica, which was unable to obtain a workers' compensation policy necessary to remain...
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Published on 1/1/2003
Makeover- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Dec. 2002
Tampa is hoping that residential development will give downtown life after dark.
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Published on 12/1/2002
Changes in Store- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Nov. 2002
Developers are looking to revitalize malls that have been leapfrogged by development and retail trends.
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Published on 11/1/2002
Hot Streak- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Oct. 2002
Naples-based F.N.B. Corp. has been on a buying binge and has no plans to stop.
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Published on 10/1/2002
Watch the Birdie- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Sept. 2002
Birdwatching is taking on increased economic
heft, and southwest Florida is benefiting. Read more »
Published on 9/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Aug. 2002
CHANGING LIVESA prep school for disadvantaged children in St. Petersburg is expanding to Tampa and beyond.By Amy WelchIn 1995, St. Petersburg businessman Jeff Fortune, then 52, sold two resorts he...
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Published on 8/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- July 2002
InterferenceLeaders of a program in southwest Florida fear new foster care guidelines will hamstring their progress.By Amy WelchCarl Weinrich is frustrated. His non-profit organization, Sarasota YMCA Children, Youth and Family...
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Published on 7/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- June 2002
Green InvasionA foreign mussel has taken hold in Tampa Bay, threatening native species and clogging intake pipes.By Amy WelchIn late 1999, Tampa Electric Co. sent divers into Tampa Bay to...
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Published on 6/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- May 2002
Under FireWill the furor over a controversial Palestinian professor hurt recruitment and fund raising at USF?By Amy WelchLess than two years into her job as president of the University of...
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Published on 5/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- March 2002
Tampa-to-TampicoEconomic developers say it's still an uphill battle to sell companies on the advantages of Gulf shipping.By Amy WelchEach week Tampa-based Gulf Caribbean Transport ships about 500 Mexican-made PT Cruisers...
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Published on 3/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Feb. 2002
Gaining Traction?Sebring is banking on upgrades to its raceway and airport to lure more business.By Amy WelchNext month's 50th anniversary race at Sebring International Raceway will highlight both a recently...
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Published on 2/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Jan. 2002
Bradenton -- Peek Traffic Ltd., a manufacturer of traffic control devices and software, is consolidating its operations. The company is building a 50,000-sq.-ft. facility at GulfCoast Corporate Park in Manatee...
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Published on 1/1/2002
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Dec. 2001
More ChannelsHSN is turning to its website and a new catalog business to help boost revenues.By Stacie Kress BookerMost people know the Home Shopping Network from its TV pitches, but...
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Published on 12/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Nov. 2001
More OptionsThe second phase of St. Petersburg's downtown housing boom gets under way despite uncertainty. By Stacie Kress BookerWith the population of the city's core -- now about 3,300 --...
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Published on 11/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Oct. 2001
ArtistryA Sarasota businessman has turned an undesirable area into a viable arts colony -- and created a trend.By Amy WelchIn the late '80s, N.J. Olivieri, president of Horizon Mortgage Corp....
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Published on 10/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Sept. 2001
Trail BlazersPinellas County has forged a unique relationship with a national foundation to fund conservation.By Stacie Kress BookerA product of the Reagan era, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is...
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Published on 9/1/2001
