April 18, 2024
Southwest
Southwest Florida Business Briefs - March 2006
Bonita Springs, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota, Tampa, Winter Haven.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Too Expensive
Naples ranked as the most overvalued of all housing markets in the nation.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Southwest Florida Players - March 2006
Steve Raymund, Ron Getman, William Dalton, Moji Abimbola, John Tosch, Dennis Slater, Steve Hiteman.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Southwest Florida Players - Feb. 2006
Mel Sembler, Marty Nealon, Lucie Ayer, Wit Ostrenko, Blaine Brownell.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Southwest Florida Business Briefs - Feb. 2006
Brandon, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Polk County, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Renters Paradise
Sarasota ranked higher than any other Florida city in a recent survey of 95 "livable cities" for renters, based on satisfaction, affordability and vacancy.
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Published on 2/1/2006
In the Groove
Paul Mattison, the superchef till 2001 of the much-mourned Golden Spoon-winning Summerhouse on Siesta Key, lost no time getting his groove back.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Southwest Florida Players - Jan. 2006
Andrew Friedman, Gerry Hunsicker, Terry Turner, James Goehler, John James, William Furst, Jenny "Dian" Adams, Cathleen Allman, Theresa Schefstad.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Southwest Florida Business Briefs - Jan. 2006
Clearwater, Collier & Lee Counties, Fort Myers, Manatee County, Sarasota County, St. Petersburg, Tampa.
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Published on 1/1/2006
The Past Resurfaces
From 1961 through 1996, Loral American Beryllium Co. manufactured ultraprecise machine parts at its Tallevast Road plant in Manatee County. The company was also discharging toxic chemical waste.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Southwest Florida Business Briefs - Dec. 2005
Charlotte County, Dunedin, Fort Myers, Manatee County, Naples, St. Petersburg, Tampa.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Late-Season Blow
Hurricane Wilma took a $180-million swipe at the state's citrus growers when it tore through southwest Florida in late October.
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Published on 12/1/2005
On the Fly
In 2000, Vanderbilt Partners planned to build a high-rise condominium complex on 532 acres near Wiggins Pass in north Naples. But the parcel was home to an active eagle's nest.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Thinking Big
When Vern Buchanan moved to Florida in January 1990, one of the first phone calls he made was to the local chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization, a membership group for corporate chief executives under 45.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Fueling An Interest
While Florida ranks third in the nation in gasoline consumption, it's one of only 14 states where drivers can't choose a cleaner-burning and cheaper mix of gasoline and ethanol.
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Published on 10/1/2005
An Odd Twist
The Supreme Court decision upholding a Connecticut law that allows local governments to seize private property for economic development has generated lots of "could it happen here?" discussions throughout Florida.
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Published on 10/1/2005
Coming Clean
In 1999, Tampa Electric's "dirty dinosaurs" were working overtime to feed the energy demands of a booming Hillsborough County.
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Published on 9/1/2005
Northern Exposure
The D'Amico clan makes a move into the Naples restaurant whirl.
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Published on 9/1/2005
More Legroom
Florida Gulf Coast University is planning to acquire property at the corner of U.S. 41 and Goodlette-Frank Road to build a 50,000-sq.-ft. classroom building.
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Published on 8/1/2005
Southwest Florida Business Briefs - Aug. 2005
Clearwater, Collier County, Fort Myers, Hillsborough County, Lakeland, Manatee County, Naples, Palmetto, Pasco County, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa.
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Published on 8/1/2005
Resurgence
Just two years ago, it was as impossible to catch a movie in downtown Orlando as it was for a downtown worker in St. Petersburg to go grocery shopping on her lunch break. Today, in those cities and others across Florida the downtown has infrastructure of
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Published on 8/1/2005
For Sale
The 91,000-acre swath of swamp and prairie that Edward Vose "E.V." Babcock bought in 1919 is today the only unbroken avenue of undeveloped land between Lake Okeechobee in the east and Charlotte Harbor on the Gulf Coast.
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Published on 8/1/2005
Southwest Florida In the News - July 2005
News from Bradenton/Sarasota, Fort Myers, Lakeland, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Wesley Chapel.
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Published on 7/1/2005
The 'Right Direction'
Seven years ago, an Avon Park youth detention facility decided to teach troubled teens home-building skills in order to make them productive citizens.
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Published on 7/1/2005
Southwest Florida Business Briefs - June 2005
Bradenton, Clearwater, Collier County, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Tampa Bay.
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Published on 6/1/2005
