May 23, 2013
Around Florida
Two-Way Street
Mentoring once meant the old helping the young. But these days, it's a two-way street -- with teens helping elders all over Florida.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Working on Commission
Steve Seibert's job is different from just about anybody else's in state government: As executive director of the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, the former secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs has to see that Florida 50
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Published on 11/1/2006
Fighting for Voters' Rights
National Bar Association President Linnes Finney plans to focus his attention on making sure elections are fair.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Finding the Right Space
With Florida property taxes and insurance costs soaring, entrepreneurs have a lot to think about when choosing a business location.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Public vs. Private
Across the state, boaters are worried about dock space evaporating under the heat of rising land costs that are pushing waterfront property toward high-rise residential space.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Feeding the Demand
Across the state, 100,000 people work building all kinds of recreational boats. But like all manufacturing ventures, boat makers must balance the cost of labor and facilities against the need to ship products to dealers or buyers.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Shipshape
Florida's marine industry adjusts as consolidation ramps up and the number of public-access marinas shrinks
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Published on 11/1/2006
Statewide Players - Nov. 2006
Mark Foley, Clay Shaw, Bob Ricker, Alex Soto
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Published on 11/1/2006
Icon: Carrie Meek
I made very good grades, and I was an athlete -- mostly basketball and track and field. During those days, women's sports did not have the kind of atmosphere that it has now. It was pretty much frowned upon outside of African-American universities.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Trendsetters - Nov. 2006
Rick Lind, University of Florida; Steve Kohler, Space Florida; Don Ariel, Raydon; James Takats, Mark Budd, Opinicus; Gary Langdon, Quadrant Software; Vince Virga, Skillstorm.
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Published on 11/1/2006
Recharging Florida Forever
Rising land prices and a flat budget have eroded the state's leading conservation program.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Surge
The number of African-American entrepreneurs is increasing rapidly in Florida. What the numbers say -- and a look at some entrepreneuers who are succeeding.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Loan of Contention
Students from Florida schools usually have among the highest rates in the country of defaulting on their federal student loans.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Sore Point
Mike Eidson, a veteran south florida product-liability attorney, wishes that when Floridians thought about trial lawyers, they'd think about guys like his friend Gary Pajcic of Jacksonville.
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Published on 10/1/2006
1031s: The Investment-Property Tax Shelter
More real estate investors are becoming familiar with the number 1031. That's the Internal Revenue Code that allows investment-property owners to delay paying taxes on a sale if they buy similar investment properties.
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Published on 10/1/2006
A Trip Through Cubicle Country
With about eight of every 100 workers employed at call centers, Jacksonville is no stranger to headsetwearers. But in June, Fidelity Investments drew attention after it announced a new call center.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Plastic - and Paper?
New electronic voting machines aren't perfect, and some people around Florida haven't given up on requiring a paper trail as part of the voting process.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Restructuring
The state's effort to help African-American entrepreneurs has suffered from paltry funding and a breakdown of accountability by the organizations set up to loan the money.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Trendsetters - Oct. 2006
Leila Jammal Nodarse, Nodarse & Associates; Miriam Lopez, TransAtlantic Bank; Abigail Bogan Ackerman, Bogan Supply Co.; Laura Kelley, Expressway Authority; Jan Risi, Independent Purchasing Cooperative; Tyra Tutor, MPS Group; Andrea Orr, Verizon Wireless.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Icon: Andres Duany
I'm from Santiago (Cuba). My family has been in that city since 1702. I'm the first male in my family not to live there. I feel at home in the Caribbean, which is one of the reasons I find New Orleans so interesting.
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Published on 10/1/2006
