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FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 2007
Court: Let Voters OK Big Projects [Miami Herald]
Voters may get a chance to decide on key funding for some of the biggest public construction projects envisioned around the state under a stunning decision that the state Supreme Court released Thursday.
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SARASOTA:
Vulture Investors Circling Huge House Buy Proposal [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Joseph Long's efforts to raise $700 million to buy as many as 1,500 homes and condominiums from Southwest Florida builders is piquing the interest of well-heeled investment firms, including Raymond James.
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SOUTH FLORIDA:
Can Sand Make You Sick? Scientists Say ... Maybe [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
South Florida's golden-sand coastline might be postcard-perfect from afar, but up close some of the most popular public beaches are teeming with E. coli and high levels of other potentially harmful bacteria.
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TAMPA BAY:
Yawns Amid Primary Threats [St. Petersburg Times]
Florida's early primary may draw punishment from national Democrats, but do voters care?
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ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
›Cypress Gardens Is Again For Sale [Lakeland Ledger]
Kent Buescher, who arrived three years ago hoping to save Cypress Gardens, said Thursday that the venerable attraction is on the auction block.
›WCI No Longer for Sale, Icahn Now Chairman [Naples Daily News]
The struggling Bonita Springs-based luxury homebuilder announced Thursday that it’s no longer for sale and that its new board of directors unanimously chose Carl Icahn as chairman.
›FAU Forges Ties to German Biotech [Palm Beach Post]
A $190 million proposal to be financed with state and county money was pitched this week to bring Max Planck Society to South Florida with a 100,000-square-foot center built on 6 acres of FAU's Jupiter campus.
›Crist: Fixing Budget Will Cost Money [Miami Herald]
Gov. Charlie Crist outlined how he would plug a $1 billion hole in the state budget.
›Ferocious Fun, Busch-Style [St. Petersburg Times]
Busch Gardens Africa on Thursday spelled out the details of a $16-million facelift of what once was the theme park's Congo that's set to reopen next spring as Jungala.
›McCollum: Seminoles Might Not Get Table Games, Just Slots [Miami Herald]
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum weighed in on the gambling debate Thursday with an opinion saying Gov. Charlie Crist doesn't have to allow the Seminole Indians to offer blackjack and other illegal games in order to seal a deal.
›Catastrophe Fund Sparks Conflict [Miami Herald]
South Florida members of Congress pick up some support for a national catastrophe fund but face opposition from the White House.
›Virus May Help Explain Recent Deaths in Bee Mystery [Palm Beach Post]
A newly discovered virus, possibly imported from China or Australia, has been linked to the baffling plague that decimated Florida honeybee colonies last year.
›Steve Jobs Apologizes, Offers $100 Credit On iPhone [AP]
Jobs acknowledged that Apple disappointed some of its customers by cutting the price of the iPhone's 8-gigabyte model and said he has received hundreds of e-mails complaining about the price cut.
›Debate Postponed After GOP Candidates Ignore Invites [Sun-Sentinel]
Analysts touted the invitation as a landmark opportunity for Republican presidential hopefuls to woo a huge Hispanic audience and collect their contributions.
›Publix Gets Organic Focus [Fort Myers News-Press]
The Neopolitan Publix in Naples will become the first in Southwest Florida to go green. The company plans to make it one of six stores around the state that will focus on organic food.
›Tips to Help Navigate End of No-Fault [Tampa Tribune]
Florida motorists should not take no-fault's passing lightly, insurance experts warn.
›Petition for Marriage Amendment Plows Ahead [Daytona Beach News-Journal]
As an Iowa court decision refuels a national debate about the issue, Floridians appear headed toward voting next year on a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriages.
›Tents Urged for Some Inmates [Palm Beach Post]
Florida's prison chief has come up with a new way to save the state millions of dollars: Move certain low-security inmates into tents, manacle them and put them to work building roads.
›FPL's Wind Unit On Pace to Beat Utility's Earnings [Palm Beach Post]
Sustained winds across parts of the United States are likely to blow heaps of money into the pockets of FPL Group Inc.'s investors.
›Bank's Florida Presence to Double
[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
RBC Centura Bank will double its Florida footprint after acquiring Alabama National BanCorporation for $1.6 billion.
RBC will pick up 45 offices and more than $1.7 billion in Florida deposits.
›Delray Beach Investor Sues Broward Foreclosure Rescue Firm [Sun-Sentinel]
He claims he was lured into investing thousands to salvage properties facing foreclosure. Related: Florida foreclosures grow
›Opinion: Control Gambling [Orlando Sentinel]
Position: It's the sad truth, but it is in Florida's best interest for Gov. Charlie Crist to strike a deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to allow Las Vegas-style gambling at tribe casinos.
›His Freedom Is Sweeter By the Day [St. Petersburg Times]
Alan Crotzer regains his right to vote after 24 years of wrongful imprisonment.
›Jenne's Name Lives On -- at the Taxpayers' Expense [Miami Herald]
Ken Jenne won't disappear from the Broward Sheriff Office overnight. Some say it may take months or years to remove his name from many items.
›Tenet Names New Florida Chief [Palm Beach Post]
A day after slashing its Florida workforce by 3 percent, Tenet Healthcare Corp. on Thursday named veteran hospital administrator and University of Florida graduate Marsha Powers as its top Florida executive.
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