April 19, 2024
Southwest
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
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Aug. 2001
Dead in the WaterBuquebus has one last chance to make good on its promised ferry service from Fort Myers to Key West.By Stacie Kress Booker On the Caloosahatchee River in...
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Published on 8/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- July 2001
'Testing Ground'An experiment in restructuring higher education will be closely watched.By Stacie Kress BookerA bill passed by the Legislature this spring will reshape higher education throughout the Tampa Bay region....
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Published on 7/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- June 2001
Risk ReductionA Naples firm signs on to tackle urban blight in Fort Myers.By Stacie Kress BookerNaples-based Coastal Engineering Consultants has tackled difficult projects before. The company was the principal contractor...
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Published on 6/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- May 2001
Taking on Wall StreetA small Clearwater firm could become the only Florida-based stock exchange.by Stacie Kress BookerJohn Schaible and Mark Yegge, 30-something co-founders of Clearwater-based NexTrade, accomplished what many in...
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Published on 5/1/2001
Southwest Region
Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Highlands, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry and Collier counties
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Published on 4/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest. Tampa Bay- March 2001
Not-coms vs. Dot-comsNew-economy companies are snubbing invitations to join southwest Florida Chambers.A recent audit by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce found that the city's emerging new-economy base offers a...
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Published on 3/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Feb. 2001
Seeds of a Brain Trust?Hinton Farms Produce, run by husband and wife team Cammy and Wylie Hinton, will be distributing two new varieties of strawberries this season. The Earlibrite and...
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Published on 2/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Jan. 2001
Clearwater-- Newcomer Southeast Airlines started service between St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Charlotte, N.C. The fledgling airline, based in Largo, bills itself as a low-cost carrier with friendly service. Southeast...
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Published on 1/1/2001
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Dec. 2000
Counting the BenefitsHow much is a Super Bowl worth to a community? It depends on how you keep score.By Stacie Kress BookerTampa Bay is counting on scoring big -- to...
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Published on 12/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Nov. 2000
Not Too SweetFlorida once led the nation in honey production. Now the industry -- concentrated in the southwest -- is just fighting for survival.By Stacie Kress BookerRobert Grande is sitting...
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Published on 11/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Oct. 2000
Cutting Into Profit MarginsA new industry that recycles medical devices is rankling the manufacturers of those devices.By Stacie Kress Booker Cost-cutting measures born of managed health care have created a...
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Published on 10/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Sept. 2000
What Now?Clearwater voters strike down an ambitious downtown plan and deal city leaders a major blow.By Stacie Kress Booker Developers had big plans to transform Clearwater's dormant downtown waterfront into...
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Published on 9/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Aug. 2000
Olympic DreamsBy Stacie Kress Booker Four years ago, Ed Turanchik, a Hillsborough County commissioner at the time, got a call from a constituent suggesting Tampa bid to host the Olympic...
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Published on 8/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- July 2000
No Room at the InnA vacation hotspot for the rich, Marco Island is under the gun when it comes to affordable housing.By Stacie Kress BookerBarely six miles long and four...
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Published on 7/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- June 2000
Half-Empty or Half-Full?A huge amount of money is flowing into Tampa's VC market, but the region still falls short in key areas.By Stacie Kress Booker When H.C. Wainwright & Co.,...
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Published on 6/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- May 2000
Across the GulfPinellas County looks to help its manufacturing firms do business in MexicoBy Stacie Kress Booker With Florida accounting for only 1% of the U.S.' $200 billion in annual...
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Published on 5/1/2000
Southwest
Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Highlands, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry, Collier counties
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Published on 4/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- March 2000
When Small is BigFederal funding for cutting-edge research puts USF's Bayboro campus on the map.by Stacie Kress BookerWhen Peter Betzer joined the University of South Florida's department of marine science...
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Published on 3/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Feb. 2000
The Florida PipelineTwo companies are competing, but there may be only enough market for one.by Stacie Kress BookerTwo publicly held energy giants are vying to build the state's first trans-gulf...
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Published on 2/1/2000
Around the State- Southwest/ Tampa Bay- Jan. 2000
Clearwater -- A management group at Maxxim Medical has acquired the medical products manufacturer in a recapitalization transaction financed by San Francisco-based investment firm Fox Paine & Co. With the...
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Published on 1/1/2000
Around the State
Beyond Call CentersChase Manhattan's Tampa expansion may reflect a step-up in financial services jobs coming to town.By Stacie Kress BookerTampa business leaders are crowing about a new class of financial...
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Published on 12/1/1999
Around the State
Birth of a City?Tropicana Products adds another pillar to the foundation of a fast-growing new community.Last March, global juice producer Tropicana Products Inc. announced it had outgrown offices in downtown...
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Published on 11/1/1999
