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Winn-Dixie cuts headquarter jobs jacksonville.com (08/03)
Cut-throat international competition hurts U.S. textile producers miamiherald (08/03)
Getting customers to remember your business's name sun-sentinel (08/03)
State sees rise in small businesses palmbeachpost (08/03)
New housing boom: Construction at highest level in more than 17 years gainesvillesun (08/03)
General Dynamics move to cost DeLand 320 jobs news-journalonline (08/03)
Seaward Services Inc. wins technical services contract with the Navy sun-sentinel (08/03) | Seaward Services, Inc.
Businesses expand ethnic marketing news-journalonline (08/03)
HUD secretary visits The Villages...the largest single-site housing development in the country dailycommercial (08/03)
Personal bankruptcies continue to set records orlandosentinel (08/03)
Florida's invasion of body freezers: A cryonics facility planned for Boca Raton sptimes (08/03)
High home sales spur furniture buying sun-sentinel (08/03)
Sawgrass Mills shoppers storm new Nordstrom discount store miamiherald (08/03)
Air depot staff older, costly to keep: Age not seen as factor in next base closing jacksonville.com (08/03)
Boat maker more than doubles plant size ...Twin Vee palmbeachpost (08/03)
Rates for workers' comp insurance to drop 14% in Florida sun-sentinel (08/03)
Troubled business may lose antiterrorism network contract with state sptimes (08/03)
Florida leads country in migration for third straight decade sun-sentinel (08/03)
Infrared technology allows company to beam in on leaky roofs sun-sentinel (08/03)
More ready for self-employment palmbeachpost (08/03)
Scientists joining forces in Fort Myers news-press (08/03)
Saved from disaster: ServPro a $2 million turnaround bradentonherald (08/03)
Minority business groups link up...Access Florida sptimes (08/03)
Miami heating up as a cool place to live miamiherald (08/03)
Hispanics see strong future in U.S.: Low-end jobs don't dampen optimism news-journalonline (08/03) | More
Rising above the tide: Manatee's boat-makers see sales take off bradentonherald (08/03)
Printers focus on niche markets, new technologies gainesvillesun (08/03)
Florida to press issues at trade conference palmbeachpost (08/03)
Tampa company hunts for bombs in Iraqi oil fields bradentonherald (08/03)
Orlando bests Broward for JetBlue contract miamiherald (08/03) | More
Petition calls for minimum wage raise bradentonherald (08/03)
Census report says Florida remains biggest retirement haven in U.S. sun-sentinel (08/03) | More | More | More
Orlando comes out on top for JetBlue orlandosentinel (08/03)
Anti-terrorism efforts could mean windfall for businesses: Gov't. contracts for security research could reach $1 billion bradentonherald (08/03)
Entrepreneur creates a niche for high-tech solutions...APTEC Corp. news-journalonline (08/03)
Lauderdale software firm helps bring construction industry into 21st century...e-Builder, Inc. sun-sentinel (08/03)
Economic diversity sought miamiherald (08/03)
Air Force's new refueling tankers have subcontractors in 40 states, including Florida sptimes (08/03)
Home Depot, Lowe's force change in hardware store offerings jacksonville.com (08/03)
Enrollment begins for self-employed insurance program naplesnews (08/03)
New Rexall Sundown owner cutting 332 jobs in S. Florida sun-sentinel (08/03)
Group pushes for changes in land use laws sptimes (08/03)
Research firm: Bradenton ranks in top five best places to retire bradentonherald (07/03)
Magazine names Miami best city to live in for U.S. Hispanics naplesnews (07/03)
Palm Beach strong in job growth...ranks fourth in the nation palmbeachpost (07/03)
Lord & Taylor to close down Florida stores miamiherald (07/03)
Itochu invests $3.5M in Ener1 businessjournal/sofla (07/03)
Vote of low confidence in recovery; Florida consumer confidence falls sptimes (07/03)
A weak job market has college graduates going...back to school gainesvillesun (07/03)
State's venture capital declines...Florida's emerging companies raised nearly $45.7 million during the second quarter miamiherald (07/03) | More
Court rules against papers: Vendors can't walk in traffic miamiherald (07/03)
Boca, Palm Beach fire departments swamped by applicants for open jobs sun-sentinel (07/03)
Franchises offered for everything from maid service to investigations sun-sentinel (07/03)
Internet, technology spur growth in translation business bradentonherald (07/03)
Land sale might open door to development in Panhandle sptimes (07/03)
Bulk unsolicited e-mail exacts a heavy toll on business sun-sentinel (07/03)
Beasts of burden: American workers caught in the worst of the new economy miamiherald (07/03)
Postal Service reforms: Ochopee, other towns may lose post offices naplesnews (07/03)
Staffing going up at 3 Florida air bases, down at 3 others news-journalonline (07/03)
Job seekers find search taking longer jacksonville.com (07/03)
Beall's says new stores have fueled growth...outlet's sales top $400 million bradentonherald (07/03)
Developers fearful of plan to have voters OK zoning changes in Fla. sun-sentinel (07/03)
Rising natural gas prices burden some manufacturers news-journalonline (07/03)
First wave of Fidelity workers begin to move in jacksonville.com (07/03)
Americans eager to start job-switching again, survey says sun-sentinel (07/03)
Warren Buffett buys EWM Realtors miamiherald (07/03)
Local firm gets FDA approval for device...MaxxVision LLC gainesvillesun (07/03)
Terrorist threats give boost to company's growth...Germfree Laboratories news-journalonline (07/03)
AARP opens S. Florida call center, may employ 400 sun-sentinel (07/03)
City proposes $11.3 million package for aircraft maker Embraer jacksonville.com (07/03) | More
ABC news crew films piece on jobs at Gainesville firm gainesvillesun (07/03)
State's Latin American trade deficit keeps growing sun-sentinel (07/03)
Workers' comp proves costly for theme parks news-journalonline (07/03)
Meeting could result in Embraer incentives deal jacksonville.com (07/03)
Workers comp rates may drop 14 percent palmbeachpost (07/03)
Proposed cut to take effect Oct. 1, 2003...offsets a 13.7 percent increase in April. Decrease offers some relief...yet Florida's workers comp premiums remain among the nation's highest. More Info
Florida No. 2 in fast Net access miamiherald (07/03)
Lee outpacing Florida growth: State trails only Texas in housing gains news-press (07/03)
CSX Transportation cuts another 143 jobs jacksonville.com (07/03)
An early chill on November trade meeting: Fearing protests, big event canceled miamiherald (07/03)
Palm Beach builders, city officials angered by county's 'cap' on population growth sun-sentinel (07/03)
Ixion gets new grant to further research gainesvillesun (07/03)
Economic survival takes a little faith tampatribune (07/03)
Bush signs workers comp measure bradentonherald (07/03)
Deal helps stabilize New Piper Aircraft palmbeachpost (07/03)
Yahoo! deal could help Fort Myers-based FindWhat news-press (07/03)
Home Depot introduces do-it-yourself checkout in S. Florida sun-sentinel (07/03)
Two area companies named to investment index gainesvillesun (07/03)
Treasure hunters claim two potentially rich wrecks off north Florida coast sun-sentinel (07/03)
Grapes of cash: Florida wineries roll out the cases orlandosentinel (07/03)
Flagler County...on the way up jacksonville.com (07/03)
Work Life Profile: Creative research at The Devine Corp. gainesvillesun (07/03)
Haitian exporters look to shelve wares, woes miamiherald (07/03)
Miami seeking support from Colombia for free trade headquarters sun-sentinel (07/03)
Schwartz Electro-Optics' role as one of Central Florida's best-known homegrown defense contractors is coming to an end orlandosentinel (07/03)
Gainesville-based GloTech has landed a deal with police in Louisville gainesvillesun (07/03)
South Florida's sprawl quickly nearing limit: Western cities near build-out miamiherald (07/03)
Rural growth outpaces cities orlandosentinel (07/03)
Tropicana retail stores: Company to launch smoothie franchise bradentonherald (07/03)
Census: Broward's Parkland Florida's fastest growing city naplesnews (07/03)
Cape Coral's growth cracks U.S. Census top 10 list news-press (07/03)
Surf shop chain thrives despite S. Florida's often-meager waves sun-sentinel (07/03)
Special Ops-South to move from San Juan to Miami, military says naplesnews (07/03)
Sales representatives network their way to success news-journalonline (07/03)
As Fed cuts rates, retirees must pinch pennies bradentonherald (07/03)
Scripps Trust moves to Lee news-press (07/03)
Summertime and the business is booming miamiherald (07/03)
Employment divide: Wal-Mart's impact on job market... gainesvillesun (07/03)
Department store swoon: Shoppers buy into discounters jacksonville.com (07/03)
Investors find breaks at foreclosure auctions tampatribune (07/03)
Agency proposals could be fresh air for workers news-journalonline (07/03)
Finding investors for your business bradentonherald (07/03)
Looking for work? You and 9.4-million others sptimes (07/03)
S. Florida becomes nation's 6th-largest metro area sun-sentinel (07/03)
Fireworks sales soaring: It may be a record year for retailers news-press (07/03) | More
Sports Authority to kill as many as 488 jobs sun-sentinel (07/03)
Partners hope to spice up the seasonings business news-journalonline (07/03) | additionalflavor.com
New York investor has eyes on FPIC Insurance Group Inc. jacksonville.com (07/03)
Pompano firm expects patent on oxygen therapy sun-sentinel (07/03)
Winds of change for flight attendants tampatribune (06/03)
The translation business goes high tech as globalization spurs demand miamiherald (06/03)
Countrywide expands into banking in Central Florida orlandosentinel (06/03)
DNA company roots out crime-scene evidence bradentonherald (06/03) | DNAPrint genomics Inc.
Biotech venture: Alachua-based Oragenics Inc. goes public in Canada gainesvillesun (06/03) | Company Info
Florida second in Hispanic-owned firms miamiherald (06/03)
Home prices, local home sales surging bradentonherald (06/03)
Rating confirms business booming in Lee: Area third nationally on job growth list news-press (06/03)
Palm Beach County ranked fourth in jobs, wages palmbeachpost (06/03)
Start-ups shouldn't count on venture capitalists sun-sentinel (06/03)
Tech Data continues cutbacks...plans to trim 200 U.S. jobs, with its headquarters in Clearwater hardest hit sptimes (06/03)
Florida consumers' confidence up palmbeachpost (06/03)
West Palm Beach and Fort Myers selected as two of the best-performing cities in U.S. sun-sentinel (06/03)
Bankruptcies still on rise: Low rates no help for cash-strapped jacksonville.com (06/03)
Tampa's port gazes westward for trade sptimes (06/03)
JPA, Marine Corps seal $20 million Blount Island land deal: Move may better city's chances during base closings jacksonville.com (06/03)
Housing boom affects lives, careers in Tampa Bay area tampatribune (06/03)
Florida's unemployment rate remains below national rate naplesnews (06/03)
State kicks off online marketplace for vendors gainesvillesun (06/03) | More
Bank: SBA rates at all-time low busjournal/sofla (06/03)
Entrepreneurs eye source of money: Fund could change the way new business is done in Pensacola Bay Area pensacolanewsjournal (06/03)
Firms flock to northern Palm Beach from S. Fla., elsewhere sun-sentinel (06/03) (06/03)
Pioneer black electrician throws light on his success sun-sentinel (06/03)
Landstar's Crowe lands U.S. Chamber chair jacksonville.com (06/03)
Survey says few S. Florida employers will hire this summer sun-sentinel (06/03)
Daytona area job outlook beats that of nation news-journalonline (06/03)
Benihana founder seeks return to restaurants miamiherald (06/03)
Floating with success: Trident Florida Trading Co. is a small but increasingly busy boat maker orlandosentinel (06/03)
Technology Research lands Home Depot order businessjournal/tampa (06/03)
Volusia County prepares 'ready-to-go' business park news-journalonline (06/03)
Generation gap hits job market: Experience beating youth in workplace pensacolanewsjournal (06/03)
Workers' Compensation: Reform may limit workers' relief news-journalonline (06/03)
Retail space market weathers economic turbulence sun-sentinel (06/03)
Invention takes the slobber out of fetching pensacolanewsjournal (06/03)
New fleet planned for MacDill allays closing fears naplesnews (06/03) | More
As China's clout grows, trade partners are fearful sun-sentinel (06/03)
Local phone carriers gain ground sun-sentinel (06/03)
State chamber rallies leaders for session news-journalonline (06/03)
Downtown office space vacancy rate on the rise: Demand drops as more companies downsize jacksonville.com (06/03)
3 Tampa Bay area companies plan to cut employees tampatribune (06/03)
Lakewood Ranch lands med school bradentonherald (06/03)
Army taps Milcom for energy fund...will seek proposals for new portable power and energy-saving devices orlandosentinel (06/03)
Metris shuts down call center: 120 positions will be lost by October jacksonville.com (06/03)
Lennar profits jump 51% in second quarter sun-sentinel (06/03)
Lanahan Lumber seals deal with Cuba: Work means more jobs for company jacksonville.com (06/03)
Tyco names president for safety products businessjournal/sofla (06/03)
The Herald 100: Florida's leading companies miamiherald (06/03)
Listing | Rank by Revenue Growth
S. Florida retailers hunt for sales people with the right stuff sun-sentinel (06/03)
Gainesville's a hot market for restaurant growth gainesvillesun (06/03)
Keeping their toehold...businesses in the Tampa Bay area scramble to hang onto their lofty positions sptimes (06/03)
Makers of TiVo-type devices urge veto of Florida legislation miamiherald (06/03)
Embry-Riddle moving to create aviation, technology corridor news-journalonline (06/03)
Company expands to train mechanics who work on military aircraft...Logistic Services International jacksonville.com (06/03)
Thousands flock to mortgage brokerage business palmbeachpost (06/03)
Bush signs bill prohibiting local living wages news-journalonline (06/03) | More
Opa-locka lures Safire jet firm miamiherald (06/03)
Publix distribution workers vote on joining union sun-sentinel (06/03)
Retailer Chico�s on BusinessWeek's hot growth list news-press (06/03)
Aircraft manufacturer a good catch for city jacksonville.com (06/03)
Teens find summer jobs less obtainable this year: Area employers have larger adult pool to hire from news-press (06/03)
Car-wash businesses cleaning up news-journalonline (06/03)
Bush asks panel to help prevent closure of military bases naplesnews (06/03)
Jet builder projects 1,000 new jobs in Miami by '06 sun-sentinel (06/03)
Brazilian company lands at Cecil: Embraer could land U.S. defense contracts jacksonville.com (06/03)
Legislators decide to skip new corporate tax break sun-sentinel (06/03)
Tropical Sportswear sells off Duck Head brand sptimes (06/03)
Whiting stirs up Air Force interest: Visit could signal relocation of Alabama copter training pensacolanewsjournal (06/03)
In business, as in sports, a good coach can make all the difference between winning and losing jacksonville.com (06/03)
Pampered pets spawn an industry miamiherald (06/03)
Demand for mechanics grows: skilled journeyman can make between $50,000 and $70,000 a year news-journalonline (06/03)
Businesses make themselves vulnerable by relying on a few clients sun-sentinel (06/03)
Report: Winning future Free Trade Area of the Americas headquarters for Miami would create more than 89,000 jobs and boost Florida's economy by $13.5 billion miamiherald (05/03)
United layoffs hit MIA sun-sentinel (05/03)
Home improvement store sees its last day in Ormond: Scotty's continues replacing warehouse-type outlets with smaller neighborhood operations news-journalonline (05/03)
Tax-relief package aims to jump-start spending by nation's small businesses orlandosentinel (05/03)
Fla. consumer confidence rises slowly businessjournal/jax (05/03)
Housing market continues its boom sun-sentinel (05/03) | More
Workers' comp law overhauled miamiherald (05/03)
Welfare recipients help employers earn tax credits gainesvillesun (05/03)
Breed Technologies cutting 3,500 jobs news-press (05/03)
Older workers keep on rolling: Growing number still at jobs long past retirement age news-journalonline (05/03)
E-marketer rises above spam: SendTec Inc.'s techniques click with customers sptimes (05/03)
Company has big SW Florida building plans: Projection includes 1,750 local jobs news-press (05/03)
A financial pro: Sam Goforth is the area president of Wachovia gainesvillesun (05/03)
Burdines, Macy's propose merger bradentonherald (05/03) | More
U.S. courts Brazil for free trade plan sun-sentinel (05/03)
Computer dispute delays professional licensing sptimes (05/03)
Moltech ceases its operation in Alachua County gainesvillesun (05/03)
Defense contractor shows off for peers: General Dynamic's Armament and Technical Products facility news-journalonline (05/03)
Census Bureau: Miami-Dade has highest immigration rate in country naplesnews (05/03)
Oprah wears it, watchers buy palmbeachpost (05/03)
S. Florida leads in inflation: Housing, transportation raise costs miamiherald (05/03)
Panel repels changes to workers' comp bill - Florida has among the highest premiums and lowest benefits in the nation bradentonherald (05/03)
More banks offer fee-free checking to draw customers jacksonville.com (05/03)
Port Everglades gets direct shipping routes to China, South Korea sun-sentinel (05/03)
Boating giant casts brand-new venture...exclusive fishing school on Pine Island news-press (05/03)
Reptron selling division to rival: Tampa electronics maker will sell its distribution business sptimes (05/03)
Mediterra community of luxury homes weathers war, slow economy naplesnews (05/03)
Know your market: Research is a key with customers and competitors sun-sentinel (05/03)
Exterior lighting is a big selling point in today�s new home market news-press (05/03)
Wachovia and Bank of America, the two biggest banks operating in Florida, post profit increases sptimes (05/03)
Broadband satisfies need for speed in Central Florida orlandosentinel (05/03)
Boca retirees find new careers as homeowner helpers sun-sentinel (05/03)
Escalation in home values creating new wealth: But also pushing house prices out of reach for some news-journalonline (05/03)
Brain breakthrough: Firm working on portable device to detect brain injury gainesvillesun (05/03)
In S. Fla., few homes going up miamiherald (05/03)
Firm pours its 'joe' into bigger pot: Port Orange roaster inks deal with Publix chain news-journalonline (05/03)
South Florida faces complex issues related to language at work sun-sentinel (05/03)
State's highest school impact fees up for vote in Lake County orlandosentinel (05/03)
Immigrants find learning English a tough but necessary job sun-sentinel (05/03)
Reviving sick companies: Turnaround experts flourish in an anemic economy miamiherald (05/03)
Companies need workers' comp coverage bradentonherald (05/03)
Non-compete clauses protect secrets news-journalonline (05/03)
Community of the future...Horizon West in Orange County orlandosentinel (05/03)
Florida employment grows for 12th month bradentonherald (05/03) | More
MacDill to get war center...$25.5-million facility sptimes (05/03)
Poll: More diversity doesn't make S. Florida a better place to live sun-sentinel (05/03)
Atlanta seeks to beat Miami for secretariat miamiherald (05/03)
Piracy bill scares big and small...proposal before the governor to crack down on illegal cable could cripple other technologies sptimes (05/03)
Study: Nearly half of private businesses female-owned gainesvillesun (05/03)
Florida retirees are feeling confident about their financial futures; state's workers struggle to build their own nest eggs sptimes (05/03)
Dutch entrepreneurs find S. Florida to be a different world sun-sentinel (05/03)
Publix to test waters by opening liquor store miamiherald (05/03)
Major Florida newspapers post gains in circulation orlandosentinel (05/03)
Computer centers a hit with home buyers news-journalonline (05/03)
St. Augustine-based Tree of Life food distributor to trim 320 positions jacksonville.com (05/03)
Job outlook makes seniors anxious sun-sentinel (05/03)
Bankrate: Mortgage rates fall again businessjournal/sofla (05/03)
Local CEOs earning top dollar jacksonville.com (05/03)
No spring yet in economy's step: Economic indicators disappoint... sptimes (05/03)
Beall's expands by buying closed stores bradentonherald (05/03)
Despite economy, Mother's Day opens wallets news-journalonline (05/03)
Alachua County leads way in sales of homes with a 40 percent increase; state recorded 15,391 sales in March gainesvillesun (04/03)
Miami-Dade firms foresee sales growth sun-sentinel (04/03)
Economy enjoys postwar boost orlandosentinel (04/03)
Bush plan 'empowers' Downtown businesses businessjournal/jax (04/03)
Handshakes aside, area tech industry has hurdles sptimes (04/03)
Couple brings novel adjustable crutch to market news-journalonline (04/03)
Venture capital scarce in state palmbeachpost (04/03)
Fidelity incentives receive approval: Jacksonville agrees to $12.5 million deal jacksonville.com (04/03)
Many store owners find eBay site to be useful ally sun-sentinel (04/03)
Rising prices don't deter home buyers in Manatee bradentonherald (04/03)
Southwest Florida benefits from state tech campaign: Region has record of success stories news-press (04/03)
Internships sought in tough job market news-journalonline (04/03)
Entrepreneurs use conferences to visit the money men sun-sentinel (04/03)
Phone companies bank on bundling heraldtribune (04/03)
Cigar industry spared in smoking ban legislation jacksonville.com (04/03)
Have son, will travel - to work: The annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day now includes boys bradentonherald (04/03)
Allstate seeks rate hike of 44% for condos, 10% for high-risk drivers sun-sentinel (04/03)
Fidelity confirms its sights on Duval: Move contingent on incentives offer jacksonville.com (04/03)
Florida's trade can't escape global woes orlandosentinel (04/03)
Online Publix put off tampatribune (04/03)
Star tabloid to leave Boca for New York City sun-sentinel (04/03)
St. Joe Co. earnings strong despite economy jacksonville.com (04/03)
Palm Beach auction moves more than $6M in cars businessjournal/sofla (04/03)
Flowers are nice, but give assistants the gift of learning...ways to observe Administrative Professionals Week sun-sentinel (04/03)
Downturn strikes upscale Orlando mall orlandosentinel (04/03) | Mall Info
Court allows lawsuit to continue over origins of Epcot news-journalonline (04/03)
Office Depot Q1 earnings down nearly 23% businessjournal/sofla (04/03)
Counties grapple with rapid growth sptimes (04/03)
Elbow room shrinks just a bit more in Flagler...ranked first in the state and one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation news-journalonline (04/03)
Rising rates may stifle local home sales bradentonherald (04/03)
Palm Beach County has Midas touch for arts miamiherald (04/03)
Florida post offices greet tax day filers with music, snacks naplesnews (04/03)
Tax day carries less weight for military gainesvillesun (04/03)
Microsoft settles suit for $202M...has agreed to pay rebates to Florida consumers miamiherald (04/03)
Workers' comp gets overhaul gainesvillesun (04/03)
Company changes with times, stays true to the wacky, weird gainesvillesun (04/03)
State's tobacco money in danger bradentonherald (04/03)
$4.5 million grant to assist workers displaced by 9-11 orlandosentinel (04/03)
Mail Boxes Etc. officially rebranded The UPS Store jacksonville.com (04/03)
UF's biotech center gets three top 10 rankings gainesvillesun (04/03)
Businesses waiting for relief: Losses mount after tornado miamiherald (04/03)
Builders stump for overhaul of workers comp insurance news-journalonline (04/03)
Sanford electronics plant to close orlandosentinel (04/03)
Saunders: Knowledge is key to success in business: Sarasota broker emphasized community involvement as an edge over competitors bradentonherald (04/03)
Business leaders, other advocates pushing e-taxes news-journalonline (04/03)
Once-high fliers fade away in high-tech world sun-sentinel (04/03)
A Beginning to an end: Apprenticeships are alive and well around Jacksonville jacksonville.com (04/03)
Trade: War brings trials and opportunities orlandosentinel (04/03)
At hotels, business as usual...South Florida's hotel and convention business has held up well sun-sentinel (04/03)
New Workers' Comp Changes In Legislature tampatribune (04/03) (04/03)
Florida executives stand behind Iraq war effort sun-sentinel (04/03)
Financial company considers Tampa sptimes (04/03) | More
New Piper aircraft ready to fly...plans new models palmbeachpost (04/03)
Businesses rethinking risk...international trade strategies businessjournal/sofla (04/03)
Organizers to bring Latin Grammys to Miami sun-sentinel (04/03)
Budget crunch imperils licensing...of community association, property managers sun-sentinel (04/03)
Dade draws fashion retailers from around globe miamiherald (04/03)
War not stifling planned job growth in area jacksonville.com (03/03)
The roof business is on fire: New innovations make profitable business easier, but it�s hot, hard work news-press (03/03)
Flag vendors see spike in sales tallahasseedemocrat (03/03)
New resort takes applications online...to fill 1,200 jobs during the next four months orlandosentinel (03/03)
Applied Digital gets deal on loan sun-sentinel (03/03)
Cigna will close Tampa call center sptimes (03/03)
Fidelity National keen on city: Alltel acquisition may be just the beginning jacksonville.com (03/03)
Software to size up cost of county's growth tampatribune (03/03)
Economic messages mixed: Existing home sales drop in February news-press (03/03)
War hits home - in housing market palmbeachpost (03/03)
Jacksonville area lost 700 jobs in 2002 jacksonville.com (03/03)
Florida Aluminum & Steel growing with SW Florida: Firm part of many of area�s big jobs news-press (03/03)
Pro-military legislation could help save Florida�s bases news-journalonline (03/03)
Rewiring Jabil: U.S. plants must find new markets sptimes (03/03)
New force driving Breed Technologies tampatribune (03/03)
Employers find many older workers get better with age sun-sentinel (03/03)
Gov. Bush says Florida economy will remain strong news-journalonline (03/03)
Orlando adds 16,700 jobs in past year to lead state orlandosentinel (03/03)
Jacksonville workers sue for right to display Confederate flag sun-sentinel (03/03)
War will prove to be a big distraction in the workplace sun-sentinel (03/03)
Sears lays off 167, closes call center jacksonville.com (03/03)
Military stocks lotion, frames: Two Florida defense contractors make sure troops can see... sptimes (03/03)
Siemens unit to shed 300 jobs in Boca Raton sun-sentinel (03/03)
I-4�s sound barriers to be made in DeLand news-journalonline (03/03)
Lawmakers seek to add jobless benefits miamiherald (03/03)
Hooters: Clearwater-born chain is twenty years old news-press (03/03)
NASA says it has no plans for layoffs sun-sentinel (03/03)
St. Joe spurs supporters, critics tallahassee (03/03)
Direct satellite service gaining ground on cable TV miamiherald (03/03)
Regional economy continues to perk up orlandosentinel (03/03)
Keeping your business all in the family sun-sentinel (03/03)
Whale of a deal: The economy hasn't sunk the luxury boat market sptimes (03/03)
Florida would pay dearly for Iraq war orlandosentinel (03/03)
Now is the time to position your company for recovery sun-sentinel (03/03)
Waiting for the call: Companies prepare for reservists on duty jacksonville.com (03/03)
Audit: State owes U.S. $500 million sun-sentinel (03/03)
Florida CEOs less pessimistic about the state of the economy than their national counterparts...plan to do more hiring palmbeachpost (03/03)
Insurance hits builders hard tampatribune (03/03)
Latin Grammy group settles in Miami miamiherald (03/03)
Bush names panel to defend Florida in next round of base closures naplesnews (03/03)
Awaiting alternatives: Renewable energy sources may be finding a place in the sun... sptimes (03/03)
Suits once again become synonymous with corporate credibility miamiherald (03/03)
Hidden Treasure: A low-profile mail-order empire has sprung up in Tampa tampatribune (03/03)
Employment picture grim in S. Florida as war worries take toll sun-sentinel (03/03)
Fla. gambling spots lobby to win slots palmbeachpost (03/03)
Businesses warm to Bush�s idea for revote: Push to repeal costly measures gets support news-journalonline (03/03)
Auto parts maker sold...Lakeland's Breed Technologies sptimes (03/03)
Pratt may lose rocket monopoly palmbeachpost (03/03)
The wheel of fortune: Jacksonville now has 2 Fortune 500 companies...anyone's guess if there will be others jacksonville.com (03/03)
Local company joins renaissance of small plumbing shops jacksonville.com (03/03)
Small businesses thrive by finding niches news-journalonline (03/03)
Workers' comp crisis spurs calls for reform sun-sentinel (03/03)
A city in search of a convention center jacksonville.com (03/03)
Florida billionaires stay on list sun-sentinel (02/03)
Legal trade with cuba gains favor tampatribune (02/03)
Faith in U.S. economy flagging tampatribune (02/03)
S. Florida spy plane now on U.S. radar sun-sentinel (02/03)
High-end homeowners discovering market for property changed news-press (02/03)
SeaWorld to start hiring for Waterfront complex orlandosentinel (02/03)
Decision to extend state waters may pose a gamble for casino ship industry news-journalonline (02/03)
State budget buckling under population boom tampatribune
State eyes workers' comp miamiherald (02/03)
Employers remain cautious about hiring news-press (02/03)
Florida's Economy: Most new jobs are low to middle paying service sector jobs tampatribune (02/03)
War jitters stifle growth prospects sun-sentinel (02/03)
Pricey pumping: Some area gas prices above the $2-a-gallon mark gainesvillesun (02/03)
Issue of tax exemptions persistent one in Florida naplesnews (02/03)
Cigarettes vs. Munchies: New state law may force nightclubs to choose news-journalonline (02/03)
Insurance Mecca no longer...Jacksonville is no longer the Hartford of the South jacksonville.com (02/03)
Eglin may close climatic laboratory to save money naplesnews (02/03)
CallTech calls on job seekers...plans to hire 75 workers in SW Fla. news-press (02/03)
Business leaders see modest growth palmbeachpost (02/03)
Gas prices hit record highs | Electric bills may go up soon due to rising energy costs orlandosentinel (02/03)
Sports Authority to merge with Gart Sports; headquarters to leave Lauderdale sun-sentinel (02/03)
Disney World freezes hiring tampatribune (02/03)
Lawmakers concerned about impact of shuttle mishap news-journalonline
Tables turn at state job agency...employees looking for work tallahasseedemocrat (02/03)
Burned investors turn to real estate orlandosentinel (02/03)
Employers face loss of workers to war call-ups sun-sentinel (02/03)
Gaining a foothold: Haitian businesses growing in numbers, appeal in Collier County naplesnews (02/03)
Speedway Corp. rakes it in during Speed Weeks news-journalonline (02/03)
Report: Florida needs more retirees news-journalonline (02/03)
Florida, U.S. seek insurance remedies sun-sentinel (02/03)
White-collar earnings jump, but others lag orlandosentinel (02/03)
Miami Boat Show opens with buyers, sellers uncertain about economy sun-sentinel (02/03)
Report: State population rate to double by 2030 news-journalonline (02/03)
Holiday spending good for Fla. palmbeachpost (02/03)
Governor says threat of war imperils Florida�s economy news-journalonline (02/03)
State agrees to 13.7% boost in workers comp rates sun-sentinel (02/03)
After 9/11, security's status quo for businesses sptimes (02/03)
Siemens lays off 50 as it closes development unit in Boca sun-sentinel (02/03)
Jupiter Island likely to keep 'Wealthiest town' title palmbeachpost (02/03)
Silent Splendor: Five-building complex in Tampa empty after WorldCom backed out of its lease tampatribune (02/03)
Difficult economic times make dollar stores more alluring gainesvillesun (02/03)
Local Fed to become state's sole check processing facility jacksonville.com (02/03)
Struggling small firms cut benefits, survey finds orlandosentinel (02/03)
Circuit City unplugs jobs: Company revamping work force, stores news-press (02/03)
Florida economy won�t suffer as much as in 1986: Space industry has become more diverse news-press (02/03)
Lowe's selects Osceola for $73 million center orlandosentinel (02/03)
Wal-Mart eyes grocers' market: Winn-Dixie, Publix direct competition jacksonville.com (02/03)
Mortgage processor goes on hiring spree in Jacksonville businessjournal/jax (02/03)
Building a better portable building is developer's path for success sun-sentinel (02/03)
Florida's space industry braces for economic fallout pensacolanewsjournal (02/03)
Study: Florida's tax system obsolete bradentonherald (02/03)
McKay still battling sales-tax exemptions sun-sentinel (02/03)
Stores worry Kmart closings will strip centers of life orlandosentinel (02/03)
CSX throttles up...to focus corporate attention on rail operations tampatribune (02/03)
Clothing store making it big...thinking big isn't all that bad pensacolanewsjournal (02/03)
Miami boat shows fully booked, despite weak economy sun-sentinel (01/03)
S. Florida leaders hoping to lure the Latin Grammys miamiherald (01/03)
Facing growth, Lake County stops new housing for 3 months naplesnews (01/03)
Tampa Bay area hopes Super Bowl win will bring status it seeks naplesnews (01/03)
Dose of reality for doctors palmbeachpost (01/03)
Appraiser to sue Orange tourism firms over agricultural land designation orlandosentinel (01/03)
Dairy Queen testing new concept in The Villages businessjournal/orlando (01/03)
Jacksonville, NE Florida on track for more jobs, economist says jacksonville.com (01/03)
Venture capital vanishes in Florida sptimes (01/03)
Home sales up in Dec.; median price rises 10 percent in Lee news-press (01/03)
Homeowners getting younger: Low interest rates, good credit produce more first-time buyers pensacolanewsjournal (01/03)
Workers-comp victory won't come easily jacksonville.com (01/03)
Central Florida theme parks take to farming to lower tax bill naplesnews (01/03)
Cold snap could warm up profits tampatribune (01/03)
Economy shows signs of reversal; Jacksonville indicators fell sharply last month jacksonville.com (01/03)
Jabil Circuit shifts jobs overseas: The maker of electronic components... sptimes (01/03)
Biotech Venture: Pair starts up biotechnology company gainesvillesun (01/03)
Economist: Sales tax must be increased in Florida bradentonherald (01/03)
Bank economists anticipate slow, steady growth for Florida sun-sentinel (01/03)
Franklin County OKs Panhandle development after highway move dropped naplesnews (01/03)
Boeing to add jobs: $150 million contract will upgrade Navy planes jacksonville.com (01/03)
UF Study: Golf is big business in state, county gainesvillesun (01/03)
Bank of America to open doors on Saturday in South Florida miamiherald (01/03)
Handy fridge pack warms up Coke sales sun-sentinel (01/03)
Florida's economy basically healthy, economist says sptimes (01/03)
The King holiday still is not for every worker sptimes (01/03)
Officials checking up on SW Fla. dock builders news-press (01/03)
Florida venture capital future called positive businessjournal/jax (01/03)
Lockheed wins vision sensors defense contract businessjournal/orlando (01/03)
South Florida lands top talent agency miamiherald (01/03)
Commerce Secretary Don Evans touts economic plan at Miami factory naplesnews (01/03)
New Wal-Mart format debuts in Oviedo: It's the retail giant's first Neighborhood Market in Florida orlandosentinel (01/03)
Kmart to close 326 stores | Stores Closing in FL palmbeachpost (01/03)
Call centers continue to gyrate in area market news-journalonline (01/03)
Investment fund seeks Florida tech start-ups sptimes (01/03) | More
BellSouth tests wireless Internet in Daytona area news-journalonline (01/03)
Piper lays off 150 in Vero Beach plant jacksonville.com (01/03)
Venezuela's turmoil ripples into South Florida sun-sentinel (01/03)
Firm backs gas line: Pipeline to link S. Fla., Bahamas miamiherald (01/03)
Group proposes workers' comp fixes: Florida Chamber of Commerce suggests limiting lawyers' role in claims bradentonherald (01/03)
BellSouth signs first long distance customers news-journalonline (01/03)
Area businesses named top employers pensacolanewsjournal (01/03) | Fortune List
Florida aerospace firm says downsizing will cost $150 million news-journalonline (01/03)
Nurse recruiter adding 125 jobs palmbeachpost (01/03)
Pensacola inventor dreams up kids' smoke alarm naplesnews (01/03)
Restaurants rush to put out smoking tampatribune (01/03)
U.S. Plastic Lumber predicts 23.5% sales growth businessjournal/sofla (01/03)
Tyson Foods' decision to shut its operations will have a major economic impact in the Jacksonville area jacksonville.com (01/03)
Life after Motorola: New jobs, new lives palmbeachpost (01/03)
Tallahassee businesses benefit from inauguration tallahasseedemocrat (01/03)
Housing market weathers rough economy: Area home sales likely to stay strong pensacolanewsjournal (01/03)
2002 was a dismal investing year...but some area companies have proven over time that they are strong buys jacksonville.com (01/03)
War against Iraq may decide Florida's economic fortunes gainesvillesun (12/02)
Home sales dip during November across U.S. – Florida market stays strong news-press (12/02)
BellSouth expands services in Florida bradentonherald (12/02)
Saying no to growth: The Space Age leaves Cocoa Beach behind news-journalonline (12/02)
Year end business review tampatribune (12/02)
New smoking law worries restaurants: Bar owners await state rules on indoor ban at workplaces pensacolanewsjournal (12/02)
Jacksonville: Top 10 companies to watch in 2003 jacksonville.com (12/02)
Gov. Bush readying Cuban trade plan news-press (12/02)
Last-minute holiday shoppers crowd the aisles news-journalonline (12/02)
Magazine gives Jacksonville No. 1 billing in the country for companies looking to relocate and expand jacksonville.com (12/02)
State Farm hits condos with 132% rate hike, yanks mold coverage sun-sentinel (12/02)
Once-successful trucking firm to liquidate in Opa-locka sun-sentinel (12/02)
Fewer in line, more online tampatribune (12/02)
Sunbeam rises from bankruptcy, changes name to American Household sun-sentinel (12/02)
Supra complains about BellSouth blocking DSL service to customers sun-sentinel (12/02)
By southern standards, Florida economy resilient tampatribune (12/02)
Displaced workers find new niche after layoffs bradentonherald (12/02)
B/E Aerospace loses $22.4 million palmbeachpost (12/02)
Bush puts focus on managing Florida's mushrooming growth bradentonherald (12/02)
Free trade advocates push Florida base...rally statewide business support for headquarters in Miami sptimes (12/02)
S. Florida's hot real estate market begins to cool sun-sentinel (12/02)
Local foundations see drop in assets palmbeachpost (12/02)
Cities weigh building moratoriums to curb growth news-journalonline (12/02)
'Very small businesses' are growing sun-sentinel (12/02)
SW Florida Hispanics: Tapping a growing market naplesnews (12/02)
The gift of giving goes corporate: Companies volunteering their employees jacksonville.com (12/02)
Ron Jon set to expand around the country news-journalonline (12/02)
Bonita-area business: Jobs plentiful as tourist season begins naplesnews (12/02)
History in the money-making: Historic preservation can result in higher real estate prices tampatribune (12/02)
Orlando OKs cash incentives for struggling film industry orlandosentinel (12/02)
Congressman to address 'frivolous' access lawsuits against Daytona area hotels news-journalonline (12/02)
Restrictions clamped on Orange's gated areas orlandosentinel (12/02)
Cruise outlook sunny so far jacksonville.com (12/02)
I-75 no barrier for builders in SW Fla. news-press (12/02)
Video surveillance is an effective weapon against workers' comp fraud for a St. Petersburg company sptimes (12/02)
Mailers, shippers brace for Christmas crunch gainesvillesun (12/02)
Tyson Foods Inc. will close its Jacksonville-area poultry operations that employ 550 workers and contract with 89 farms across the region jacksonville.com (12/02)
Army Science Conference held in Orlando this week orlandosentinel (12/02)
Pinellas company to make plane part for military refueling jets sptimes (12/02)
State pension fund to add venture capital sptimes (12/02)
Florida East Coast gives Epik to California firm orlandosentinel (12/02)
Ryder stays put in Dade miamiherald (12/02)
Jacksonville to begin citing owners without handicapped access naplesnews (12/02)
Bush task force brainstorms on capping lawsuits: Florida battle brews over malpractice jacksonville.com (12/02)
Party popularity for companies sizzles in 2002 holiday season tampatribune (12/02)
Melbourne-based Symetrics Industries wins $34M Navy contract businessjournal/orlando (12/02)
Merchants give thanks as customers get holiday season a strong start sun-sentinel (12/02)
Groups lobby for compromise on Alachua County's growth gainesvillesun (12/02)
Florida company lands FDA's OK for diarrhea drug tampatribune (12/02)
Jacksonville's Gateway Disposal on the cusp of growth jacksonville.com (12/02)
Small businesses still are thriving: Many are surprised to find themselves expanding in tough times jacksonville.com (12/02)
Firms take care with job applicants news-journalonline (12/02)
Fire departments in South Florida struggle to fill vacancies sun-sentinel (12/02)
Students gain job skills at Publix palmbeachpost (11/02)
Orlando market heats up for apartment sales orlandosentinel (11/02)
Gambling thaw may help tribes: Lawmakers may turn to betting machines to raise money for smaller class sizes sptimes (11/02)
Immigration to Florida surges: Mexican migrants pass Cubans in their rate of relocation to state miamiherald (11/02)
US Airways' closing Tampa maintenance hangar...laying off about 300 tampatribune (11/02)
Getting back on track: Railroad and real estate is the main focus of Florida East Coast these days... jacksonville.com (11/02)
Board passes buck on Motorola...voted not to support a plan to redevelop Boynton Beach Motorola site sun-sentinel (11/02)
Home sales, prices soar in Florida sun-sentinel (11/02)
Let the shopping begin: Retailers hope for big things, but analysts wonder jacksonville.com (11/02)
Tampa's bid for the 2004 Republican National Convention questioned tampatribune (11/02)
Special Report: Manatee migrant housing crisis bradentonherald (11/02)
Growth for South Florida's media market to be spicy-hot in 2003 miamiherald (11/02)
The best resource you never heard of...Human Resource Institute provides research to global corporations sptimes (11/02)
U.S. housing boom slows; builders say SW Florida market still strong news-press (11/02)
USF seeks funding for biotech future tampatribune (11/02)
Pizza magnate to build Catholic college, town in Collier County orlandosentinel (11/02)
Federal lawsuit filed over origins of Disney's Epcot Center news-journalonline (11/02)
Central Florida companies scale back hiring orlandosentinel (11/02)
South Florida hiring forecast optimistic sun-sentinel (11/02)
Workers' comp insurers seeking huge increase gainesvillesun (11/02)
Cape Coral launches attack on dock rule...blames federal agency for adverse economic impact news-press (11/02)
Florida ranks...with growth in the number of small companies tampatribune (11/02)
SW Florida job market looks strong this winter, survey says naplesnews (11/02)
Office-space market continues to sputter in South Florida sun-sentinel (11/02)
Their job is serving: Seniors, well-to-do can hire personalized help pensacolanewsjournal (11/02)
Artists sought...$2 million allocated for River City art projects jacksonville.com (11/02)
Economist predicts state sales tax increase...voter mandates forcing the issue news-press (11/02)
Legislative leaders cool to workers comp special session naplesnews (11/02)
Artists sought...$2 million allocated for River City art projects jacksonville.com (11/02)
Workers' compensation rates may rise businessjournal/jax (11/02)
Planners OK rezoning for phosphate mining bradentonherald (11/02)
Top privately held Florida companies thriving sptimes
Venture capital fund to help technology start-ups can't get off the ground orlandosentinel (11/02)
Exporting potential surveyed in SW Florida news-press (11/02)
Analysts offer upbeat retail forecast...positive forecast also released by the Florida Retail Federation businessjournal/sofla (11/02)
Incubators give big hand to small businesses...facilities growing and expanding their focus jacksonville.com (11/02)
State's small businesses seek more federal aid orlandosentinel (11/02)
Citigroup plans to hire up to 700 in Tampa businessjournal/tampa (11/02)
Wachovia is ready for its debut jacksonville.com (11/02)
Tecmarine bought; 85 to lose their jobs...amid consolidation in the shipping industry miamiherald (11/02)
Equestrian complex under way in Jacksonville: $37 million slated for Westside center jacksonville.com (11/02)
Florida East Coast to abandon telecom orlandosentinel (11/02)
Manatee plan could dock development in Lee County news-press (11/02)
Aviation companies get back to hiring...Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University job fair news-journalonline (11/02)
Cecil plan to bring more jobs, investment to Jacksonville area jacksonville.com (11/02)
Land fetches $42,000 an acre in once-rural east Orlando orlandosentinel (11/02)
Florida's economy a hot topic sun-sentinel (11/02)
Port tenant threatens pullout over soot at its automobile processing facility jacksonville.com (11/02)
Doctor, lawyer battle costly: Experts urge end to malpractice fight miamiherald (11/02)
Orange's resort-tax collections fall orlandosentinel (11/02)
Blue-collar jobs keep area economy afloat: Jacksonville manufacturing jobs are up, bucking state and national data jacksonville.com (11/02)
Small Business: Refocusing on customers is crucial naplesnews (11/02)
Searching for new digs: Florida's century-old phosphate industry faces challenges tampatribune (11/02)
Fort Lauderdale boat show a test of industry, economy miamiherald (11/02)
Andersen closes in Sarasota: Firm has been declining since Enron fiasco bradentonherald (11/02)
Industrial space is tough sell in Orlando orlandosentinel (10/02)
New Piper to cut plane production palmbeachpost (10/02) | Company Info
CIBC plans to stop bank services at Winn-Dixie jacksonville.com (10/02)
Florida jittery over weakening economy miamiherald (10/02)
Halloween sales have been frightful as consumers save for Christmas orlandosentinel (10/02)
Interest in firefighting soars: Local academies make room for needed recruits news-press (10/02) | More
Fitch rates state mortgage revenue bonds "AA" businessjournal/jax (10/02)
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Venture capital flows to state firms miamiherald (10/02)
A local firm sheds light on plans for near future...commercialization of glow-in-the-dark technology gainesvillesun (10/02)
Assistance center opens to help non-profits jacksonville.com (10/02)
Refloating Chris-Craft...rejuvenation follows more than a century of boat building tampatribune (10/02)
Revolutionizing warfare...Raytheon is building its new CEC communications system for the Navy sptimes (10/02)
Gridlock drains economic vitality in South Florida miamiherald (10/02)
Jacksonville Port handles record 615,030 vehicles naplesnews (10/02)
FPL to remove 3,900 commercial electric meters...plans to test, replace and refund any overcharges businessjournal/sofla (10/02)
Halloween 2002: Season second only to Christmas in sales of decorations news-press (10/02)
Lawsuit gives peek into Florida casino's profit...Seminole Tribe collects $5.1M monthly miamiherald (10/02)
SBA loans to S. Florida's small businesses hit a record sun-sentinel (10/02)
Weak economy prompts further Stetson University cuts news-journalonline (10/02)
Oh, to be a Realtor in this market orlandosentinel (10/02)
Consumers in Central Florida will become the first in the nation to taste new soft drink busiinessjournal/orlando (10/02)
Thinking small: Biotech industry development pushed in Tampa area tampatribune (10/02)
Competitive advantage is key to business survival orlandosentinel (10/02)
Biomedical tech gets 'high impact' designation businessjournal/jax (10/02)
Gainesville company gets Chinese owner sptimes (10/02)
More banking on bankruptcy court tampatribune (10/02)
Florida's imports outstrip exports orlandosentinel (10/02)
Florida's on cruise control...state most favorably affected by the cruise business sun-sentinel (10/02)
As ballot measures loom, a fiscal storm threatens Florida's budget stability miamiherald (10/02)
Builders scramble for boomers: Developers preparing to capitalize on growth news-press (10/02)
Non-profits offer much and fuel economy naplesnews (10/02)
Law has health insurance headaches pounding...for small businesses jacksonville.com (10/02)
Leaders seeking new methods to buoy boat business in Broward sun-sentinel (10/02)
Savannah, GA beats Jacksonville in bid for DaimlerChrysler van plant jacksonville.com (10/02)
Magazine ranks Jacksonville among top 10 for business jacksonville.com (10/02)
Harris shares plummet on earnings forecast businessjournal/orlando (10/02)
U.S. officials push free trade at Americas Conference naplesnews (10/02)
Builders claim moratorium in Palm Beach County would damage economy sun-sentinel (10/02)
Insurance hikes slam businesses palmbeachpost (10/02)
Campaign sells state as 'Innovation Hub' tallahasseedemocrat (10/02)
Study: Tampa port and associated business has $13-billion impact sptimes (10/02)
Workplace fatalities increased in Florida last year news-journalonline (10/02)
$1.4 million ad campaign will tout Florida to businesses orlandosentinel (10/02)
South Florida hurting as Latin trade plunges sun-sentinel (10/02)
Weston frontier comes to an end in South Florida miamiherald (10/02)
Tugboats are an integral part of Jacksonville area's annual $1.3 billion maritime industry jacksonville.com (10/02)
Northeast Florida may land $687M in federal defense funds businessjournal/jax (10/02)
AAA: Cruise, tour sales rebounding to 2000 levels businessjournal/tampa (10/02)
Union rally targets Solutia: Laborers to vote on issue next week pensacolanewsjournal (10/02)
Builders discount bubble: Developers insist report foreseeing price collapse off base news-press (10/02)
Call center to bring 400 jobs to Tampa sptimes (10/02)
Employers advised on ways to prevent violence pensacolanewsjournal (10/02)
Biotech: Tampa leaders study Baltimore's formula for business tampatribune (10/02)
Study: Okeechobee can�t afford more cuts news-press (10/02)
Tech wreck depresses confab in Orlando...IT sector experiences tough times orlandosentinel (10/02)
Gainesville area firm awarded Navy deal gainesvillesun (10/02)
Some S. Florida businesses find leasing equipment is better than owning sun-sentinel (10/02)
Florida company to help restore New Orleans power businessjournal/sofla (10/02)
Most of Arthur Andersen's former accountants and clients have weathered the company's shipwreck safely sptimes (10/02)
UF Study: Land worth most in southeast Florida businessjournal/tampa (10/02)
St. Johns project could hold 12,000 jobs jacksonville.com (10/02)
Deal to fix pollution system keeps phosphate plant open tampatribune (10/02)
Slump slows job growth in Miami-Dade sun-sentinel (10/02)
Tampa business incubator is closing after year: Facilities to nurture fledgling tech businesses were the rage in the late 1990s sptimes (10/02)
Cut in federal loans may put pinch on small businesses: Less cash available with start of new fiscal year news-press (10/02)
Argentine entrepreneurs look to S. Florida as home economy falters sun-sentinel (10/02)
CSX's technology center is ready for about anything...secure facility in Jacksonville jacksonville.com (10/02)
Boca to get 1,000 Washington Mutual jobs palmbeachpost (10/02)
Motorola to halve Boynton work force palmbeachpost (10/02)
Orlando-based investors have bought the giant Motorola Corp. factory in South Florida orlandosentinel (10/02)
PSC loosens utilities' stranglehold on construction bids sptimes (10/02)
$29.3M in affordable housing construction begins in Miami-Dade businessjournal/sofla (10/02)
Governor awards 2002 Sister Cities grants businessjournal/orlando (09/02)
Median home sales price in NE Florida jumps 8 percent businessjournal/jax (09/02)
Florida ranks third in favorable business climate businessjournal/jax (09/02)
BellSouth workers take early retirement offers news-journalonline (09/02)
Aetna cuts some workers in Jacksonville jacksonville.com (09/02)
South Floridians see economic gains of '90s slipping away in recession sun-sentinel (09/02)
Wal-Mart said to be looking at Alachua for distribution center gainesvillesun (09/02)
Boom in Tampa home sales sends prices through roof tampatribune (09/02)
Prices skyrocket for Volusia, Flagler home resales news-journalonline (09/02)
Florida consumer confidence rebounds palmbeachpost (09/02)
Economist: Strong years ahead for NE Florida area jacksonville.com (09/02)
Solutions sought to alleviate Miami area poverty tampatribune (09/02)
Harris Corp. snares $90 million military communications subcontract businessjournal/orlando (09/02)
Bush urges Defense to keep CentCom at Tampa's MacDill naplesnews (09/02)
AARP survey finds older workers value flexibility in work schedules sun-sentinel (09/02)
Survival strategies: Tampa Bay area technology executives offer tips for overcoming the lingering economic slump sptimes (09/02)
Doctors threaten to flee Florida over soaring insurance costs sun-sentinel (09/02)
Real Estate: Homeowners should see investment grow jacksonville.com (09/02)
In Cuba�s tango with trade, Florida is principal partner news-press (09/02)
MacDill�s uncertain future sptimes (09/02)
Malpractice rates soar – doctors rethink risks orlandosentinel (09/02)
Jacksonville nearing deals with cruise lines to prep for 2005 Super Bowl: Ships will provide 7,600 rooms, 33 restaurants jacksonville.com (09/02)
Pensacola area lags but has much to offer high-tech companies pensacolanewsjournal (09/02)
Gap between haves, have-nots burgeons: Wealth migrates south, leaves Fort Myers behind, census shows news-press (09/02)
Rumsfeld deflects CentCom questions: A Florida senator tries to get the defense secretary to clarify status of the military command, located in Tampa sptimes (09/02)
Alachua County recognizes successful area businesses gainesvillesun (09/02)
Venture-capital pool still very shallow...businesses find venture capital funds hard to come by orlandosentinel (09/02)
Gasoline dealers march to protest loss of leases to BP Amoco sun-sentinel (09/02)
Economy, rising costs pinch local cities...resulting in tax increases news-journalonline (09/02)
Taking advantage protecting assets: Executives and celebrities have long poured millions into magnificent estates in Florida gainesvillesun (09/02)
Florida blacks' median income increased 20%, census shows miamiherald (09/02)
Business loans...financing opportunity is best-kept secret tallahasseedemocrat (09/02)
Space Camp delays auction to negotiate with potential buyer orlandosentinel (09/02)
Jacksonville is still building: Government projects help to push development volume past last year's total jacksonville.com (09/02)
Tampa real estate sector assessed, forecasts made businessjournal/tampa (09/02)
Hiding millions in mansions becoming more complicated tampatribune (09/02)
Richest aren't as rich as they used to be...but more Floridians make Forbes magazine's list of the 400 wealthiest Americans sptimes (09/02)
Florida's Space Camp is on a collision course with hard times; mission is to remain open orlandosentinel (09/02)
Pensacolian leads firm renovating the Pentagon pensacolanewsjournal (09/02)
U.S. Economy: Southeast has modest improvement jacksonville.com (09/02)
Most economists foresee healthy holiday season, increased consumer spending this year palmbeachpost (09/02)
Price-conscious buyers keep boat builders afloat tampatribune (09/02)
AT&T to bypass Florida for expanded local service businesjournal/jax (09/02)
SBA loans breathe life into businesses: Florida led the United States in number of SBA disaster loans after 9-11 businessjournal/tampa (09/02)
Pensacola group meets with Castro: Delegation seeks to open trade with Cuba pensacolanewsjournal (09/02)
Sunbeam may emerge with new name palmbeachpost (09/02)
Appeals court upholds decision on drug policy; state will be able to get rebates from drug companies wanting to be on its Medicaid drug list sptimes (09/02)
Visa rules may limit housing market orlandosentinel (09/02)
No more business as usual: Sept. 11 forced companies large and small to take a critical look at their security measures sptimes (09/02)
Working without coverage: One company's insurance problems put area businesses in a bind jacksonville.com (09/02)
Jacksonville economic view is mixed jacksonville.com (09/02)
SBA relaxes rules for export loans miamiherald (09/02)
Ex-CEO Dunlap at Sunbeam must pay $500,000 gainesvillesun (09/02)
Wal-Mart might be shopping Jacksonville for sites to develop its Neighborhood Market concept...a direct competitor to grocery stores jacksonville.com (09/02)
Tourism still suffering – But recent gains show Florida is bouncing back tallahasseedemocrat (09/02)
Consolidated Freightways bankruptcy action has taken some by surprise jacksonville.com (09/02)
Enron to sell Florida pipeline palmbeachpost (09/02)
Group to seek signatures to fight growth in Florida Panhandle naplesnews (09/02)
Big-name retailers finding Volusia/Flagler market news-journalonline (09/02)
Charlotte County economy on the rebound sun-herald (09/02)
Lee�s lack of affordable housing turns into building problem news-press (09/02)
Southwest Florida's job market is tighter than last year heraldtribune (09/02)
How to find out whether you'll hate that new job naplesnews (09/02)
How to dress for success; white collar isn't necessarily the dress for success palmbeachpost (09/02)
Property rights battle looms news-press (09/02)
Market decline brings losses, gains to cities news-journalonline (09/02)
Americans thankful for jobs bradentonherald (09/02)
Jobs: Change can be good jacksonville.com (09/02)
Bankruptcy law would broaden lawyers' role in filings orlandosentinel (09/02)
Going for par: Golf courses multiplying, creating jobs news-journalonline (09/02)
Lee County leads state in number of septic tank permits issued...and business is booming naplesnews (09/02)
A better mousetrap: Tampa area resident navigates patent process for product tampatribune (09/02)
Area won't get engine-testing site: Environmental concerns scuttle Mercury Marine plan for Milton pensacolanewsjournal (09/02)
West Palm Beach lawyer: AT&T limits access businessjournal/sofla (09/02)
University study recommends 'living wage' law businessjournal/jax (09/02)
Florida wages fall short: Though Florida led the nation in adding jobs last year, it trails in income growth sptimes (08/02)
Israeli electronics company moving headquarters to Florida sun-sentinel (08/02)
State economy keeps its head above water: Florida employment growing -- just barely miamiherald (08/02)
Jacksonville's port drives past New York...is No. 1 in processing autos jacksonville.com (08/02)
How to attract and keep great people at your business naplesnews (08/02)
Single-family home sales up 8 percent tampatribune (08/02)
Workers comp rate hike sought palmbeachpost (08/02)
State to spend $4.7 million on military projects naplesnews (08/02) | Economic Development Contacts & Resources
Make room in boom for Charlotte: Housing sales, price increases among state�s best news-press (08/02)
Pensacola area employers are optimistic pensacolanewsjournal (08/02)
End of summer is perfect time to tackle lingering to-do list miamiherald (08/02)
Florida Condos lose insurer: State Farm drops Florida condominiums because it can't raise rates bradentonherald (08/02) (08/02)
Conseco subsidiaries OK in state jacksonville.com
AT&T fights Florida rates...wants lower access charges to enter Florida markets miamiherald (08/02)
Cendant agrees to buy Budget Group sptimes (08/02)
Florida adds most jobs of any state for July naplesnews (08/02)
Malls go shopping for 5,000 workers orlandosentinel (08/02)
Phosphate battle coming to head sun-herald (08/02)
Feng shui for builders: Homes, rules out of sync miamiherald (08/02)
Mexico seeks larger chunk of Florida trade...Florida businesses have been missing out on much of the action with United States' leading trade partner tampatribune (08/02)
Another bubble that burst: Energy-efficient, high-brightness LEDs were not only supposed to be a hot product... sptimes (08/02)
Local, national economic indicators down in July jacksonville.com (08/02)
State clarifies workers' compensation exemptions businessjournal/tampa (08/02)
Wal-Mart hungry for grocery stores tampatribune (08/02)
Local entrepreneur offers software for nonprofits businessjournal/orlando (08/02)
Where phosphate calls Florida home sun-herald (08/02)
Burst high-tech bubble pushes nonprofit incubators to the fore sun-sentinel (08/02)
Albertson's poised to expand in Florida: Cashing in on the craze palmbeachpost (08/02)
Real Estate: Local apartment vacancy rate up jacksonville.com (08/02)
Is there a housing bubble? Prices continue to rise... miamiherald (08/02)
Local unemployment rates mixed businessjournal/tampa (08/02)
Milligan, Rhea Chiles join McKay in tax fight...to revamp Florida's tax structure gainesvillesun (08/02)
Report: Florida leads nation in job creation businessjournal/tampa (08/02)
Cape Coral needs help with building permit overload: City opts to out-source some processing news-press (08/02)
Florida home prices are in full bloom orlandosentinel (08/02)
SW Fla. region continues to grow news-press (08/02)
Florida Digital Network gets $35 million infusion...provides competition in local phone service businessjournal/orlando (08/02)
Florida home resales, prices on the rise businessjournal/orlando (08/02)
Steel deal forges Tampa Bay area giant tampatribune (08/02)
Volusia places two on high-tech growth list news-journalonline (08/02)
Review faults Planet Hollywood's celebrity deals jacksonville (08/02)
Cendant buys Boca travel firm palmbeachpost (08/02)
UF may license deadly ant bait miamiherald (08/02)
Air cargo a silent passenger tallahasseedemocrat (08/02)
Losing a patent fight; recalling a battle with nature sptimes (08/02)
Publix samples involvement in restaurant industry...invests in Lakeland-based chain Crispers tampatribune (08/02)
Real estate sales a growing profession pensacolanewsjournal (08/02)
SW Florida airports search for screener applicants: Fort Myers, Naples must fill 220 positions by Nov. news-press (08/02)
The quiet rise of Boar's Head...Florida company keeps low profile, enjoys growing reputation tampatribune (08/02)
Lockheed to build sensors for South Korean jets in Florida businessjournal/orlando (08/02)
FSU teeming with research funding...supports technology development despite weak economy tallahasseedemocrat (08/02)
Charged for training...program trains workers who help deliver electricity, including line crews, workers at electrical substations tampatribune
Federal dollars flow into Florida...state, elected officials have budget clout naplesnews (08/02)
Goodrich ships 'virtual eyes and ears' for subs to U.S. Navy businessjournal/jax (08/02)
Florida ranks high in Small Business Survival Index sun-sentinel (08/02)
When time really is money: Logistics companies keep inventories, products on schedule jacksonville.com (08/02)
Market your business wisely orlandosentinel (08/02)
New workers' compensation insurance law cripples small contractors tampatribune (08/02)
Entrepreneurship Expert: Business owners should treat time like money and spend it wisely tallahasseedemocrat (08/02)
Company, state question below-market gas prices at 3 competitor sites...Florida law protects gasoline operators from unfair competition jacksonville.com (08/02)
Tourism helps boost state's economy; Florida's economy grows 2.7% in second quarter palmbeachpost (08/02)
Consumer confidence sinks in state businessjournal/tampa (08/02)
Retailers hope discounts woo shoppers: Some merchants are offering discounts to Floridians who were used to getting a tax break on back-to-school shopping sptimes (08/02) | More Tax Info
Four Fla. metro areas among national leaders in Hispanic growth naplesnews (08/02)
Consumer confidence drops in July...Florida consumers are equally pessimistic palmbeachpost (07/02)
UF turns a corner in developing small surveillance planes gainesvillesun (07/02)
Florida East Coast to keep selling noncommercial land jacksonville.com (07/02)
Florida's economic rebound could lag jacksonville.com (07/02)
Bush creates commission to attract retirees to Florida naplesnews (07/02)
Study: Florida friendly to small businesses businessjournal/orlando (07/02)
Daytona Beach-based Budget Group files for bankruptcy news-journalonline (07/02)
Little ventured, even less gained...Florida's venture capital investment takes a hit orlandosentinel (07/02)
Home Shopping Network: It started with 112 can openers in Clearwater sptimes (07/02)
Boar's Head keeps the secrets of its success well hidden...headquartered in SW Florida heraldtribune (07/02)
Tampa: OSHA seminar to focus on company safety tampatribune (07/02)
Entrepreneurs share their relationship philosophy miamiherald (07/02)
Get more house for your dollar in Jacksonville: Many factors combine to make area affordable jacksonville.com (07/02)
Rediscovering real estate: Home is becoming hot investment palmbeachpost (07/02)
Spicing up your professional look can help your business rise above the competition naplesnews (07/02)
Profits, revenues down at Ivax businessjournal/sofla (07/02)
Catching rays to keep cool...solar technology can do more than heat pools orlandosentinel (07/02)
Kindness takes a hit: As stock market sags, nonprofits, foundations suffer miamiherald (07/02)
Florida's existing home sales on the rise businessjournal/jax (07/02)
Construction industry tries to build image...hoping to ease a chronic shortage of skilled workers orlandosentinel (07/02)
Talk of building ban hits brick wall in Tampa tampatribune (07/02)
Alachua to consider development ban gainesvillesun (07/02)
Palm Beach County commissioner suggests growth moratorium in unincorporated areas palmbeachpost (07/02)
Harris Corp. sales, earnings slide businessjournal/orlando (07/02)
Business leaders support Miami-Dade's gay rights rule news-journalonline (07/02)
Tampa Chamber takes issue with building moratorium businessjournal/tampa (07/02)
Florida's St. Joe Co. says second quarter earnings are higher jacksonville.com (07/02)
Pensacola's General Electric jobs safe...company converting plant to wind turbines pensacolanewsjournal (07/02)
Area workers' wages are on their way up tampatribune (07/02)
Dyer calls for tougher corporate crime laws in Florida tallahasseedemocrat (07/02)
Commission e-mail jolts Tampa Bay business community... suggestion of building moratorium, debate over water supply sptimes (07/02)
Curbs on growth embroil counties tampatribune (07/02)
Workforce agency stays ahead of job trends, graduates obtain employment gainesvillesun (07/02)
Computer frustrating area real estate agents...MLS numbers don't add up palmbeachpost (07/02)
Wal-Mart challenges Volusia's rejection of plans for a new supercenter orlandosentinel (07/02)
Rates plunge, but motels sit half-empty orlandosentinel (07/02)
S. Florida firms demur on reform�have no plans to start subtracting option costs from profits sun-sentinel (07/02)
Florida first in new business development businessjournal/orlando (07/02)
Office Depot sees earnings soar palmbeachpost (07/02)
Citrix profits down sharply sun-sentinel (07/02)
FCCI Insurance stops selling workers' comp policies businessjournal/tampa (07/02)
Doctors protest malpractice insurance costs palmbeachpost (07/02)
Study: Florida minorities have hefty buying power businessjournal/jax (07/02)
Danish businessman finds easier going in South Florida sun-sentinel (07/02)
Company sues over state's Web site miamiherald (07/02)
Two firms have sued the state over its Web site usatoday (07/02)
Florida's Web ventures rile entrepreneurs sun-sentinel (07/02)
Winter Springs firm says state stole its Web site idea orlandosentinel (07/02)
Customer service gains new attention: Service is name of game news-press (07/02)
How S. Florida companies see new SEC requirement that CEOs sign financial reports sun-sentinel (07/02)
Older job seekers combat hiring stereotypes bradentonherald (07/02)
Bouncing checks wreak havoc on economy, pocketbook sun-herald (07/02)
For whom growth tolls tampatribune (07/02)
Small towns fight for existence: Populations fall despite state growth jacksonville.com (07/02)
High-tech centers attempt to bridge 'digital divide' orlandosentinel (07/02)
Small developments successful in the Naples area news-press (07/02)
Ex-Tyco CEO's giving was trademark...in Boca Raton palmbeachpost (07/02)
Microsoft sues North Miami company, 16 others businessjournal/sofla (07/02)
Economy is keeping some potential travelers at home orlandosentinel (07/02)
Looking for a job? Start right here jacksonville.com (07/02)
Adelphia cuts direct sales staff in Florida sun-sentinel (07/02)
With sales falling, Citrix Systems will trim workforce 10% miamiherald (07/02)
Teen labor rules tampatribune (07/02)
Florida's rent-to-own boom...In the Sunshine State, rent-to-own retailers operate 520 stores with $257-million in revenues last year sptimes (07/02)
Hurricane fears mean job security for shutter installer: Business booms in Southwest Florida... news-press (07/02)
Ridding your office of 'Occupational Spam' tampatribune (07/02)
City of North Port might ban neon signs sun-herald (07/02)
Declining stock market cuts into Governor's net worth tampatribune (07/02)
Building permit process bogs down: Revision to state code adds weeks to the wait tampatribune | Building Code Information System (07/02)
Escambia County employees pave better way with invention: Ditch paver innovation recognized nationally, saves time and money pensacolanewsjournal (07/02)
New study shows seniors' economic impact on state naplesnews (07/02)
Tampa airport screener jobs draw crowd sptimes (07/02)
State pensioners won�t be shaken by WorldCom�s fall news-press (07/02)
Publix delays online plans businessjournal/orlando (07/02)
High-tech photonics company, LightPath Technologies relocates to Orlando orlandosentinel (07/02)
Pricey condos expected to boost Pensacola's beach economy pensacolanewsjournal (07/02)
Policy limit no shock to industry: State Farm shows insurance trend jacksonville.com (07/02) | More Insurance Info
Despite opposition, State Farm collecting on policies news-journalonline (07/02)
Cruise industry considering Pensacola pensacolanewsjournal (07/02)
Job Search: Florida websites see more resumes than available positions miamiherald (07/02)
Profiting from benefits: Companies find salaries and health insurance aren't the only ways to lure and retain workers tampatribune (07/02)
State Farm, Florida's largest insurer, to end sales of home policies...following state's rejection of rate hike gainesvillesun (06/02)
Home buying soars as stocks fade...sales and prices rise in S. Florida miamiherald (06/02)
Northeast Florida military facilities could win millions in new defense spending businessjournal/jax (06/02)
Report: Thousands of jobs lost in Metro Orlando...due to stalled economy businessjournal/orlando (06/02)
Wal-Mart: Two cities reject 'benefits' of retail giant; unlikely warriors joined fight news-journalonline (06/02)
State Farm can't boost rates, regulators say orlandosentinel (06/02)
Venture capital fund to open in North Florida gainesvillesun (06/02)
Companies cutting relocation benefits palmbeachpost (06/02)
Chambers of commerce guide people and businesses news-journalonline (06/02) | More chamber locations...
Tech job growth falls in Florida miamiherald (06/02)
Gov. Bush receives international trade honor for promoting business businessjournal/orlando (06/02)
Surging home sales signal seller's market news-journalonline (06/02)
Bush: Telecom hubs making state a global Internet center naplesnews (06/02)
Tax breaks help firms follow ADA rules bradentonherald (06/02)
BMW chooses Jacksonville for regional parts center businessjournal/jax (06/02)
Metro Orlando tops magazine's list for major market economic development; Florida led the list of states in the survey orlandosentinel (06/02)
Trained construction workers critical locally: virtually guaranteed work in construction-driven economy...rivaled only by tourism as the area�s main economic engine news-press (06/02)
Jobless-benefits clock ticking: More than 150,000 South Florida residents are without jobs sun-sentinel (06/02)
SW Floridians stay on the move: Region following nationwide mobility trend news-press (06/02)
State attorney general to investigate Northeast Florida inventor jacksonville.com (06/02)
100 years of cool air change South: Without the invention of air conditioning, many Florida residents might not be here naplesnews (06/02)
Former Orlando official to head Enterprise Florida naplesnews (06/02)
Postal rates going up at end of month sun-herald (06/02)
Volusia says no to Super Wal-Mart in New Smyrna news-journalonline (06/02)
Fed report calls Florida economy 'sluggish' news-journalonline (06/02)
S. Florida tops for Hispanic business sun-sentinel (06/02)
INS changes already being felt: Proposed stay limits causing home sales news-press (06/02)
Florida attracting big business deals businessjournal/jax (06/02)
2 companies bring 700 jobs to Duval: Expansion includes aerospace, auto parts jacksonville.com (06/02)
Shands Jacksonville helps employees fulfill the American dream businessjournal/jax (06/02)
Tourists check into Orlando...tourism economy is looking up orlandosentinel (06/02)
Poll: Rising health care costs hurting Florida workers businessjournal/jax (06/02)
Florida home sales - going like hotcakes sun-sentinel (06/02)
Florida leads nation in black resident gains bradentonherald (06/02)
Florida's Gulf Coast: Surviving the off-season...business tends to go south when snowbirds head north for the summer sun-herald (06/02)
Longwood call center to hire 250 telemarketers orlandosentinel (06/02)
Companies considering a move to Jacksonville area will soon have a website with real-time updates of commercial and industrial property available businessjournal/jax (06/02)
Tyco probe focuses on Boca homes palmbeachpost (06/02)
Barbecue chain looking to open in Southwest Florida...to develop up to 10 restaurants from Tampa to Marco Island sun-herald (06/02)
Northeast Florida's lower cost of living has proven a double-edged sword, means lower school funding – Overall Florida ranked 41st of the 50 states in per pupil spending last year businessjournal/jax (06/02)
'New economy' ranking moves Florida higher orlandosentinel (06/02)
...'New economy' jobs eluding the sunshine sptimes (06/02)
Shrinking gulf tradition: Shrimpers net less profits pensacolanewsjournal (06/02)
Florida company's patent-pending technology opens the world of the printed word to vision-impaired naplesnews (06/02)
Striking workers at hotels at Disney World agree to contract sun-sentinel (06/02)
Playing catch-up: Wage gap between men and women virtually disappears in several central Florida communities orlandosentinel (06/02)
Buyers, agents increasingly turn to Web: Internet sites eliminate preliminary legwork at both ends of real estate spectrum news-press (06/02)
State objects to St. Joe development project in Panhandle tallahasseedemocrat (06/02)
NASA nudges shuttle fleet to private sector orlandosentinel (06/02)
For AOL, 'best is yet to come': AOL president opens area call center jacksonville.com (06/02)
The Herald 100 dwindles to 85...list of Florida's leading public companies is now reduced miamiherald (06/02)
Small businesses get help from new health committee businessjournal/orlando (06/02)
Census: Miami poorest large city in the nation naplesnews (06/02)
Jupiter Island, FL is wealthiest town in U.S. palmbeachpost (06/02)
Florida power companies report record usage because of heat miamiherald (06/02)
Publix purchasing goes high tech businessjournal/jax (06/02) | Publix Purchasing
Technical laws confuse businesses...owners thought the law didn't apply to them...potential lawsuits bradentonherald (06/02) | Americans with Disabilities Act
Floridians pay higher percentage of income for housing than some lending institutions think is prudent palmbeachpost (06/02)
Office Space For Rent: With higher vacancy rates, few office buildings are under construction in Jacksonville area jacksonville.com (06/02)
Industrial development in Miami-Dade wellfield protection zone still faces opposition miamiherald (06/02)
Florida businesses could launch "Just Say No" campaign this fall to defeat all proposed state constitutional amendments jacksonville.com (06/02)
Tax breaks could flow to Collier family in drilling deal...designed to protect 765,000 acres from oil and gas drilling sptimes (06/02)
Medicare payments to Florida hospitals to dip by $645.7 million...despite recent legislation businessjournal/jax (05/02)
Tampa Bay area's real estate development industry contributes $27 billion annually to the local economy businessjournal/tampa (05/02)
Codina development approved...proposed project is 480-acre industrial park for Miami-Dade businessjournal/sofla (05/02)
S. Fla. workforce more technical and service oriented, Census says sun-sentinel (05/02)
Jacksonville seeks proposals from developers for high profile redevelopment projects jacksonville.com (05/02)
Florida's veteran population grew 9.1 percent over the past decade...Okaloosa County has the highest percentage of veterans in the state sptimes (05/02)
Tight market tests job-seeking graduates tampatribune (05/02)
Alabama to Florida natural gas line begins carrying fuel...Florida's first new steady source for that fuel in 40 years naplesnews (05/02)
Bush signs bills to recruit nurses...funds allotted for nurses' schooling tallahasseedemocrat (05/02)
Property insurance rates soar for homes, businesses sun-sentinel (05/02)
German homeowners make positive economic impact in SW Florida news-press (05/02)
Workers stage walk-out at two Disney World hotels businessjournal/orlando (05/02)
Sysco Food Services seeks incentives for Jacksonville center jacksonville.com (05/02)
Census: The past decade brought prosperity to Florida...but the wealth wasn't distributed evenly tampatribune (05/02) | More Info
Horticulture generates $6.4 billion for state economy, study says businessjournal/jax (05/02)
Florida is part of task force that will probe stock analysts orlandosentinel (05/02)
Ernst & Young to hire Andersen employees in S.Fla. miamiherald (05/02)
Gov. Bush forms workers compensation panel businessjournal/tampa (05/02)
Pinellas pledges to tell of tax sales: Commissioners respond as dozens plead for help against an investor building a fence sptimes (05/02)
Florida East Coast is expecting commuters in its future: Today's freight-only railroad operates the only rail line running down Florida's east coast... jacksonville.com (05/02)
Miami-Dade leads the state in job growth miamiherald (05/02)
S. Florida jobless rate steady...Florida's unemployment declined slightly to 5.1 percent in April sun-sentinel (05/02)
Jacksonville's chance of becoming the home of a new DaimlerChrysler plant may have grown slimmer... jacksonville.com (05/02)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ranks 25th in Forbes magazine's new study on the best places for business and careers sptimes (05/02)
Owners of SW Fla. ranch file application to turn a 20,000-acre portion into a city – 'Babcock' would be three times more populous than Punta Gorda sun-herald (05/02)
Clam farmers fight to dig out of the red: Harvest bans caused by red tide keep businesses from picking up steam news-press (05/02)
Florida's cruise industry is getting record business and expects the summer to be lucrative orlandosentinel (05/02)
Suit seeks class-action status for Florida cable users: AT&T Broadband service targeted jacksonville.com (05/02)
Indoor workplace smoking ban on the Florida November ballot naplesnews (05/02)
MGM scouring Florida�s coasts, looking for the right place to shoot an upcoming Denzel Washington picture...Boca Grande looks to be in final cut news-press (05/02)
Pensacola's summer jobs outlook is one of the brightest in the nation... pensacolanewsjournal (05/02)
Florida tourism still on the mend: Tourism industry is important to Florida's economy...brought in $50 billion in taxable retail sales last year sun-herald (05/02)
Defense funding bill approved early Friday could bring $500 million to Northwest Florida pensacolanewsjournal (05/02)
State budget negotiators have agreed to spend $20 million next year on Jacksonville's bid for a DaimlerChrysler van plant... jacksonville.com (05/02)
Growing number of waterfront homeowners and business owners are being dumped by property insurer...with start of hurricane season less than a month away sptimes (05/02)
Panel OKs $762 million for local military projects: Lengthy process ahead before bill gets final approval...but Jacksonville-area military installations could see millions jacksonville.com (05/02)
Developer goes with flow: Flexible tactics help move Fort Myers business into state's upper ranks news-press (05/02)
Jacksonville plant's products are everywhere: From office buildings to homes, Sheetrock from Florida hangs around jacksonville.com (05/02)
Senate cuts business $262M deal: House expected to follow suit on tax break for corporations miamiherald (05/02)
Employer health costs rise 10%: Many firms are struggling to keep costs under control by demanding workers pay a larger share of the costs miamiherald (05/02)
Florida tax revenues grew 0.5 percent, Census report shows...the small increase was caused by an underperforming economy naplesnews (05/02)
60 partners are laid off at Holland & Knight miamiherald (05/02)
Florida businesses receive $75 million in Sept. 11 disaster loans to date businessjournal/tampabay (05/02)
Tyco won't cut Boca jobs: Tyco International might be cutting 7,100 employees nationwide and closing 24 plants, but the reductions won't be in Boca Raton palmbeachpost (05/02)
South Florida economy bounces back from 9/11...declines seen in unemployment miamiherald (05/02)
Florida consumer confidence drops after big increase in March sun-sentinel (05/02)
Venture capital dries up in state...investments in Florida businesses fell to a four-year low orlandosentinel (05/02)
Boca firm to market Chinese cars palmbeachpost (04/02)
Business slump hits crowded hotel market orlandosentinel (04/02)
S. Florida growing by migration miamiherald (04/02)
Trapped in the path of development: Cities turn to eminent domain to take land for redevelopment, but does the outcome warrant it? jacksonville.com
Holland and Knight: Florida's largest law firm to cut dozens of jobs orlandosentinel (04/02)
Permitting 101: Charlotte County example shows permit process...path of a building permit can be a logistical challenge, and following the document through the process is adventuresome sun-herald (04/02)
Orlando is No. 1 city for trade shows and conventions in the United States and Canada...large number of hotels a boost orlandosentinel (04/02)
Florida personal income rises 2.6% palmbeachpost (04/02)
Florida's builders busiest in nation...Florida led the country in building single-family homes orlandosentinel (04/02)
MBNA to close Boca call center, eliminate about 950 jobs before the end of 2003 sun-sentinel (04/02)
Bankruptcy law revisions: Bill in Congress would limit debtors' home exemptions...would impact famously generous property laws in Florida palmbeachpost (04/02)
Florida income per capita lags nation businessjournal/orlando (04/02)
GE Engine Services completes purchase of Unison Industries in Jacksonville businessjournal/jax (04/02)
Orlando-area theme parks plan massive re-hirings naplesnews (04/02)
Resort titans take swing at head-on competition near Orlando: Combined, two new developments total nearly 4,000 acres...comprising hotels, time-shares, condos orlandosentinel (04/02)
Power prices vary in region: Northeast Florida as a region enjoys low electric rates compared with the rest of the state jacksonville.com (04/02)
Theme parks to add 4,000 jobs orlandosentinel (04/02)
Arvida Realty purchased by Coldwell Banker...folding Florida's top independent brokerage into the world's largest real estate chain miamiherald (04/02)
St. Joe selling off more Panhandle land...state's largest land owner will auction off thousands of acres for new development in the next few weeks naplesnews (04/02)
Tax day: Filing deadline ticking closer jacksonville.com (04/02)
Orange County looks to lure nurses businessjournal/orlando (04/02)
Tech training abounds: Schools carry many technology courses needed to get higher-paying jobs pensacolanewsjournal (04/02)
Sky�s the limit in region�s luxury home market news-press (04/02)
Competition steep for Chrysler plant: Jacksonville putting together incentives package jacksonville.com (04/02)
Jacksonville in running for truck plant: Cecil facility could create 3,000 jobs jacksonville (04/02)
Governor gives motels more time on taxes...Struggling motels and other tourism-related businesses get last-minute tax relief from Gov. Jeb Bush orlandosentinel (04/02)
Florida Solar Energy Center receives $5.4 M grant...to study the use of hydrogen as a fuel businessjournal/sofla (04/02)
Challenge brings court into tax proposal fracas: Florida TaxWatch and pro-business groups to challenge proposed constitutional amendment placed on November ballot sptimes (04/02)
Report blasts Florida on education system: The state's largest business association, disregarding an appeal by Gov. Jeb Bush that it change its conclusions... orlandosentinel (04/02)
Etiquette can give business edge: In this age of cellular phone interruptions and lousy customer service... news-journalonline (04/02)
Delray Beach toy inventor, co-developer of the Furby, is hard at work on his next vision sun-sentinel (04/02)
On the water front: Bottled water is big business...analysts expect growth to average about 8 percent a year tampatribune (04/02)
Venezuelans drawn to South Florida sun-sentinel (04/02)
Daytona: Beachside residents, on the whole, want Spring Break to stay news-journalonline (04/02)
Universal resort job fair draws 1,500 as unemployment hits 5.7%: Many people are having trouble finding jobs despite improving economy orlandosentinel (04/02)
Mediator requested for Disney labor dispute tampatribune (04/02)
Expert touts state�s economy: Home construction mainstay of area economic growth news-press (04/02)
Universal Orlando hotel to hire 1,000 businessjournal/orlando (04/02)
Eckerd: 'The company is not for sale' businessjournal/tampa (04/02)
Specialty stores squeezed by giants, manufacturers: Defending small niches getting more difficult news-press (04/02)
Longshoremen keep port's cargo moving: Jacksonville is the No. 2 vehicle port in the nation jacksonville.com (04/02)
New home boom fuels economy businessjournal/sofla (03/02)
McDonald's goes on safari: Nation's first safari theme McDonald's opens this week in Orlando orlandosentinel (03/02)
Tax details disappoint business owners orlandosentinel (03/02)
Giant Wal-Mart center welcomed in small Florida county...more jobs for Baker County news-journalonline (03/02)
Florida attracting home buyers: Among the state's larger markets, Jacksonville reported the highest percentage increase businessjournal/jax (03/02)
Businesses get extra time to pay their property taxes this year: Florida businesses reeling from the impact of Sept. 11 can get a 90-day extension sptimes (03/02)
Small businesses dodge sales-tax revamp naplesnews (03/02)
Mega community coming...North Florida development could eventually include 11,000 homes jacksonville.com (03/02)
Employers cautious about hiring news-journalonline (03/02)
Andersen likely to lose state business: Arthur Andersen LLP is fighting for its life on more than one front Tallahassee Democrat (03/02)
Manufacturers building local niche...but SW Florida manufacturing jobs are hard to come by news-press (03/02)
Pension fund puts its faith in stocks: The Florida Retirement System shows no inclination of backing off its strategy... orlandosentinel (03/02)
Unemployment rates decline miamiherald (03/02)
Palm Beach Boat Show opens under sunny skies -- and outlook...Florida's marine industry is big business palmbeachpost (03/02)
Golf a corporate magnet: Time on course builds business relationships jacksonville.com (03/02)
Boat business survives it all...industry weathered economic downturn better than high-tech sectors palmbeachpost (03/02)
Recovery leaves Orlando behind...metropolitan area predicted to lose as many as 6,000 more jobs this year orlandosentinel (03/02)
Nine states, including Florida, say Microsoft still treats competitors unfairly orlandosentinel (03/02)
A work in progress...job market looks to be taking baby steps toward economic recovery tampatribune (03/02)
Developers basking in condo sales: Condo living, ocean views sought after jacksonville.com (03/02)
It's belt-tightening time at local law firms...economic weakness showing in South Florida miamiherald (03/02)
Florida inventor creates stir with magnetic generator sun-herald (03/02)
Universal Orlando thinks big: The strongest evidence yet that Orlando tourism is bouncing back... orlandosentinel (03/02)
Sun City not just for elderly anymore: Younger retirees choose community news-press (03/02)
Legislature: Bill may give businesses tax breaks...surprise move in Florida House miamiherald (03/02)
Miami-Dade to lead state population growth businessjournal/sofla (03/02)
Florida growing faster than expected, UF researchers say sun-sentinel (03/02)
Bill would crack down on worker's comp fraud floridacapitalnews (03/02)
Melbourne building permit requests soar...residents support development floridatoday (03/02)
Legislature: Senate's besieged tax plan bites dust – Senate leaders said yesterday they will scrap a plan to close $1.1 billion in tax exemptions next year jacksonville.com (03/02)
Cruise lines bounce back miamiherald (03/02)
Many riled by tax plan: Bill would end some exemptions miamiherald (03/02)
Workers comp reform effort dies palmbeachpost (03/02)
S. Florida is a distant mirror of U.S. surge: Six months after the deadly Sept. 11 attacks, South Florida's economy is still hoping to rebound sun-sentinel (03/02)
State predicts $640 million budget windfall: State's economy healthier than expected jacksonville.com (03/02)
Judge's phosphate mine ruling stuns opponents...phosphate industry wins heraldtribune (03/02)
President Bush in St. Pete today...addressing businesses about fairness in financial dealings tampatribune (03/02)
Firm loses job of seeing that kids are safe: Hurried workers, bad records alleged miamiherald (03/02)
Winn-Dixie fights for market share businessjournal/sofla (03/02)
Local auto dealers say sales defy national trend...sales up in SW Fla news-press.com (03/02)
Florida to lead Gulf of Mexico States Accord businessjournal/tampabay (03/02)
Proposed legislation hits home...could affect businesses orlandosentinel (03/02)
Serving up security: FDA food-handler guidelines could take bite out of profits pensacolanewsjournal (03/02)
Palm Beach technology company seeks to market first-ever computer ID chip that could be embedded beneath a person's skin miamiherald (03/02)
State unemployment rises slightly gainesvillesun (03/02)
Right name no easy pick: Companies work hard to find memorable ones floridatoday (03/02)
Florida Senate panel votes to wipe out $880 million in tax breaks sun-sentinel (03/02)
Business: Development vs. Revenue...Debate builds in Bay Area tampatribune (03/02)
Tougher Florida building rules take industry by storm news-press (02/02)
Florida inventor designs nose clip to make breathing easier floridatoday (02/02)
State: Volusia County Property Appraiser may sue county over tax breaks for companies news-journalonline (02/02)
Affluent baby boomers buy time - Sales of time shares are surprisingly strong orlandosentinel (02/02)
Contacts still best way to find job...not online job sites news-journalonline (02/02)
State to sell lots on Atlantic Ocean in one of the largest offerings of beachfront property since the original development of Miami Beach state lands division (02/02)
Governor: New initiative could catapult Florida to the frontier of emerging nanotechnology tampatribune (02/02)
Jobs agency chief quits: Broward Alliance challenges mount miamiherald (02/02)
Boca prominent in 'new Tyco' plans palmbeachpost (02/02)
Brevard's new-home market continues to grow floridatoday (02/02)
Graham says Florida's education system, economy in trouble naplesnews (02/02)
Publix backs its pledge...industry leader in keeping consumers happy tampatribune (02/02)
Palm Beach County workers best-paid in Florida in 2000 palmbeachpost (02/02)
Florida tourism and agriculture join marketing efforts: Florida's two biggest industries... naplesnews (02/02)
New waterfront lots draw buyers to Cape Coral...lines form for home sites on the water ranging in price from $250,000 to $1.2 million news-press.com (02/02)
Florida start-up sues Motorola tampatribune (02/02)
Governor pressing for $100 million for technology push naplesnews (02/02)
Floridians made more in 2000...pay in some fields rose faster than others sptimes (02/02)
Disney parks start to make comeback orlandosentinel (02/02)
Coca-Cola Enterprises plans more hiring in Brandon tampatribune (02/02)
Florida's jobless claims fell last week palmbeachpost (02/02)
A big challenge: As a man who's charged with promoting biotechnology in Florida... gainesvillesun (02/02)
Enron unit had access in Sunshine State, but came up dry heraldtribune (02/02)
Report: Florida leads nation in job growth businessjournal/orlando (02/02)
Fort Myers manufacturing firm laying off 415 before move...to Mexico news-press.com (02/02)
Military spouses find help with jobs: Pilot program aims to ease transfer hardships jacksonville.com (02/02)
Florida has gone global in big way orlandosentinel (02/02)
Tampa's goal: top car port...hub for vehicle distribution sptimes (02/02)
Space agency moving jobs from California to Florida naplesnews (02/02)
Florida company's breakthrough device...allows meatpackers to see and remove contamination orlandosentinel (02/02)
Venture capital...Florida ranked No. 13 nationwide in funding for the year sptimes (02/02)
Founder makes Ale House a success: Florida business is booming palmbeachpost (02/02)
Small business owners up in arms over sales tax plan naplesnews (02/02)
Many move to Orlando, but few call it home orlandosentinel (02/02)
Cape Coral: Door opens on big garages news-press.com (02/02)
Jobless trend starting to hit state news-press.com (02/02)
Survey: Orlando CEOs among highest paid in state businessjournal/orlando (01/02)
Report: Florida's economy becoming less competitive sun-sentinel (01/02)
Bush rallies residents in Daytona: President vows to fix economy, stop terrorism floridatoday (01/02)
State lawmakers revive effort to manage growth miamiherald
S. Florida getting Sunday banking sun-sentinel (01/02)
Local defense, tourism industries may benefit from homeland security spending, business leaders say floridatoday (01/02)
Drugstore wars: Florida is a magnet for drugstore construction heraldtribune (01/02)
Port St. Lucie area has had the fastest growing economy in Florida...and Florida has had the fastest growing economy in the United States naplesnews (01/02)
Insurers say limits needed after Sept. 11 news-journalonline (01/02)
2001 a record for home sales: Florida saw 3 percent increase in existing home sales and median sales price increase of 10 percent sptimes (01/02)
Agere's Cirent facility got $40 million in tax breaks and other incentives but will leave Central Florida anyway orlandosentinel (01/02)
Senate releases details on tax plan: Leaders have targeted thousands of businesses that have enjoyed tax exemptions jacksonville.com (01/02)
Publix silent about sale rumors floridatoday (01/02)
Agere stuns workers and Central Florida's high-tech boosters...intends to sell its giant Orlando semiconductor factory orlandosentinel (01/02)
Tyco breakup won't change Boca operation palmbeachpost (01/02)
Fortune names Florida firms among nation's top companies to work for including.... (01/02) Baptist Health Care | Publix Super Markets | JM Family Enterprises
Offshore drilling royalties to benefit Florida counties floridatoday (01/02)
Analysts: Florida has best economy in U.S. starbanner (01/02)
Sales tax breaks cost state billions gainesvillesun (01/02)
Lawmakers again may not act on growth management naplesnews (01/02)
Florida's unemployment at highest level in seven years sun-sentinel (01/02)
SBA sets new extended application deadline for businesses impacted by Sept. 11 businessjournal/tampa (01/02)
Senators revamp tax plan: Move follows vocal disapproval from Florida business jacksonville.com (01/02)
'Chainsaw Al' settles Sunbeam shareholder suit for $15 million sun-sentinel (01/02)
Florida's tax wall: In the early 20th century, Florida was a mosquito-bitten, swampy no man's land...but no more tampatribune (01/02)
Big-ticket yachts finding a home - Florida companies benefit sun-sentinel (01/02)
Travel agents finding economic trip bumpy jacksonville.com (01/02)
Fingerprint sensor by Melbourne company among year's top products floridatoday (01/02)
Recession afflicts many like a virus with no cure orlandosentinel (01/02)
Oyster industry in severe decline on Florida's east coast floridatoday (01/02)
State plan could limit terrorism coverage sptimes (01/02)
A1A reopens to traffic near Patrick AFB floridatoday (01/02)
More tourists make last-minute bookings tampatribune (01/02)
Airline parts manufacturer to cut jobs jacksonville.com (01/02)
Beverly Enterprises sells Fla. nursing homes...pointing to mounting legal costs associated with nursing-home care in state floridatoday (01/02)
Palm Beach area hotels & restaurants earn Mobil Travel Guide's prestigious four- and five-star ratings for 2002 palmbeachpost (01/02)
Port Canaveral hopes Carnival ship will help revive its revenues orlandosentinel (01/02)
Deadline for small business disaster loans is Jan. 21...for businesses that suffered as a result of September 11 attacks businessjournal/jax (01/02) | SBA Loan Information
Daytona Beach...Volusia economy among worst in state news-journalonline (01/02)
A1A reopening: Drivers ready to ride road again Wednesday in Cocoa Beach floridatoday (01/02)
Hotel officials push later school year start floridatoday (01/02)
Florida same-store sales rise 2.5 percent in December businessjournal/orlando (01/02)
Safeway rumored as eyeing Publix palmbeachpost (01/02)
Tourist attractions report strong sales during holidays naplesnews (01/02)
State sells its rustic charm via Web orlandosentinel (01/02)
Punta Gorda tops retiree mag's list sun-herald (01/02)
Sarasota: Policy would make newcomers pay own way heraldtribune (12/01)
Florida home prices up in November businessjournal/sofla (12/01)
Desalination plant on Tampa Bay attracting worldwide attention and sparking interest in making drinking water out of seawater tampatribune (12/01)
Top Corporate blunders of 2001: In Florida and the nation sptimes (12/01)
Florida magnet lab sets records, thrives after 10 years naplesnews (12/01) | Go There
Florida rakes in low-interest aid loans heraldtribune (12/01)
Report: Enterprise Florida inflates its job creation naplesnews (12/01)
Bush growth plan is back for a new try: Governor again pushes bill to make classroom availability a consideration for approving development sptimes (12/01)
Crowds warm up to hot deals: Shoppers avoid cold weather, get into discounts news-press.com (12/01)
Enron chief's rise began in Winter Park: Many in Florida suffered as stock plummeted orlandosentinel (12/01)
Florida Council of 100 blurs business, political lines floridatoday (12/01)
Volusia defense contractors gain record amounts of funding from feds businessjournal/orlando (12/01)
Retailers hope for final rush of shoppers: Many slash prices for busy weekend jacksonville.com (12/01)
Florida's unemployment rate edges down slightly naplesnews (12/01)
Jobless picture looks brighter in S. Florida: Figures suggest a `cautious optimism' miamiherald (12/01)
Orlando-area Jobless rate soars to 7-year high orlandosentinel (12/01)
Program pushes Jacksonville and Florida media production activity businessjournal/jax (12/01) | Film Office
Harris snares F-35 contract orlandosentinel (12/01)
Hurricane building code OK�d: New construction law takes effect March 1 news-press.com (12/01)
McKay releases exemption-closing plan: Proposal affects farms, businesses jacksonville.com (12/01)
Florida SBA disaster loans top $11 million businessjournal/tampa (12/01)
The politics behind extra tourism funding sptimes (12/01)
West Indian numbers boom; Florida 'capitol of the Caribbean' naplesnews (12/01)
Defense projects in line for boosts: Tampa Bay operations are due to receive a significant boost in funding in 2002 defense bill sptimes (12/01)
Feds lend Florida workers a helping hand businessjournal/jax (12/01)
After months of bad business, theme parks optimistic about Christmas news-journalonline (12/01)
Firefighting profession leaps in popularity after Sept. 11 news-press.com (12/01) | More Info
State braces for budget cuts bad news: Some workers get notification in a hurry news-press.com (12/01)
Gov. Bush praises Florida cities leading nation in job growth naplesnews (12/01)
Long recession puts Fla. unemployment fund in peril businessjournal/sofla (12/01)
Pres. Bush delivers Florida pep talk sun-sentinel (12/01)
Tampa Bay ranked No. 1 in job growth businessjournal/tampa (12/01)
President visits Orlando to push stimulus plan orlandosentinel (12/01)
Tabloid empire's boss threatens to leave Palm Beach County, claims lack of support sun-sentinel (12/01)
War bonds to be released mid-December...back by popular demand sun-herald (12/01)
Pensacola ranks among favorite places to retire...only community on the list from the Florida Panhandle pensacolanewsjournal (11/01)
Florida home resales climb businessjournal/orlando (11/01)
Governor Bush signs economic stimulus bill sun-sentinel (11/01)
Safety net to rescue unemployed...includes training for high-demand occupations, financial benefits tampatrib (11/01)
Five areas of Sunshine State top nation in home ownership sun-sentinel (11/01)
State loses ground on workforce issues businessjournal/jax (11/01)
Holiday season off to strong start for retailers businessjournal/orlando (11/01)
Tree buyers don�t chop spending: Holiday vendors enjoying green season news-press.com (11/01)
Data support predictions of further labor woes gainesvillesun (11/01)
Sarasota-Bradenton on Money magazine's "Best Places to Live" list heraldtribune (11/01)
Huizenga group plans new bank businessjournal/sofla (11/01)
State jobless rate jumps sun-sentinel (11/01)
State jobless fund facing pinch palmbeachpost (11/01)
Money: Rate cut's effect may take a while to make impact; consumers urged to remain optimistic sun-herald (11/01)
Terrorism worries lift energy alternatives palmbeachpost (11/01)
Gov. Bush urges businesses to help boost state economy orlandosentinel (11/01)
Brevard County voters soundly reject proposals that would have restricted government's power to regulate development floridatoday (11/01)
Florida experiences record unemployment claims sptimes (11/01)
Fastest growing occupations in Florida floridajobs.org (11/01)
Real Estate: Home builders say they're optimistic on housing market jacksonville.com (11/01)
SW Fla: Thanks to retiree pool, local brokers still in one piece news-press.com (11/01)
Small Business: SBA terrorist loans going largely unused news-press.com (11/01) | SBA Loan Information
Florida tourism numbers plummet: Report shows 40% drop in occupancy miamiherald (10/01)
Bush touts billion-dollar plan to revive economy orlandosentinel (10/01)
Bay area home sales picking back up tampatrib (10/01)
Legislature: House votes against repealing tax cut on stocks and bonds naplesnews (10/01)
Florida retailer named No. 1 small business in the nation by Forbes magazine sptimes (10/01)
Disney asks workers to cut hours to save money orlandosentinel (10/01)
Loans try to rescue small businesses hurt by terror strikes orlandosentinel (10/01) | U.S. Small Business Administration
State reaps millions in military money tampatrib (10/01)
Census Bureau's decision could cost Florida millions orlandosentinel (10/01)
Daytona area biker events provide extra work, income news-journalonline (10/01)
Home real estate market is picking up again jacksonville.com (10/01)
Signs of recovery: Business is bouncing back sptimes (10/01)
Bush to announce package to jump-start Florida economy naplesnews (10/01)
Florida exports up modestly, imports down businessjournal/orlando (10/01)
Retailers cash in on patriotism sun-sentinel (10/01)
Drop in tourism, business taking heavy toll on state sun-sentinel (10/01)
Hotels want ban lifted on billboard ads to draw tourists flatoday.com (10/01)
Despite slump, most businesses optimistic sptimes (10/01)
State desires economic lift from faster school building tampatrib (10/01)
Panhandle military training cite pushed: Contractor proposes jungle skills school jacksonville.com (10/01)
Survey: Americans willing to travel to help economy recover businessjournal/orlando (10/01)
President acts to expand jobless benefits sptimes (10/01)
State to help laid-off workers; retraining offers high-tech skills miamiherald (10/01)
Growth Management: Court overturns Taylor Ranch annexation sun-herald (10/01)
Slowly, travel industry bounces back sptimes (10/01)
Florida small-business owners are facing double-digit health-insurance costs businessjournal/sofla (10/01)
Flextronics closes plant that employs 500 people businessjournal/tampa (10/01)
Florida layoffs worst in 10 years palmbeachpost (10/01)
Growth Management: Appeals court ruling in land-use dispute hailed as a landmark sun-sentinel (10/01)
Faced with its greatest challenge, tourism industry fights back naplesnews (09/01)
Jobless find benefits tough to get sun-sentinel (09/01)
SunTrust details plans to buy Huntington's Florida operations; promises to retain employees businessjournal/orlando (09/01)
Florida home resales rise 8 percent businessjournal/sofla (09/01)
Universal and Sea World cut back part-time workers jacksonville.com (09/01)
Daytona Beach: Speedway races pump $561 million into local economy news-journalonline (09/01)
Drop in tourism forces cutbacks at area hotels pensacolanewsjournal (09/01)
Small Business: New law, meant to help, will hurt tallahasseedemocrat (09/01)
Growing a taste for goat: State ranks ninth in U.S. goat production tampatrib (09/01)
Bay area jobless rates remain stable businessjournal/tampa (09/01)
Economists: State's jobless rate to grow orlandosentinel (09/01)
Miami International Airport to scale back its $5.4 billion expansion miamiherald (09/01)
Kennedy Space Center considers privatizing base floridatoday (09/01)
Employers must protect reservists� jobs news-press.com (09/01) | More Info
Economy: Attractions, hotels caught in fallout orlandosentinel (09/01)
Flight rules ground general aviation businesses news-press.com (09/01)
Had a problem using your debit card at Publix? - Publix stops accepting Interlink debit cards orlandobusinessjournal (09/01)
Air traffic halt hurts area business news-journalonline (09/01)
Elderly continue to work after retirement sun-herald (09/01)
Military Installations: Patrick defenders could face hard fight for base floridatoday (09/01)
Opinion: More money needed to improve bases pensacolanewsjournal (09/01)
Prosperity transforms Fort Myers Beach news-press.com (09/01)
Palm Beach 'Average wage' study had flaw, consultant says palmbeachpost (09/01)
First Coast housing market still building: Lower mortgage rates help keep Jacksonville's market healthy jacksonville.com (09/01)
Working out of vehicles: Local entrepreneurs take their operations to the streets miamiherald (09/01)
Employers on the hunt: High season for area job seekers news-press.com (09/01) | Labor Day (History of Labor Day)
Defense Business: Small players fight losing battle orlandosentinel (09/01)
FAU, profs forge multimillion-dollar deal following cancer breakthrough sun-sentinel | University Research Contacts
Oyster harvesters fight for livelihood: Bacteria threatens to close Apalachicola Bay to oystering for up to six months a year jacksonville.com
Palm Beach County wages highest in state - $37,648 palmbeachpost (08/01)
Disney-sized theme park planned in Atlanta area orlandobusinessjournal (08/01)
Study: Florida wages among lowest in nation orlandobusinessjournal (08/01)
Floridians' confidence slips palmbeachpost (08/01)
While some residents have found a way to capitalize on the recent string of shark bites, others say attention has been bad for business news-journalonline (08/01)
Workplace fatalities drop statewide orlandobusinessjournal (08/03)
Manpower survey anticipates improved hiring businessjournal/tampa (08/03)
Grants aim at keeping bases open: Area gets lion's share of money PensacolaNewsJournal (08/03)
Gov. Bush criticized the head of the Latin Grammys for pulling awards show out of Miami miamiherald (08/01)
AOL job cuts should not affect Jacksonville businessjournal/jax (08/01)
Slow economy has minimal impact on state's tourist trade businessjournal/jax (08/01)
Save the economy -- spend your tax rebate orlandosentinel (08/01)
Latin Grammys pulled from Miami, to be held in Los Angeles miami herald (08/01)
Southwest Florida area growth defies trends news-press.com (08/01)
Business: The tear-down craze; home sweet (rebuilt) home palmbeachpost (08/01)
Job growth continues despite recent layoffs news-journalonline (08/01)
Orlando jobless picture worsens orlandosentinel (08/01)
Palm Bay adopts two-car garage mandate floridatoday (08/01)
Florida ranks among friendliest business states orlandobusinessjournal (08/01)
Home resales strong despite slow economy orlandobusinessjournal (08/01)
Snowbird season not showing great promise tampatrib (08/01)
Venture capital investment slow in Florida soflabusinessjournal (08/01)
Small-group health plans hard to find; thousands of Floridians scramble to beat an Aug. 31 deadline sun-sentinel (08/01)
Area study: Taxes paid via growth exceed cost gainesvillesun (08/01)
High-tech firms to lay off 125: Melbourne companies' cuts mirror weak U.S. job market floridatoday
Florida job seekers often find low pay orlandosentinel
More than 200,000 Floridians work at home polkonline
Buyers shop till tax break stops: Stores full on tax-free week�s final day news-press.com (08/01)
Floridians maintain confidence in economy palmbeachpost (08/01)
Boeing to move 380 to 500 space shuttle jobs to Brevard floridatoday (08/01)
Competitors push case to split BellSouth palmbeachpost (07/01)
NASA's proposed cuts might sidestep Kennedy Space Center orlandosentinel (07/01)
New Smyrna Beach man paves the way for solar power in Florida news-journalonline (07/01)
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta creates $1 million predevelopment fund; Florida to benefit businessjournal/jax (07/01)
Floridians' incomes remain in fast lane: Personal income growth in the state stays ahead of inflation and the national average sptimes (07/01)
State grants may save Whiting Field: Santa Rosa weighs plan to purchase land pensacolanewsjournal (07/01)
Smaller banks have some big assets sun-sentinel (07/01)
Slowing economy saps state coffers orlandosentinel (07/01)
Nursing home chain to sell Fla. sites...because of high legal costs and liability insurance in the state sptimes (07/01)
Cuba eyes oil in Gulf of Mexico sun-sentinel (07/01)
Hispanic firms hit their stride orlandosentinel (07/01)
Jacksonville is close to the top of a list of Florida cities most conducive for entrepreneurs jacksonville.com (07/01)
Huntington Bank to leave Florida floridatoday (07/01)
Wanted: More workers orlandosentinel (07/01)
Help wanted: 8,400 registered nurses for jobs in Florida hospitals sun-sentinel (07/01)
UF: Consumers more confident gainesvillesun (06/01)
Fishing nets mega-bucks for economy pensacolanewsjournal (06/01)
State may impose strict development limits...to save the Everglades palmbeachpost (06/01)
Broward imposes moratorium on power plants sun-sentinel (06/01)
Florida Realtors: Home sales still sizzling orlandobusinessjournal (06/01)
Clearwater booms with growth tampatrib (06/01)
High-tech isn't city's strong suit: Jacksonville has a robust economy, but... jacksonville.com (06/01)
Workforce Summit deemed a success businessjournal/jax (06/01)
Latin Grammys could generate $35M for region miami.com (06/01)
Wetter days are here again: Drought wracks canoe businesses sun-herald (06/01)
Area jobless rate up slightly again; job growth drops jacksonville.com (06/01)
Polk Leaves Manufacturing Base for Service Companies theledger
Powerful paychecks: Florida's highest-paid execs miami.com
Brevard unions say they would honor space center strike flatoday
Tougher rules on land posed gainesvillesun (06/01)
Study ranks state fifth in the nation in high-tech jobs sun-sentinel (06/01)
Can Bay area support more growth? tampatrib (06/01)
Housing prices hit the roof in South Florida sun-sentinel (06/01)
Consumer confidence in Florida remains steady businessjournal/jax (06/01)
Quality of life works orlandosentinel (06/01)
Permits put airport addition in holding pattern news-press.com (05/01)
First Coast shows its age: Census figures reflect more diversity, too jacksonville.com (05/01)
Area sees jump in bank deposits news-press.com (05/01)
South Florida's job market picking up steam sun-sentinel (05/01)
Jacksonville employers looking to hire businessjournal (05/01)
Keen interest in rubber bonded three inventors news-press.com (05/01)
Area job market still strong news-press.com (05/01)
NE Florida housing starts up businessjournal/jax (05/01)
Disaster plans linked to managing growth newscoast.com (05/01)
Traffic jams put the brakes on Florida's economic growth thebusinessjournal (05/01)
Bucking the national trend and looking to hire businessjournal/jax (05/01)
Race for silicon chips raises environmental questions news-journalonline (04/01)
House passes growth management bill newscoast.com (04/01)
House panel OKs changes to growth management newscoast.com (04/01)
Builders hammer growth proposal tampatrib (04/01)
263 to get pink slips, but Cirent plans more orlandosentinel (04/01)
FPL, Entergy drop merger newscoast.com (04/01)
Business Weekly cover story: Debtor's paradise lost newscoast.com (04/01)
Accounting for sprawl tampatrib (04/01)
Florida suburbs grow as population increases floridatoday (03/01)
Businesses face minimal impact on new water restrictions sun-sentinel (03/01)
Disney to cut 4,000 jobs orlandosentinel (03/01)
Disney freezes hiring orlandosentinel (03/01)
Licensing case puts FAU in spotlight: Use of research reason for inquiry miamiherald (03/01)
Lee nurtures smart growth plan news-press (03/01)
Fishermen awash in debt under federal ban of longline fishing off the east coast of Florida sun-sentinel (03/01)
You're all wet, angry water-based firms say of drought rules miamiherald (03/01)
Builders, activists edging to consensus tampatrib.com (03/01)
Consumer confidence in economy mixed tampatrib.com (03/01)
South Floridians defy market jitters sun-sentinel (03/01)
Spring Training Business: Arizona, Florida compete for spring training teams, tourists sun-herald
Growth plan sows seeds of dissent news-press.com (03/01)
X-33's cancellation won't hurt KSC floridatoday (03/01)
1 in 4 college grads plan to leave state, study says sun-sentinel (03/01)
McCain pushes bill to shut excess military facilities jacksonville.com (02/01)
Cape council OKs high-rises at Tarpon Point: Residents oppose waterfront project news-press.com (02/01)
Florida home sales jump tampatrib (02/01)
Businesses oppose proposal to rename Bee Line news-journalonline (02/01)
Mark III Industries lays off 65 starbanner (02/01)
Paper: Ocala's sprawl is worst gainesvillesun (02/01)
Proposed gulf fishing permit ban worries charter captains naplesnews (02/01)
Bush praises panel�s work on growth plan newscoast.com (02/01)
House prices are linked to school grades gainesvillesun (02/01)
Carter to play hardball over delinquent golf impact fees naplesnews (02/01)
CAE buys flight simulator company tampatrib (02/01)
Central Florida companies are hiring, not firing orlandosentinel (02/01)
Growing away: Construction permits up in Nassau, Clay, St. Johns, not Duval jacksonville.com (01/01)
Panel: Growth must pay for itself newscoast.com (02/01)
Challenger license plates bring in $1.3 million orlandobusjrnl (01/01)
Bush enters growth fray orlandosentinel (01/01)
Lucent to trim payroll by 32,500 jobs sun-sentinel (01/01)
Area slips in wage growth rating news-press (01/01)
Venture capital flows to Florida orlandosentinel (01/01)
Florida misses out on tech training grants sptimes (01/01)
Few jobs affected locally in First Union restructuring bizjournals.com/jax (01/01)
Florida missing out on opportunities by discouraging direct public offerings sun-sentinel (01/01)
EDC prepared to open check book for public to see hernandotoday (01/01)
County rejects revisions to business tax breaks flatoday (01/01)
Flagler: Growing and aging - county, cities struggle to keep ahead of development news-journalonline (01/01)
Inland Search For Sand Helps Polk Companies theledger (01/01)
County may give plant loan for $20M lakecityreporter (01/01)
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