Bradenton.com: Business

Home checks ahead of schedule

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:06 EDT

Florida will soon stop accepting applications for a state program that provides residents with free home inspections to learn about possible wind-resistance upgrades.

Roofing firm goes solar for savings

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:06 EDT

Flat, flexible shiny cells that harness the power of the sun may be the answer to a local roofing company's need to save on energy costs and pave the way to increasing its commercial sales.

Down with gas prices

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:21 EDT

A group of senior citizens gathered outside the Manatee County Courthouse on Thursday to protest high gas prices.

Work begins on mixed-use SRQ project

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:06 EDT

Officials held a brief ground-breaking ceremony today as work began on the first phase of the $100 million SRQ Innovation Green LLC mixed-use development at the airport.

Meet the megamall

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:28 EDT

Barb Williams didn't realize how spoiled she was by the malls in Michigan.

Island firms preparing for fall famine

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:28 EDT

Beach business owners are feasting now, but famine may stalk them this fall with the closing of the Anna Maria Island Bridge.

NAACP protests against subprime loans

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:28 EDT

Local and national black leaders called on subprime lenders Wednesday to reform their lending practices, contending minorities have been discriminated against.

Insurance 'lemmings' control industry

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:28 EDT

There was a computer game that I used to play as a kid where all the little lemmings would follow each other into treacherous situations and you would have to direct them in such a way that the majority of the lemmings would survive. Your success in the game depended on keeping the lemmings from falling off the edge of a cliff.

HomeBanc planning LWR grand opening

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:28 EDT

HomeBanc will celebrate the opening of its new office in Lakewood Ranch with a grand opening Aug. 6-9.

Starbucks to close 600 stores in the U.S.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:56 EDT

Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 stores in the United States in the next year and cut back the number of new stores it had planned to open.

June car sales plummet for nearly all automakers

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:50 EDT

Nearly all the major automakers reported steep sales declines for June, but for General Motors at least there was consolation: Toyota, its leading international competition, had it worse.

Foreclosures set record high in '08

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:36 EDT

The year is barely half over, but 2008 is already a record for foreclosure filings in Manatee County.

Fed acts to ease banks' credit stresses

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:50 EDT

The Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks to help them overcome credit problems and announced it will provide a fresh batch of the loans this month.

Hook, line & sinker

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:36 EDT

A Swedish premier fly-fishing company is distributing its wares throughout North America from Manatee County.

Leonard J. Najjar

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:50 EDT

It's important to reload Windows

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:56 EDT

Two of the things I hear from computer repair customers are: "Why is my computer running so slow?" and "My computer's only a few years old. Why is my hardware failing already?"

9 in 10 hit hard by gas prices

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:41 EDT

Soaring fuel prices are inflicting pain throughout the U.S. Nine in 10 people are expecting the ballooning costs to squeeze them financially over the next half-year, says an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Monday.

Airport hotel project to break ground

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:41 EDT

Ground-breaking may take place as soon as Thursday on the first phase of the $100 million SRQ Innovation Green LLC project at the airport, officials said.

Flowers picks new president

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:32 EDT

Michael K. McCall has been named president of Flowers Baking Co. of Bradenton.

Shipping woes cut China's fireworks exports

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:32 EDT

China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad.