Business
Business
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NAMES & FACES
Names and faces: News about business people in Manatee and Sarasota counties
News about Manatee and Sarasota county business people.
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BUSINESS
Sarasota Memorial named among top 5% of hospitals for patient safety
Sarasota Memorial named as tops in patient safety.
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FOCUS ON MANATEE
Downtown Bradenton a place to visit
Downtown Bradenton has much more to offer visitors.
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BUSINESS
After decades of ranching, Florida cattlemen feeling squeeze
Florida is the third-largest beef-producing state east of the Mississippi River and ranks 10th in the country, but it¿s getting harder for ranchers to keep their family tradition alive as a business
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AGRICULTURE
Restoring Flatford Swamp will be a lengthy process for water management district
The Southwest Florida Water Management District is working to restore Flatford Swamp.
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BUSINESS
Tony Blair says he ducked fight with UK media
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that he couldn't stand up to Britain's media tycoons while in power, telling an official media ethics inquiry that doing so could have dragged his administration into a political quagmire.
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BUSINESS
Qatar says 13 children among dead in mall fire
Qatar's Interior Ministry said 13 children were among 19 people killed in a fire that broke out in one of the country's fanciest shopping malls late Monday morning, raising questions about building safety in the booming Gulf state.
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TECHNOLOGY
Silicon Valley entrepreneur lived at AOL office
Some of Silicon Valley's most successful entrepreneurs are known for their humble beginnings. Internet startup founder Eric Simons is following that tradition.
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BUSINESS
UK's Prudential names Manduca as new chairman
U.K. insurer Prudential PLC has named Paul Manduca as chairman, succeeding Harvey McGrath, who is retiring.








