Meet Bealls' new president
She's a self-described "good, 100-degree girl" from Texas, who does not fear the heat of Florida summers.
She's a self-described "good, 100-degree girl" from Texas, who does not fear the heat of Florida summers.
In a real estate market rife with office closings and mergers, Wagner Realty is adding signature services to help boost traffic and consumer confidence.
Gas prices roared above $3.75 a gallon Wednesday, while oil prices fell after an Energy Department report gave a mixed picture of the nation's petroleum reserves.
Manatee-based restaurant chain First Watch Restaurants, Inc. has hired a franchising expert to lead its expansion, the company announced Wednesday.
Manatee and Sarasota counties have come together to provide matching funds for tax incentives to aid a Sun Hydraulics expansion that could create 170 jobs, officials have confirmed.
A local businessman has launched a new car parking service for travelers near Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport that is less expensive than using airport lots.
A Manatee County company is reaping economic rewards by ensuring the safety of soldiers abroad through a specially designed gyroscopic camera that helps detect roadside bombs.
MANATEE - The Manatee Chamber of Commerce has formed a "green" initiative committee to foster education about commonsense energy and environmental policies.
Although sales are still more sluggish than they were just one year ago, more than 1,800 existing homes sold in Bradenton-Sarasota in the first quarter of 2008.
For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.
So what do you do? Your niece, who has never paid much attention to you before this, has invited you to join an online chat page, an ongoing group discussion. She wants you to register with Yahoo, give your name and age, let them have your e-mail address, possibly to bury you in spam and pop-ups and, heaven forbid, cyber-cookies.
Ken Gerry is encouraged by new legislation that would hopefully tax his two cottage-style motels on Anna Maria Island for what they are, rather than what they could be.
Chris-Craft is developing a new boat called the Corsair 22, which officials expect to go into production at the company's plant here in July.
State officials have taken legal action against a Sarasota County company for violating Florida's "Do Not Call" law, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson said Monday.
Forced to pay for once-free sandwich toppings and twice as much for some steak cuts, shoppers are wondering whether higher grocery bills and restaurant tabs truly reflect the trickle down of a global rise in food prices.
Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials.
Some of Robert Morse's ideas are small: Paint a baseball so it's easier to read a curve. Make a four-colored deck of cards so his wife doesn't confuse the spades and clubs.
Some moms may not be getting both chocolates and a bouquet for Mother's Day this year as consumers watch their spending. Even businesses that traditionally benefit from the holiday, like florists and restaurants, are offering special offers and products.
When migrant workers arrive here, they know to expect long hours in packing houses or excruciating days under the hot sun in fields.
The most limited resource all of us have is time. Time is something that is so precious in our lives, yet we just do not appreciate it enough. In my case, what surprises me the most is how fast I have come to be 66. I feel as if I have missed so much in my life, both business and personal, just because of poor time management.
