Manatee's Economic Report

2011 should see Manatee's housing market moving in the right direction

BRADENTON -- Manatee County’s housing market has surely seen it all by now: foreclosures, plummeting prices, fewer sales, Chinese drywall and foreclosure freezes.

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Major upgrades planned for hospitals in Manatee, Sarasota

BRADENTON -- Major capital investments are in store for local hospitals in 2011.
MANATEE'S ECONOMIC REPORT

Banks in Florida face another challenging year

BRADENTON -- At first, it looked like 2009 would be the worst year for the banking industry.
BUSINESS

Port Manatee: Full steam ahead for 2011

Port Manatee has a full slate of projects ahead for 2011. Improvements to the south port area will be under way, port staff and consultants will work on identifying new business consistent with the Panama Canal expansion, and the Manatee County Port Authority will search for a successor to port ...
MANATEE'S ECONOMIC REPORT

Florida to continue job struggles into 2011

BRADENTON -- There was a time Florida’s unemployment rate was 3.3 percent.
MANATEE'S ECONOMIC REPORT

Tourism to grow in 2011

BRADENTON -- The oil spill dealt devastating effects to many tourism destinations along the Gulf Coast this year.
BUSINESS

A look ahead at 2011 economy

BRADENTON -- Economists have good news about the economy: Recovery is finally under way.