Boy, 11, conquers fears, creates skateboards
Jacob Brockhoff faced the unknowns of heart surgery and in conquering them, has launched his own skateboard design firm.
Jacob Brockhoff faced the unknowns of heart surgery and in conquering them, has launched his own skateboard design firm.
I have a touch of the buy and hold, too
Hi-Stat, a local manufacturer of automotive sensors and switches, is still on schedule to close operations here by the end of the year.
Almost 35 homes make up Palmetto's Village of the Palms community, the first community in the area completely comprised of homes built by Manatee County Habitat for Humanity.
The Manatee County agriculture community remembers Roger William Harloff, 76, as a hard-working farmer who did everything on a grand scale and enjoyed great success before falling on hard times.
For centuries, France, Italy and Spain have dominated the truffle market. A North Carolina farm hopes to change that.
Amid mounting criticism of his leadership, Florida's top mortgage industry regulator promised Monday to find out why his agency allowed thousands of people with criminal histories to sell home loans in the state.
The Mortgage Bankers Association, which has been losing members and cutting staff due to the steep decline in the U.S. housing market, replaced its president Tuesday with a longtime industry executive.
Wachovia Corp. reported a surprisingly large second-quarter loss Tuesday, deflating Wall Street's hopes that the nation's big banks are weathering the credit crisis well. The bank said it lost $8.86 billion, is slashing its dividend and eliminating 10,750 positions, 4,400 of which are open positions and contractors, after losses tied to mortgages soared. . The bank has already cut 2,000 retail mortgage jobs, it said.
Some boat owners are selling their crafts because they can't afford the upkeep and payments anymore, while others are trading down to more fuel-efficient models.
A special zoning designation that would provide incentives to businesses and industries locating around Port Manatee is a step closer to becoming a reality.
Advocates for Florida's tomato pickers are picking up speed in their next fight against a new fast-food chain for fairer wages and better working conditions for farmworkers.
Rae Dowling knew exactly what she was getting into when she agreed to take over Mel Klein's former position as area manager for Florida Power & Light earlier this month.
The Bradenton Herald's series Manatee Money Squeeze, which investigated the impact of the spiraling costs of housing, taxes and insurance on county residents' pocketbooks, won first place in a regional writing competition.
As stock and bond markets reel from a litany of concerns including oil prices, inflation and the economy, a well-designed strategy of diversification within an investment portfolio might help ease some otherwise sleepless nights for investors.
We've reached another technology milestone with the release of Apple's iPhone 3G.
The four-day workweek has been a dream of many American workers since the 1960s.
Aslan Simsek has spent quite a bit of time treating buildings for infestations of Africanized honey bees known as "killer" bees.
I just finished reading a book called "Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth," by Nick Murray, an investing expert who received the 2007 Malcolm S. Forbes Public Awareness Award for Excellence in Advancing Financial Understanding.
in Bradenton Beach is consolidating its roster of vacation and annual rentals with the Duncan Property Management and Vacation Rentals client list. The move adds 45 additional rental properties to Duncan's list of 65. The Bridge Street offices of ESP are officially closed.
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