The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL) articles from June 2002

The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, FL) archives from June 2002

Jackson, Mich.-Based Department Store Chain to File for Bankruptcy.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 30--It doesn't look good for Jacobson's stores in Boca Raton, Palm Beach Gardens or anywhere else. The Jackson, Mich.-based department store chain said it will file a motion in bankruptcy court to sell its 18...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Alexandra Clough Column.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Alexandra Clough Jun. 30--Another day, another disgraced corporate executive found living in Boca Raton. No, we're not talking about former Tyco exec Dennis Kozlowski, who has a compound in Boca's Sanctuary -- and a raft of...

Palm Beach, Fla.-Area Temp Agencies See Renewed Demand for Workers.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 30--BOCA RATON, Fla.--Jeff Leduc began working at Applied Card Systems Inc. in April as a temporary employee, but after a few weeks, decided he'd like to make it permanent. Fortunately for the 26-year-old...

Boca Raton, Fla., Executive: WorldCom Chief Financial Officer Was Hard Worker.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 30--BOCA RATON -- Dale Gregory remembers Scott Sullivan as an energetic and intelligent young man who "got things done" when he worked as controller for Advanced Telecommunications Corp. in Boca Raton more...

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-Based Cable-Installation Firm Roots for Adelphia.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 30--PALM BEACH GARDENS -- As Adelphia Communications gained access to a $1.5 billion financing package in bankruptcy court Friday, one company in its cheering section was Dycom Industries. "They're trying...

Florida Business Owners Make Adjustments to Compensate for Postal Rate Hike.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 30--The postal rate increase that takes effect at midnight tonight will cost businesswoman Lori Popovich nearly $11,000 more a year. She could buy a new car with that kind of loot. "The bottom line is you...

Florida's Pension Fund Loses At Least $88 Million on WorldCom Nosedive.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 28--Florida's pension fund has taken at least an $88 million hit as shares of WorldCom have plunged -- but the damage is far less than the loss the state suffered last year when Enron imploded. The $90...

Developer Takes Interest in Pratt & Whitney Land in Palm Beach County, Fla.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds and Paul Owers Jun. 28--North County developer John C. Bills is one of a handful of serious bidders vying for 100 acres owned by rocket and aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a real estate broker for the...

Investment Group Buys West Palm Beach, Fla., Radio Station for $70 Million.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Susan Port Jun. 28--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--A West Palm Beach radio station that fetched one of the largest sales prices on record for a single outlet in the market is now officially in new hands. WRMF-97.9 FM was sold for $70...

Tyco International's CIT Finance Unit Set to Offer Stock Publicly.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 28--BOCA RATON, Fla.--The long-awaited public stock offering of Tyco International's CIT finance unit finally will come next week. It couldn't come soon enough for Tyco, but for CIT it could be a...

Concept of Bankruptcy Stands in Contrast to Harsh Medieval Origins.
June 27, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 27--In medieval Europe, a merchant who couldn't pay his bills was dealt with harshly: Creditors came to the market and broke his workbench over his head. The broken bench -- banca rotta in Latin -- is the...

Rainy Days Boost Some Businesses in West Palm Beach, Fla., Area.
June 27, 2002... Byline: Stephen Heyman Jun. 27--It hasn't been much fun for beach bums, picnickers or merchants who depend on sunny days to keep the cash registers humming. But the current South Florida soaking has some area businesses singing in...

Some Companies Cut Back Employee-Relocation Benefits.
June 27, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 27--If your company is shifting you to another office, you might find yourself negotiating more but getting less in terms of moving costs paid. "In general, what companies are willing to pay is a function...

Former Tyco Chief Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges of Tampering with Evidence.
June 27, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 27--BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Former Tyco International Chairman and Chief Executive Dennis Kozlowski was charged Wednesday with trying to remove an allegedly false shipping bill from the company's Boca Raton...

FPL Energy Plans to Build, Operate Large Wind Energy Project.
June 27, 2002... Jun. 27--JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- FPL Energy, a subsidiary of Juno Beach-based FPL Group Inc., plans to build, own and operate the largest wind energy project in the eastern United States. FPL said Wednesday it plans to start construction in...

American Airlines Sends Paper Tickets Packing.
June 26, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 26--American Airlines' decision to eliminate paper ticketing in 18 months could hasten their death industry-wide. The airline announced Monday that it would eliminate paper tickets altogether by the end of...

Rich Floridians' Confidence Down.
June 26, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 26--Lower-income Floridians feel more optimistic about the economy than their richer neighbors, according to the latest consumer confidence survey by the University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business...

Export Gain Encourages Florida Grapefruit Growers.
June 26, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 26--A 2.9 percent increase in overseas exports might not seem like much to brag about, but many in the beleaguered Florida grapefruit industry view it as a positive sign. Exports rose to 18.5 million...

Florida Housing Market Remains Solid in May, Industry Group Says.
June 26, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 26--Buyers in Florida, encouraged by low interest rates, continued to boost the housing market in May, driving the number of used homes sold statewide up 12 percent, an industry group said Tuesday. The...

Discount Brokerage Firms Raise Customer Fees.
June 25, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 25--Beleaguered investors can't catch a break. Even as the markets' malaise continues, many stockbrokers have hiked the fees they charge customers. Charles Schwab, Quick & Reilly, E-Trade and T.D....

Wait May Be Nearly Over for Fans of West Palm Beach, Fla., Seafood Restaurant.
June 25, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 25--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--After five years of serving nothing but empty promises, Abaco's Downtown seafood restaurant on Clematis Street might actually open -- although some folks won't believe it until they see...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Business Notes Column.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Susan T. Port Jun. 24--STUART, Fla.-- More than half of the Orange Blossom Mall, home to St. Lucie County's biggest call center, was sold to a California-based investment group last Monday for $3.21 million. Orange Blossom...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Business Profile Column.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Mary Thurwachter Jun. 24--NAME: Joan King NAME OF BUSINESS: Positive Mental Imagery PLACE OF BUSINESS: Jupiter RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Golfing has been a passion of Joan King's since she began playing the game 42...

Boca Raton, Fla., Has Long (Bad?) Rap Sheet in Business.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 24--BOCA RATON, Fla.--W.R. Grace & Co., Scott Paper Co., Sunbeam Corp. and, now, Tyco International Ltd. The huge conglomerate, which once fancied itself another General Electric Corp., is teetering on the...

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Mall Keeps Landing Cutting-Edge Tenants.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 24--PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--A shop full of teddy bears? Big deal. That was Al Ferris' first thought, but the leasing manager of The Gardens mall hopped on a plane anyway, if only to say he saw the concept...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Residential Real Estate Column.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Linda Rawls Jun. 24-- KOCH MISSES A TRICK: Energy emperor Bill Koch, president and founder of Oxbow Corp. in West Palm Beach, didn't amass a $650 million fortune by overlooking details. So we were surprised to discover during...

License Plate Is Driving Agricultural Education in Florida.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 24--Those Florida specialty license tags sporting an orange sun and the slogan "Agriculture Keeps Florida Green" turned 5 this year. According to figures released this week, 56,276 of the tags have been...

Boca Raton, Fla., Auto Service Owner Sells New Battery, Offers Jump-Start.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Amy Martinez Jun. 24--BOCA RATON, Fla.--It's one of those things you don't forget. Getting behind the wheel of your car, turning the key, and hearing the undeniable sound of a dead battery. Silence. Then, what? Call...

New Name, New Image for Developer of West Palm Beach, Fla., Project.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 24--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--CityPlace's developer has a new name. The Palladium Co. now will be known as Related Urban Development, a change designed to reflect the company's business direction. Related...

Krispy Kreme's About to Roll in the Dough.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 24--WEST PALM BEACH -- July 23. That's the day Krispy Kreme opens and your diet ends. The $3 million store at 2031 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. in West Palm Beach is the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based doughnut...

Facing an Unwelcome End, Visitors Center Closes in Palm Beach County, Fla.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Phil Galewitz Jun. 24--JUPITER, Fla.--Palm Beach County, which markets itself as having the "Best of Everything," no longer has a visitors center for tourists to learn about local attractions and accommodations. The visitors...

'Worth' Magazine Ranks Nation's Finest Goods, Services.
June 24, 2002... Byline: Linda Rawls Jun. 24--If you expect and demand the best, you'll book rooms at The Four Seasons hotel, trade stocks through A.G. Edwards or online at Fidelity Investments, fly JetBlue airlines and drive a BMW 745Li -- while making...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Alexandra Clough Column.
June 23, 2002... Byline: Alexandra Clough Jun. 23--BOCA THEATERS OWE $408,000 IN TAXES: Now showing at Muvico Palace 20: Attack of the Killer Tax Bill. It stars the Palm Beach County tax collector on a mission to recover $407,941.80 in property taxes...

Palm Beach, Fla., Area Anticipates Heavy Summer Tourism.
June 23, 2002... Byline: Linda Rawls Jun. 23--The perks of summer for our region's year-round residents -- short checkout lines at the grocery store, your "spot" on the beach and instant seating at your favorite restaurant -- could be a thing of the...

Indiantown, Fla., Agriculture Aviators Will Face New Security Measures in July.
June 22, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 22--INDIANTOWN, Fla.--For Bob Howe and Florida's 81 other agricultural aviators, the calls in the night from the FBI have ended. "They'd call and say, 'Where are you flying?' I got to know the FBI agents...

Construction Deaths in South Florida Are Down, OSHA Reports.
June 22, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 22--DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.--Fewer construction workers are dying on South Florida job sites, thanks in part to stricter enforcement of safety rules, says the head of the Occupational Safety and Health...

Florida Jobless Rate Dips Slightly in May.
June 22, 2002... Byline: Amy Martinez Jun. 22--The state's unemployment rate fell last month as Florida continued to recover from the national economic slowdown faster than many thought possible after Sept. 11, the Agency for Workforce Innovation said...

Real Estate Company Buys Boca Raton, Fla., Office Building.
June 22, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 22--BOCA RATON, Fla.--An Atlanta-based commercial real estate company once based in Boca Raton has bought the former Sensormatic Electronics office building for $9.5 million, the firm said Friday. Songy...

Lantana, Fla., Redevelopment Project Set to Take Off.
June 22, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 22--LANTANA, Fla.--Former West Palm Beach Mayor Nancy Graham now has the development muscle to make her Lantana Landings project "the residential equivalent of CityPlace." Heavyweight housing developers Lennar...

Florida Sugar Prices Near Forfeiture Levels.
June 22, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 22--Come later this summer, Florida's sugar industry could undergo a round of forfeitures like it did two years ago, new federal statistics suggest. U.S. Department of Agriculture figures released late...

Wachovia Chooses Building for Palm Beach County, Fla., Headquarters.
June 22, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 22--Nearly a year after First Union bought Wachovia Corp., the megabank has consolidated its Palm Beach County headquarters at 450 Australian Ave., a building that has hosted a string of bank deals. About...

SEC Proposes Accounting Oversight Board.
June 21, 2002... Byline: Marilyn Geewax Jun. 21--WASHINGTON--The Securities and Exchange Commission, citing "long-standing deficiencies" in the accounting profession, proposes a private-sector board to begin overseeing and disciplining accountants by...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Business Briefs Column.
June 21, 2002... Jun. 21--INDIANTOWN, Fla.--INDIANTOWN GAS WANTS TO DOUBLE RATES: Indiantown Gas Co. is seeking the Public Service Commission approval to double rates for residential and small commercial customers. The company, which says in its filing...

Landmark Furniture Business in North Palm Beach, Fla., May Close.
June 21, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 21--NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.--John Cater says he'll spend his retirement traveling and doing a little extra church work, but don't expect to see him kicking back in some cushy recliner. You wouldn't, either, if...

Court Orders Clewiston, Fla.-Based U.S. Sugar to Pay Chemical-Poisoning Claims.
June 21, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 21--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--G.J. Henson's job as a mechanic at U.S. Sugar meant he inhaled and touched pesticides constantly for 28 years. Chemicals covered the machines he repaired and the cane fields he...

Marketer Ends Deal to Put Ads in Florida Driver License Renewal Notices.
June 20, 2002... Byline: Jim Ash Jun. 20--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--It seemed like a natural vehicle for privatization. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles would save $500,000 in printing and postage in exchange for letting marketers stuff...

EchoStar Adds Local Channels in Palm Beach, Fla., Area to Satellite TV Service.
June 20, 2002... Byline: Susan T. Port Jun. 20--ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla.--Bob Gordon normally gets 20 inquiries a day about signing up for EchoStar, the satellite television service. On Wednesday, Gordon, who is an authorized retailer for EchoStar's...

$4.35 Million Tyco Loan to Boca Raton, Fla., Executive Questioned.
June 20, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 20--BOCA RATON, Fla.--The head of Tyco International's Fire and Security Division in Boca Raton received a $4.35 million interest-free mortgage from the company that was not disclosed to investors in an...

Florida Power & Light Mulls Alternatives to Expansion.
June 20, 2002... Byline: Deborah Circelli Jun. 20--Florida Power & Light Co. said Wednesday that it is considering buying power from El Paso Corp. and Florida Power Corp. instead of expanding its Martin and Manatee power plants. FPL, subsidiary of...

Florida Public Service Panel Approves BellSouth Discount Program.
June 19, 2002... Byline: Deborah Circelli Jun. 19--BellSouth Corp. can continue trying to steal back business customers through a controversial discount program, despite complaints from other phone companies that it hurts competition, the Public Service...

'Boutique' Doctor Practices Require Further Study, AMA Panel Says.
June 19, 2002... Byline: Phil Galewitz Jun. 19--An American Medical Association committee has concluded that "boutique-style" doctor practices arrangements appear legal and proper, but further study is needed to determine whether they're ethical. ...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Business Briefs Column.
June 18, 2002... Jun. 18-- MIAMI--JUDGE SETS DEADLINE FOR FPL BONUSES PROBE: A U.S. district judge ruled Monday that FPL Group Inc. has until mid-September to finish its investigation into whether employees should return millions of dollars in bonuses...

Palm Beach County, Fla., Firms Working to Woo Andersen Clients.
June 18, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 18--Say goodbye to the "Big Five" and hello to the "Final Four." Palm Beach County accounting firms are scrambling to woo the few remaining clients of Arthur Andersen, which was convicted Saturday of...

Boca Raton, Fla.-Area Minority Businesses Pitch Ideas to Potential Investors.
June 18, 2002... Byline: Amy Martinez Jun. 18--BOCA RATON, Fla.--In the three years since Renee Frengut got what she calls "this crazy idea" of starting her own technology company, she has racked up $100,000 in credit card debt, taken out two home equity...

Florida Citrus Growers Having Mixed Year.
June 18, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 18--It's been a mixed bag for Florida growers this season, from slumping grapefruit juice demand to prices for oranges that nudged up just a bit. "It wasn't a great year, but it's not the worst year...

Loxahatchee, Fla., Hospital Gets Approval for Further Expansion.
June 18, 2002... Byline: Phil Galewitz Jun. 18--LOXAHATCHEE, Fla.--State regulators have approved Palms West Hospital's request for 35 more beds, even as it nears completion of a 23-bed addition. When both projects are completed in January 2003, the...

Tyco International Paid Bills on Chairman's Boca Raton, Fla., Home.
June 18, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 18--BOCA RATON, Fla.--Tyco International Ltd. paid thousands in water and sewer bills for Dennis Kozlowski, Tyco's beleaguered former chairman and chief executive who took home $41 million in pay last year....

Canker Controversy Weighs on Florida's Citrus-Growing Industry.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 17--There's a reason why a life-sized orange is featured on Florida's standard license plates. Over the decades, the orange, and the citrus industry that produces it, have been something Floridians...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Real Estate Column.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 17--FRUSTRATED CLEMATIS BACKERS HIT THE ROAD: You can't compete with free. That's what developer Andrew Aiken was saying recently, discussing Clematis Street's seemingly futile attempts to fight for patrons...

Despite Advantages, 'Region' Label Rankles Some South Florida Counties.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Amy Martinez Jun. 17--NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.--Four years since they first started working together, South Florida business leaders are back to square one. "Are we a region?" asks Larry Pelton, president of the Palm Beach...

St. Lucie, Fla.-Area Golf Courses Rank among Nation's Best.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Susan T. Port Jun. 17--The second time around is even better. That's according to Bill Cioffoletti, general manager of PGA Golf Properties in Florida, which operates the golf courses at the PGA Village development in St....

Boca Raton, Fla.-Based Firm Is State's Top Vegetable Grower.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 17--Palm Beach County's agricultural acreage might be shrinking, but the county is still tops in Florida vegetable production. Of the state's 15 largest vegetable growers, seven base their operations...

Laura Ashley Closing Doors on Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Store.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 17--PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.--Enough with this bricks-and-mortar stuff; we're going online. That's essentially what the folks at Laura Ashley are saying these days as the London-based retailer is shuttering...

Free Parking Plan in Palm Beach, Fla., to Benefit Year-Round Residents.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 17--PALM BEACH, Fla.--You can get something for free on Worth Avenue, as long as it's between 10 a.m. and noon weekdays. And if there's a harvest moon that night. And your mother's maiden name begins with...

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Alexandra Clough Column.
June 16, 2002... Byline: Alexandra Clough Jun. 16--NABI MOVING JOBS TO BOCA: Nabi Biopharmaceuticals wanted to be courted with county cash to move jobs to Boca Raton from Miami. But the biotech firm didn't get its wish. A Nabi official confirmed...

Employers Pass along Rising Health Care Costs.
June 16, 2002... Byline: Larry Lipman Jun. 16--WASHINGTON--Health analysts call it "the perfect storm." Like the deadly weather pattern that struck the Northeast in 1991, a confluence of skyrocketing insurance premiums, a shaky economy and rising...

Disposal of Nuclear Waste Fuels Debate from St. Lucie, Fla., to Nevada.
June 16, 2002... Byline: Deborah Circelli Jun. 16--Charles Grande lives within 5 miles of more than 20 years' worth of nuclear waste. If the 61-year-old had his way, he and his neighbors would rather see that radioactive waste stored in another state...

West Palm Beach, Fla., Entrepreneur Applies to Operate Aquaculture Venture.
June 15, 2002... Byline: Susan Salisbury Jun. 15--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--People can't believe it when Scott Bielecky tells them he wants to be a rock farmer. They're even more incredulous once they learn he'll be placing rock 75 feet deep in the...

Consensus against No-Fault Car Insurance Grows in Florida.
June 15, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 15--Like a rusting heap that's suffered one too many fender benders, Florida's auto insurance system has deteriorated into a broken-down jalopy, a growing number of insurance experts say. Fraud is rampant....

Sept. 11 Boosts Flag Sales for West Palm Beach, Fla., Retailer.
June 15, 2002... Byline: Amy Martinez Jun. 15--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Few small business owners understand that better than Larry Trexler. The days and months following Sept. 11 -- perhaps the...

CORRECTION: Port St. Lucie, Fla.-Based Liberator Medical Supply Gets New Owner.
June 15, 2002... Byline: Susan Port Jun. 15--The story slugged PM-MED-SUPPLY, filed for Jun. 15, by KRT Business News, misidentified a company in the headline. The company that was bought was Liberator Medical Supply. The complete, unchanged text...

Tyco International's Credit Rating Causes Concern among Investors.
June 15, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 15--BOCA RATON, Fla.--Tyco International Ltd. is in hot water with authorities in New York, but investors were more concerned Friday about the company's falling credit rating. In a conference call with...

Former Tyco Chief's Cash Behind Chic Eatery in Boca Raton, Fla.
June 15, 2002... Byline: Linda Rawls Jun. 15--BOCA RATON, Fla.--Zemi, this slick seaside city's trendiest restaurant, is in the spotlight for more than its highly rated food these days. That's because the eatery's money man is Dennis Kozlowski,...

Regulators Eye Stock Sale by Father of New York Biotech Firm's Former CEO.
June 15, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 15--Securities regulators are looking into stock trades made by Hallandale Beach resident Jack Waksal, father of Samuel Waksal, former chief executive of embattled biotech company ImClone Systems Inc. ...

Journalism Professor Helps Out at ABC Affiliate in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
June 13, 2002... Byline: Susan T. Port Jun. 13--PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- It's 9:30 on Wednesday morning and broadcast journalists are crowded around a conference table in the studios of WPBF-Channel 25. They're discussing the stories they want to...

Electronics Manufacturer Closes Plant in Mangonia Park, Fla.
June 13, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 13--MANGONIA PARK, Fla. -- Battered by a tough economy, electronics manufacturer Solectron Corp. will close its plant here in March and lay off 374 employees. Milpitas, Calif.-based Solectron told...

Palm Beach, Fla., Housing Costs Blamed for Scaring Businesses.
June 13, 2002... Byline: Amy Martinez Jun. 13--NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Could Palm Beach County's housing market be the next bubble to burst? Larry Pelton, president of Palm Beach County's Business Development Board, said Wednesday he worries the...

Three Waterfront Houses in Boca Raton, Fla., Area Part of Tyco Probe.
June 13, 2002... Byline: Stephen Pounds Jun. 13--BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Three waterfront houses in the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club are part of an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into whether Tyco International Ltd. illegally financed...

Home Depot Stores in Florida Seek to Hire Savvy Do-It-Yourselfers.
June 12, 2002... Byline: Amy Martinez Jun. 12--If you happen to know how to fix a leaky toilet or dripping faucet, congratulations -- you're hired. The nation's largest home improvement retailer is looking to hire 40,000 people and plans to have...

Florida Jet-Furnishings Worker Starts Own Firm, Hires Laid-Off Co-Workers.
June 12, 2002... Byline: Susan Port Jun. 12--PALM CITY, Fla.--Bob Byrne said he never considered leaving Stuart for northeastern Wisconsin. He found plenty of his co-workers at Dettmers Industries who felt the same. So he hired them. Byrne,...

Miami-based Instant Messaging Service Infiltrates AOL's Market Dominance.
June 12, 2002... Byline: Shelley Emling Jun. 12--NEW YORK--In a tactic critics have dubbed "Fortress AIM," America Online's Instant Messenger blocks out users of any IM program but its own. Other IM services, including Microsoft's MSN Messenger, have...

Gender Pay Gap Decreases in Florida during 1990's.
June 11, 2002... Jun. 11--Women seemingly came a long way in Florida during the 1990s, closing the gap in pay to 79 cents for every dollar earned by a man, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau show. That's a dime closer to what men make: In 1990, women...

Palm Beach, Fla.-Area Companies Shuffle on Stock Index.
June 11, 2002... Byline: Jeff Ostrowski Jun. 11--Prison owner Correctional Properties Trust and two medical staffing firms are set to join the Russell 2000 stock index next month, while antenna tower landlord SBA Communications will be dropped from the...

Walgreens Leaves Palm Beach, Fla., Shopping Center.
June 11, 2002... Byline: Paul Owers Jun. 11--WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--Walgreens has closed its Palm Beach Mall store, which opened as an original tenant of the shopping center in 1967. The drugstore closed May 31, although its lease expires at the end...