Florida Trend articles from April 2007

Florida Trend archives from April 2007

On the Web in April.(FloridaTrend.com: THE WEBSITE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS)
April 1, 2007... Check out our web-exclusive content this month at FloridaTrend.com/Extra. * Save Energy--and Money Eastman Kodak saved $8.6 million in operating costs in just a year after implementing an energy-management plan. Small and medium-sized...

Be prepared.(Corner Office)(to tell about your city)
April 1, 2007

Green building.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... Cynthia Barnett's article on green building ["Going Green," February, FloridaTrend.com] calls attention to businesses taking great steps to conserve energy. These companies should be lauded for their efforts. However, businesses that cannot...

Overdevelopment.(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007

Economics of arts.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2007... I appreciate Mark Howard's "Three C's" editorial [January, FloridaTrend. corn], but there are several points that would be helpful to have been included. While economic developers may be unsure about how an arts center benefits their community,...

Pumped up.(Executive Lifestyles: Women's Fashion)
April 1, 2007... Shoes have been a passion for Debi Rodi since she was 12. At times, she has 150 pairs in her closet. Now she's putting her footwear designs in other women's closets. Rodi has been in the fashion industry for more than 20 years. In 2005,...

Style setter.(Executive Lifestyles: Women's Fashion)(Karen Weiner Escalera, KWE Group)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

In the bag.(Executive Lifestyles: Women's Fashion)
April 1, 2007... Many women have a love-hate relationship with handbags. They want function. They want versatility. And, of course, the bag must match their outfits. Enter Jane Lang. By day she's a vice president and financial adviser at Raymond James in Boca...

After hours.(Executive Lifestyles: Women's Fashion)(Kim Bolufe of Bolufe boutique)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Accessory winners.(Executive Lifestyles: Women's Fashion)
April 1, 2007... When it comes to accessories, Chanel always rolls out a winner or two each season. For spring, it's the bracelet. The relatively new Chanel boutique at the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens has several show-stoppers, such as the gold-braided...

A growing concern.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Anti-aging)(US Administration on Aging seeking funds to help senior citizens)
April 1, 2007

A pain in the back.(AGING AND THE LOWER BACK)
April 1, 2007... * Problems occur most often between ages 30 and 50 because of aging and a sedentary lifestyle with bursts of physical activity. * It is the most common cause of job-related disability. * It is the second-most-common neurological ailment...

Back breakthrough.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Anti-aging)
April 1, 2007... Dr. Luis E. Crespo--whose Crespo & Associates in Tampa was one of the first facilities in the country to specialize in non-invasive therapy for neck and back pain--has opened a National Spine Centers in Coral Gables. The center will be...

Upcoming.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Anti-aging)(International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine and Regenerative Biomedical Technologies)
April 1, 2007

Ginn tonic.(Executive Lifestyles: Travel: Ginn Hammock Beach)
April 1, 2007... Ginn Hammock Beach in Palm Coast, part of the Ginn Resorts chain of private clubs, now owns the neighboring Ocean Hammock Resort, which includes an oceanfront Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course and the AAA four-diamond Lodge at Ocean Hammock....

Travel aid.(Executive Lifestyles: Travel: Ginn Hammock Beach)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

The Downtown Disney Resort Area Hotels.
April 1, 2007... The Downtown Disney Resort Area Hotels consortium of seven properties at Lake Buena Vista is unveiling a combined $100 million in renovations this year that range from room upgrades to new restaurants to additional meeting space. Properties...

Downtown Tallahassee hotel.
April 1, 2007... Finvarb Group, which owns and operates Marriott-branded properties nationwide, has opened the first new downtown Tallahassee hotel in more than 20 years. The 135-room Residence Inn by Marriott is across the street from the Tallahassee Leon...

Fusion at its finest.(Executive Lifestyles: Dining and Spirits)(Karma)(Restaurant review)
April 1, 2007

Phyllis Apple: CEO, The Apple Organization, age 84.(Icon)(Interview)
April 1, 2007

Fitness game plan.(Trendsetters: Healthcare)
April 1, 2007... Lisa Witherspoon was an All-American in basketball at Virginia Tech. "I enjoyed a great deal of success as an athlete," she says appreciatively. That success seems to have attuned her to kids who haven't enjoyed the same. She taught P.E. in...

A handle on healthcare.(Trendsetters: Healthcare)
April 1, 2007... "You can't control healthcare costs without controlling healthcare." That maxim is offered by Todd Keller, CE0 of a Jacksonville workplace healthcare company, in explaining how his 21-year-old company has grown from an industrial medicine...

Creating a memorial.(Trendsetters: Healthcare)
April 1, 2007... Bio: Ohio native, graduate of a Miami-Dade high school, Miami Dade College, Florida International University (master's, healthcare management) and University of Miami (bachelor's). Years at Memorial: 33. Years as CEO: 20. What it...

Dean of elder care.(Trendsetters: Healthcare)(Kelley Rice-Schild, Floridean Nursing and Rehabilitation Center)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Nisha M. Broodie.(NOTABLES)
April 1, 2007... Cancer biologist Nisha M. Broodie, 23, University of Miami biology senior, won a Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which provides underrepresented minorities with financial support toward a Ph.D. in the life sciences....

Richard Slevinski.(NOTABLES)
April 1, 2007... Pioneering and award-winning emergency medicine doc Richard Slevinski, 58, president, Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center, is working to build in Orlando a $6-million home for the center with classrooms and simulation labs for...

Keep it growing: variety is the hallmark of research activity in Florida.
April 1, 2007

Innovators: along with highlights of economic conditions around the state, this year's Economic Yearbook issue focuses on the innovators who are playing such an important role as Florida's economy evolves.(ECONOMIC YEARBOOK 2007)
April 1, 2007... The 10 regions in this year's Economic Yearbook share three common problems: High property insurance premiums, burdensome property taxes and a slowdown in residential real estate activity. Naples, for instance, has reported a 50% drop in home...

Adapting: can Florida become a model for how U.S. states adapt to climate change?(GLOBAL WARMING)
April 1, 2007... Across Europe these days, debate rages over how nations and states should prepare for a changing climate, particularly rising sea levels that will test waterfront cities from Venice to Amsterdam. Governments and insurance companies alike have...

Vital statistics.(ECONOMIC YEARBOOK 2007)(Statistical table)
April 1, 2007

Balancing act.(SOUTHEAST)
April 1, 2007... REGIONAL TRENDS REAL ESTATE: The pace of growth in southeast Florida this year will be tempered by a sharp drop in housing starts and a real estate market weakened by over-supply. Declining real estate values could ripple though the...

Multifaceted.(TREASURE COAST)(Cover story)
April 1, 2007... REGIONAL TRENDS COLLEGE CONNECTION: Look at groundbreaking changes in the Treasure Coast and it doesn't seem to be long before you run across Indian River Community College President Edwin Massey or Florida Atlantic University President...

New directions.(SOUTHWEST)
April 1, 2007

Fulfilling the promise.(TAMPA BAY)
April 1, 2007... REGIONAL TRENDS HIGH-TECH FOCUS: The entire region should benefit from SRI International's arrival in St. Petersburg and efforts between the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and Merck to create a cancer research venture...

A new spirit.(Florida economic trends)
April 1, 2007

Preparing for change.(SPACE COAST)
April 1, 2007... REGIONAL TRENDS NEW MISSION: In Brevard County, NASA and the Kennedy Space Center launch site have been the economic engine for more than four decades. But there's concern that the shift from the space shuttle to NASA's new Space...

Upbeat, uncertain.(NORTH CENTRAL)
April 1, 2007... REGIONAL TRENDS NEW DEVELOPMENTS: a Wal-Mart distribution center opened in January, creating 800 jobs, and another for Sysco will add about 300 in Alachua County. David Ramsey, research-marketing manager for Gainesville's Council for...

Room for the boom.(NORTHEAST)(Florida economic trends)
April 1, 2007

Rounding out the economy.(BIG BEND)(Company overview)
April 1, 2007... REGIONAL TRENDS MANUFACTURING GROWTH: Tallahassee is getting serious about diversifying its economy. Throughout the Big Bend, developer interest is increasing. "We have an honest-to-goodness manufacturing base emerging here," says Bill...

Playing off its strengths.(NORTHWEST)(Florida economic trends)
April 1, 2007

Smaller, stronger: managing partner Howell Melton is 'eliminating weakness' at Holland & Knight.(STRATEGY)
April 1, 2007

A question of diversity.(Of Counsel: Florida Law)(in law firms)(Brief article)
April 1, 2007

Becker & Poliakoff.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
April 1, 2007... Becker & Poliakoff hired Miguel Diaz de la Portilla to lead the firm's government and lobbying practice in Miami-Dade County. The former Miami-Dade commissioner will continue his land-use, zoning and governmental procurement practice.

Cozen O'Connor.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
April 1, 2007... Philadelphia-based Cozen O'Connor named trial lawyer Richard M. Dunn managing partner of the Miami office.

Akerman Senterfitt.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
April 1, 2007... Amy Ostrom rejoined Akerman Senterfitt as patent agent in the firm's West Palm Beach office. Ostrom, who has a doctorate in molecular genetics, handles patent applications in genetics, gene therapy, molecular biology and virology, as well as...

Florida Chamber Political Institute.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
April 1, 2007... Orlando lawyer Frederick W. Leonhardt of GrayRobinson was named chairman of the Florida Chamber Political Institute, a research and legislative organization that works to promote a business-friendly environment in the Florida Legislature.

Foley & Lardner.(BUSINESS BRIEFS)
April 1, 2007... Foley & Lardner tapped Michael Gay as its managing partner in Orlando; he replaces Edmund Baxa, who steps down after 11 years to focus on his construction and white-collar defense practice as well as his role as chairman of the Foley's national...

Trojan donkey? Republicans make nice, Dems love it, but is all what it seems?(Tallahassee Trend: GOP Strategy)
April 1, 2007... Did the Democrats take over Florida while we weren't looking? We know about Gov. Charlie Crist, his appointment of Democrats, his moderate tone, his palpable determination to be "not Jeb Bush" in style and even policy. Democrats have been...

2007 bank holding, companies.(Top Rank Florida[TM])
April 1, 2007... 2007 Bank Holding, Companies (deposits as of 6/30/06) 2007 2006 Rank Rank Bank Holding Company Website 1 1 Bank of America bofa.com 2 2 Wachovia Corp. ...

Backbone.(Editorial)
April 1, 2007