Florida Trend articles from April 2009

Florida Trend archives from April 2009

A 'twist' on fraud.(FloridaTrend.com: THE WEBSITE OF FLORIDA BUSINESS)
April 1, 2009... Florida CFO Alex Sink says the number of complaints from seniors about unscrupulous financial advisers and insurance agents who steer them into unsuitable annuities has nearly quadrupled in the past three years. Some cases involve a practice...

Memories to last a lifetime.(Corner Office)
April 1, 2009... My April 2nd retirement date is finally here, and it's time to reflect and also to look ahead. It's very difficult for me to do this without taking a look at some of the events and happenings that brought me to FLORIDA TREND. As I look back on...

Gun shows.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
April 1, 2009... I just wanted to send you a big "thank you" for writing such a great and positive story ["Bucks for the Bang," February, FloridaTrend.com] for the law-abiding citizens in the firearms community! It is very, very rare that I ever see any...

Correction.(Readers)(Correction notice)
April 1, 2009... North Palm Beach's pension fund ratio is 42%. West Palm Beach general's is 71%.

On the road.(Florida Life: Lifestyles)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mark Perlberg President/CEO, Oasis Outsourcing West Palm Beach [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mark Perlberg enjoys business travel, which is a good thing since he's on the road 35% to 40% of the year. His...

Taking to the skies.(Florida Life: Getaways)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Almost a century after the first barnstormer buzzed the Orlando fairgrounds, the annual Sun 'n Fun Fly-In brings in more than 4,000 planes of all sizes and ages to the skies of Polk County, along with a big crew of...

Wine & spirits.(Florida Life: Dining)
April 1, 2009... RED II Molino di Grace, Chianti Italy $25 A 21st-century Chianti that tastes of cherries and plums. It's luscious off the shelf and has holding power for decades. Thoroughly modern ingredients, all Sangiovese, but richly...

Painting duo.(BOCA RATON)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Boca Raton Museum of Art is presenting "Cleve Gray: Man and Nature," a retrospective exhibition of the late American painter, through May 31 with an exhibition of the work of painter Andrew Stevovich: "The Truth...

Southeast.(FLORIDA TREND'S ECONOMIC YEARBOOK 2009)
April 1, 2009... "Overall, I think people are optimistic that we will see improvement in the economy sooner rather than later." --Paula Pearson, executive vice president, SunTrust Bank, South Florida FORT LAUDERDALE/BROWARD COUNTY Recently, the...

Treasure Coast.(FLORIDA TREND'S ECONOMIC YEARBOOK 2009)
April 1, 2009... VERO BEACH/INDIAN RIVER COUNTY Indian River, though one of the wealthiest counties in Florida, is feeling the recession along with the rest. Housing starts have fallen to 2001 levels, unemployment is 10.8% and the county's largest private...

Tampa Bay.(FLORIDA TREND'S ECONOMIC YEARBOOK 2009)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TAMPA / HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY Only weeks after the USAA insurance company announced it's adding 400 jobs in Tampa, Smithfield Foods announced it is closing its 760-worker Plant City facility. "It's still quite an...

Big bend.(FLORIDA TREND'S ECONOMIC YEARBOOK 2009)
April 1, 2009... "The healthcare sector both locally and statewide continues to be the sole industry that generates jobs at a steady pace." --Kimberly Moore, CEO, Workforce Plus Regional Workforce Development Board TALLAHASSEE / LEON COUNTY State...

Northwest.(FLORIDA TREND'S ECONOMIC YEARBOOK 2009)
April 1, 2009... PENSACOLA / ESCAMBIA COUNTY The Pensacola area's nearly $1 billion military and civilian Navy payroll, a strong healthcare sector and record tourism numbers (up 5% in fiscal 2008) help stabilize the economy. That's despite recessionary...

Fostering efficiency: a high-tech monitoring system helps one foster care agency better monitor foster kids--and caseworkers.(Innovation: Social Services)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Eight years after Rilya Wilson disappeared from her Miami foster home, monitoring Florida's foster children--and the caseworkers who look after them--is still a work in progress. So Our Kids of Miami-Dade/Monroe, the...

Taking stock: in the wake of a rash of investment scams, two legislators aim to crack down on securities fraud.(Tallahassee Trend: Securities Laws)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Freshman Republican Rep. Tom Grady, a securities lawyer who represents coastal Collier County, knows well the uphill battle that victims of Ponzi schemes typically face. Nine years ago, Grady represented more than...

2009 bank holding companies (deposits as of 6/30/08).(Top Rank Florida[TM])
April 1, 2009... Top Rank Florida[TM] 2009 Bank Holding Companies (deposits as of 6/30/08) 2009 2008 Rank Rank Bank Holding Company Website 1 2 Wachovia Corp. (1) wachovia.com 2 1 Bank of America...