Florida Trend articles from March 2003

Florida Trend archives from March 2003

Strengthening Florida's business climate from the inside out. (Corner Office).(Column)
March 1, 2003... The Florida Legislature goes into session in a few days, and our state's lawmakers are facing some complex fiscal challenges and thorny insurance-related issues. In last month's FLORIDA TREND, our Tallahassee Trend report detailed the tough...

Readers. (Viewpoint).
March 1, 2003... PRIVATE SCHOOL, PUBLIC LAND It is unfortunate that FLORIDA TREND chose to highlight the one-sided perspective of the Palm Beach Post in regards to the purchase of land from and the sale of land to The King's Academy, a private school, by...

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2003... In a January Industry Outlook report on media, WTVT-Channel 13, a Fox affiliate in Tampa, was omitted from a list of stations owned by News Corp.

Cuban flair. (Homes & Estates).(furniture by Luis Lopez)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cuban-born interior decorator Luis Lopez has created a Havana-Deco furniture collection (luislopezinteriors.com) designed specifically for south Florida. His sofas, chairs and other pieces are a nostalgic fusion of 1950s Havana-style and the...

The high seas. (Homes & Estates).(ResidenSea Ltd. offers residences on ocean liner for sale)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Owners of "The World," a 1-year-old community-at-sea ocean liner that docked off the coast of south Florida in October, are targeting Floridians and Californians to become resident-passengers. Owned by ResidenSea Ltd., the ocean liner cruises...

Uptown town homes. (Homes & Estates).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Until recently, super-exclusive Palm Beach was known more for gated mansions and luxurious estates. But the community is seeing more new town home construction than it's accustomed to, and there's plenty of demand. "There are lots of...

Movin' on up. (Homes & Estates).(trends in residential real estate)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... Tampa Bay real estate values may pale in comparison to the mega-million-dollar homes of Palm Beach and Boca Raton, but a recent analysis of single-family home sales with $1-million-plus price tags shows Hillsborough and Pinellas counties making...

People skills. (Contracting).(Science Applications International Corp. leader Bever Kitaoka explains her management style)(Company Profile)
March 1, 2003... Beverly Kitaoka advises women engineers she mentors to "go do something other people won't do." She practices what she preaches. In 1990, she came to Orlando for defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. to take over an...

In the pilot's seat. (Aerospace).(JoAnne Puglisi, Lockheed Martin program manager for Joint Strike Fighter training system)
March 1, 2003... With far from idle curiosity, JoAnne Puglisi in 2001 watched the video feed of the Air Force secretary announce which company had won a $19-billion contract to build the nation's next-generation fighter. Puglisi by then had spent seven...

Idea man. (Defense).(profile of Bob Allen, president of I.D.E.A.S.)(Interview)
March 1, 2003... Bob Allen is squeamish - good-natured, but squeamish -- about being featured in a spread on defense industry players. "I would not characterize us as being in the defense industry," Allen says. Nor, he says, is his company a technology company....

Automotive. (Players).(Family Enterprises names Colin Brown CEO)
March 1, 2003... Family Enterprises of Deerfield Beach has promoted Colin Brown to CEO. Brown, 53, was most recently COO and president and takes over from Pat Moran, who remains chairman of the automotive and financial services company.

Banking. (Players).(two industry appointment news briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... R. Stan Kryder has been named executive vice president of Birmingham, Ala.-based AmSouth Bank's Florida operations. Kryder was most recently a senior vice president at First Union, now Wachovia. Fort Pierce-based Harbor Florida Bancshares,...

Communications. (Players).(Harris Corp. names Howard L. Lance CEO)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Howard L. Lance has been promoted to president and CEO of communications equipment maker Harris Corp. in Melbourne. Lance, 47, was most recently president of Dayton, Ohio-based NCR Corp., an ATM manufacturer and business consultant, and...

Government. (Players).(Manny Varas named to Presidential Business Commission)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Manny Varas was the only Floridian tapped to serve on President Bush's Presidential Business Commission, which helps plan strategy for the Republican leadership. Varas is CEO of Professional Casualty Insurance in Miami.

Healthcare. (Players).(Florida Association of Health Plans names Robert A. Wychulis CEO)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Florida Association of Health Plans, a trade association representing 11 HMOs in Florida, has named Robert A. Wychulis president and CEO. Wychulis, 47, replaces Stephen McNamara, who will become the association's lead political consultant.

Manufacturing. (Players).(William M. Bouverie named CEO of Data max Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... William M. Bouverie has been promoted to CEO of Orlando-based Data max Corp., a bar code equipment manufacturer. Bouverie was most recently a vice president and served as president since January 2002.

Media. (Players).(Michael Colleran named general manager of WFOR, WBFS, WTVX television stations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Michael Colleran takes over as general manager of WFOR-Channel 4 and WBFS-Channel 33 in Miami and WTVX-Channel 34 in West Palm Beach, all Viacom stations. Colleran was most recently general sales manager at KABC-TV Los Angeles.

Telecommunications. (Players).(two industry appointment briefs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Sarasota-based Comdial Corp., an office telecommunications equipment maker, has named Ken Clinebell CFO. Clinebell was most recently CFO at Vicorp Holding, an international software developer, and replaces Paul Suijk, who resigned in December....

Behind the scenes at a Florida lottery drawing: A model of security, credibility and integrity the integrity of the games is priority one.
March 1, 2003... Lights... Camera... Action! Every evening, Floridians turn on their televisions to watch the Florida Lottery's exciting On-line game drawings. Thanks to hours of preparation, a full range of backup systems and around-the-clock security checks,...

Focusing on home: Miami-Dade's economic developers turn to a new Beacon Council leader to help nurture business. (Economic Development).(Interview)
March 1, 2003... Under new Beacon Council Chairwoman Robin Reiter -- president of the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation -- Miami-Dade's pubic/private economic development agency pledges to nurture its existing business base. FT: The Beacon Council...

Beckman Coulter. (In the News: Miami).(to announce layoffs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Laboratory products maker Beckman Coulter will trim about 40 jobs from its Miami manufacturing facility.

Miami Intermodal Center transit hub. (In the News: Miami).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Transportation officials have proposed a massive complex adjoining the Miami Intermodal Center transit hub being built next to Miami International Airport. Planners believe the facility can support a conference center, 100,000 square feet of...

United Airlines. (In the News: Miami).(to lay off nine at Miami International Airport)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... United Airlines will cut nine jobs at Miami International Airport. The airline is operating under bankruptcy protection.

Free Trade Area of the Americas. (In the News: Miami).
March 1, 2003... Trade ministers from throughout the hemisphere will meet in Miami in November to discuss the formation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas. Although the exact date has not been set, the meeting will be scheduled around the Americas Business...

Resort complex on Watson Island. (In the News: Miami).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The City Commission has given the go-ahead for a $281-million resort complex on Watson Island, a largely undeveloped chunk of land just off downtown Miami. Plans call for two five-star hotels, retail space and a marina.

Dresdner Bank Group. (In the News: Miami).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Blaming lingering turmoil in Latin America, Germany-based Dresdner Bank Group has announced it will close the Miami office of its Latin operations, laying off about 140. The bank plans to scale back much of its operations throughout Latin...

Panamco. (In the News: Miami).(acquired by Coca-Cola FEMSA)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Miami-based Panamco (NYSE-PB), Latin America's largest soft drink bottler, has agreed to a buyout offer from Mexico's bottling giant Coca-Cola FEMSA. Panamco has struggled through reduced operating profits recently as economic conditions have...

Answerthink. (In the News: Miami).(faces accounting investigations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Answerthink (Nasdaq-ANSR), the once high-flying technology consulting firm, is facing mounting allegations that it issued false and misleading financial statements from 2000-02. At least six shareholder suits charge senior executives with...

Ryder System. (In the News: Miami Dade).(moves headquarters to Medley, Florida)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... After announcing it might abandon its headquarters in west Miami-Dade, possibly relocating to Broward, Ryder System (NYSE-R) agreed to move to nearby Medley. The decision came after the county offered the transportation and logistics company...

The Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. (In the News: Miami Dade).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Through last November, Miami-Dade led the state in monthly job growth in all but one month, reports the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Economic development officials say construction, retail, business services and health services are...

Commercial real estate: The years ahead. (Florida Trendline).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... The average vacancy rate in downtown Miami's commercial market was 10.1% in the fourth quarter of 2002. In the city's suburban markets, the rate was 14.1% Here's how the forecast for Miami's markets compares with Orlando's, Tampa's and other...

Contract corruption. (Miami International Airport).(Richard Mendez pleads guilty)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... MIAMI -- A former official at Miami International Airport with oversight of the facility's $5-billion expansion project has pleaded guilty to taking cash payments in exchange for awarding lucrative county contracts. Richard Mendez, former...

Charter leader: Pembroke Pines' charter school system empowers educators and is popular with parents. (Education).
March 1, 2003... Five years ago, as Pembroke Pines' population was doubling and portable classrooms blossomed like mushrooms on school campuses, city officials decided they couldn't wait for the county school district to catch up. They applied for a...

Grotech Capital Group. (In the News: Boca Raton).(will open branch office)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Timonium, Md.-based venture capital firm Grotech Capital Group plans to open a four-employee south Florida office this year and is looking at sites in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale.

Broward Democratic Party chief Mitch Ceasar. (In the News: Broward County).(faces criticism of lobbying practices)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Broward Democratic Party chief Mitch Ceasar is facing criticism for the party's declining influence and for perceptions that his lobbying practice interferes with his ability to lead the party.

Miriam Oliphant. (In the News: Broward County).(overspends county's elections budget)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Broward County commissioners reluctantly advanced elections supervisor Miriam Oliphant $170,000 to help tide the office over through last month's two municipal primaries. But the office was expected to be broke again by this month, when...

Match Point Inc. (In the News: Delray Beach).(Delray Beach, Florida may renegotiate contract for tennis tournament)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Officials are contemplating a change in the city's contract with Match Point Inc., which runs the International Tennis Championships, the premier event of the city's tennis center. The company has had difficulty finding a title sponsor for the...

Tree City USA program. (In the News: Delray Beach).(Delray Beach hopes for recognition)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... City officials want back in the good graces of the Tree City USA program, which bestows the title on cities with active tree conservation programs. Delray Beach hasn't had the title since 1993 but is now contemplating an urban forestry program...

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. (In the News: Fort Lauderdale).(installs sound equipment to deter birds)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport officials are hoping that two high-frequency sound devices will reduce the rising number of bird-plane collisions, which have increased because of airport expansion and dwindling habitat.

"Borrowing" sand. (In the News: Hollywood).(beach reconstruction causes controversy)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Deerfield Beach officials have voiced objections to a plan that calls for "borrowing" sand from five sites between Deerfield Beach and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea to renourish a stretch of beach that includes the lavish Westin Diplomat Resort and...

The cost of repaving Palm Beach Road. (In the News: Martin County).(higher than officials thought)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... County officials underestimated the cost of repaving Palm Beach Road and widening the intersection of High Meadows Avenue and Martin Downs Boulevard and now have to figure out how to come up with an extra $1.6 million. County Administrator Russ...

Odwalla Inc. (In the News: Palm Beach County).(cancels plans for Palm Beach County, Florida plant)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... After acquiring Odwalla Inc. of Half Moon Bay, Calif., the Coca-Cola Co. dropped the company's plans to bring a juice-processing plant to a 35,000-sq.-ft. plant in western Palm Beach County.

Commercial fishing. (In the News: Plantation).(outlawed in St. Petersburg canals)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Officials repealed a never-used ordinance prohibiting commercial fishing in the city's seven miles of canals after a St. Petersburg commercial fisherman included the city in a lawsuit against 46 cities that restrict commercial fishing.

Work of Art. (Norton Museum).(museum to open new wing)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... PALM BEACH -- The Norton Museum of Art's two-year expansion project is scheduled for completion this month with the opening of a $30-million, 42,000-sq.-ft. addition.

Choice or chance? A new school choice plan in Pinellas gets off to a bumpy start. (Education).(Pinellas County, Florida begins busing program)
March 1, 2003... This fall more than 103,000 Pinellas County students will go to school under a new system called "controlled choice." The plan eliminates traditional zoning -- determining students' schools based on where they live -- and busing to achieve...

Lakeland Electric General Manager Keith Hulbert. (In the News: Lakeland).(resigns)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... After a rocky two-year relationship with Lakeland city commissioners, Lakeland Electric General Manager Keith Hulbert resigned early this year. Hulbert, 41, was hired by the city to diversify the utility, but commissioners were reluctant to...

Tim Constantine. (In the News: Naples).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Tim Constantine, a former Collier County commissioner, was sentenced to one year in prison for using his influence to get a $100,000 business loan from backers of Stadium Naples, a 12,000-seat arena that was never built.

$20-million complex. (In the News: Safety Harbor).(Village Partners plans buildings)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Orlando-based Village Partners plans to begin building a $20-million complex on the corner of Bayshore Boulevard and Main Street in Safety Harbor in June. The four-building project will include a restaurant, offices, retail space, 18...

Baker Electronics. (In the News: Sarasota).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Honeywell International acquired Sarasota-based Baker Electronics, an aircraft cabin management systems supplier, for an undisclosed price. Baker will change its name to Honeywell Cabin Management Systems and Services.

Moved to Southwest Florida. (In the News: Southwest Florida).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... More than 5,000 people have moved to southwest Florida, mostly to Naples, from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties since 1999, according to the Internal Revenue Service, which tracks changing addresses among taxpayers.

International Paintball Manufacturing Corp. (In the News: St. Petersburg).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... International Paintball Manufacturing Corp. secured $1.5 million in financing from United Kingdom-based Mercatus & Partners.

Danka Business Systems. (In the News: St. Petersburg).(Toshiba TEC Germany Imaging Systems)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Danka Business Systems is selling a unit that sells and services Toshiba copiers in the Netherlands for about $6.7 million to Toshiba TEC Germany Imaging Systems.

Raymond James Financial. (In the News: St. Petersburg).(revamping BOD)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) is revamping its board to give outside directors a majority presence. Huntington James, son of Raymond James Chairman Thomas A. James, is one of five company board members losing a seat.

$70-million, 30-story condominium tower. (In the News: St. Petersburg).(Opus South Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Tampa-based Opus South Corp. plans to build a $70-million, 30-story condominium tower on Beach Drive in St. Petersburg, replacing the Beach Park Motor Inn. The project is supposed to start by the end of the year and include 120 condos, a...

Stetson University College of Law. (In the News: St. Petersburg).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Stetson University College of Law has broken ground on a branch in Tampa, the city's first law school. The school will be built on 7.3 acres on Tampa Street just off Interstate 275.

Tampa Bay's World Trade Center. (In the News: St. Petersburg).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... After a year of missing its $18,871 monthly rent at the Tampa Port Authority's headquarters, Tampa Bay's World Trade Center faces eviction. The trade center, charged with attracting international business, subleases the space from the city of...

Stardancer Casino owners. (In the News: Tampa Bay).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Federal agents raided offices, homes and gaming ships of Stardancer Casino owners, seizing six boats in Tampa Bay. Agents are investigating investor Mark Steven Miller, who allegedly funneled $15.5 million from the Ohio bank where he worked to...

Tampa Bay Water's. (In the News: Tampa Bay).(Covanta Energy needs more time and money)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... After several delays, the builder of Tampa Bay Water's $110-million desalination plant says it needs another four months and $1.8 million to complete the plant, which was supposed to begin operating in January. Covanta Energy, which filed for...

Rinker Materials always chooses Port Canaveral for shipments of reinforcing steel in Florida. (Special Advertising Report).
March 1, 2003... Rinker Materials, one of the state's largest cement and concrete manufacturing companies, imports all its steel rebar for reinforcing concrete in Florida through Port Canaveral. The steel arrives at the Port from three continents -- Asia,...

'Catching up': the upper end of metro Orlando's housing market is booming. (Housing).
March 1, 2003... Home builders are challenging the perception of central Florida as a downscale housing market. Although home prices countywide remain lower than the state average, high-end developments are reporting brisk sales, spurred on by low mortgage...

Kennedy Space Center. (In the News: Cape Cannaveral).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Shuttle Columbia's debris is being reassembled at Kennedy Space Center, where the orbiter was prepared for launch. Engineers there will try to determine the cause of the Feb. 1 disaster. KSC workers did the same with the Challenger after it...

BellSouth. (In the News: Daytona Beach).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... BellSouth plans to test wireless broadband technology in Daytona Beach by providing high-speed broadband connections from fixed wireless base stations scattered through the trial area. The test will include about 100 participants in an area...

Brown & Brown. (In the News: Daytona Beach).(has bought Coleman Co. Insurance Services )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Insurer Brown & Brown (NYSE-BRO) has bought Coleman Co. Insurance Services in San Antonio for an undisclosed amount. Coleman has annual revenue of about $3 million and is a retail commercial property and casualty insurance agency.

GoCo-op Inc. (In the News: Maitland).(loses contract, lay-offs)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... GoCo-op Inc. lost a key contract and laid off all but a core staff of 10. The e-commerce company employed 200 two years ago.

Ottoman Treasures. (In the News: Mount Dora).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Ottoman Treasures has opened a 90,000-sq.-ft. showroom inside a former citrus packinghouse where it will sell furniture and decorative accessories. Until now, its pieces were available only through interior designers and wholesalers.

12-restaurant e.brands Group. (In the News: Orlando).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A group of Orlando investors headed by John Walker and Rachid Choufani has purchased the 12-restaurant e.brands Group, a division of Dallas-based Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc. The restaurants include the Samba Room and Timpano Italian...

Zero-G. (In the News: Orlando).(received $18,000 in city incentives )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Los Angeles-based Zero-G received $18,000 in city incentives to launch a thrill ride that allows customers to experience simulated weightlessness. The company plans to use stripped-down Boeing 727s to take 25 customers at a time on a series of...

Harcourt Education. (In the News: Orlando).(will lay off 270)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Textbook publisher Harcourt Education will lay off 270 nationwide and 90 locally.

Two enter Citrus Hall of Fame. (Agriculture).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... WINTER HAVEN -- The Florida Citrus Hall of Fame has inducted Mohamed A. Ismail, senior research scientist for the Florida Department of Citrus, and the late Sam H. Killebrew Sr. Ismail, of Lake Alfred, is noted for his automated...

International Drive hotels. (In the News: Orlando).(agricultural exemption for International Drive hotels upheld)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A special master for the Value Adjustment Board has upheld an agricultural exemption for International Drive hotels that claim vacant land deserves an agricultural designation, slashing the hotels' property taxes by an aggregate $4.4 million....

Planet Hollywood. (In the News: Orlando).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Planet Hollywood (OTC-PHWDQ.PK) may soon be in the high-stakes casino game in Las Vegas. Published reports in Nevada say Planet Hollywood co-founder and CEO Robert Earl is putting together a deal to buy the bankrupt Aladdin, a 2,567-room resort...

Florida Digital Network. (In the News: Orlando).(planning to buy the Southeast operations of Mpower Communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Florida Digital Network is planning to buy the Southeast operations of Mpower Communications, one of its largest competitors, nearly doubling its size. FDN says the acquisition would add 77,000 voice and data lines to the 100,000 lines it...

Universal Studios Orlando. (In the News: Orlando).(replace the closed Kongfrontation ride )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Universal Studios Orlando plans to replace the closed Kongfrontation ride with an indoor roller coaster based on the two movies The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.

The Orange County Convention Center. (In the News: Orange County).(Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association trade show )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Orange County Convention Center will host the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association trade show for a three-year run starting next year. The show will feature 70,000 delegates and carry an economic punch of $82 million, making it the...

Epcot. (In the News: Osceola County).(exhibit on modern agriculture )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The American Farm Bureau Federation will sponsor an exhibit on modern agriculture at Epcot, taking the place of the exhibit that has been sponsored by Monsanto Co.

Studying Florida: former chancellor Adam Herbert's Florida Center aims to help guide state policy. (Research).(Interview)
March 1, 2003... When the Legislature abolished the Board of Regents in 2001, Adam W. Herbert, the State University System's sixth chancellor, wasn't out of work long. That same year he opened the Florida Center for Public Policy and Leadership, which the...

Moratorium on most new construction. (In the News: Alachua).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... City commissioners have approved a one-year moratorium on most new construction, saying planners need time to revise land-use regulations. One notable exception to the ban: Wal-Mart's proposed warehouse.

Gainesville Regional Airport. (In the News: Gainesville).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Gainesville Regional Airport has established a $650,000 "ticket trust" it hopes will persuade Continental Airlines to start twice-daily flights to the airline's Newark, N.J., hub. The money, pledged by local businesses, would be used to buy...

JaxPort. (In the News: Jacksonville).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... JaxPort welcomes a new Brazilian import -- the Cross Lander 244. An estimated 6,000 of the turbo diesel-powered SUVs will be shipped to Jacksonville this year for delivery to dealerships throughout the U.S.

28 Whataburger restaurants in northeast Florida. (In the News: Jacksonville).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... An investment group that includes Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell plans to open 28 Whataburger restaurants in northeast Florida -- the largest franchise agreement in the Corpus Christi, Texas-based chain's 53-year history.

Clearwire. (In the News: Jacksonville).(wireless broadband service)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A Texas company has introduced a wireless broadband service that offers high-speed internet access to customers inside the I-295 corridor. Clearwire is marketing its radio signal service to people who don't have access to cable modems or...

LaVilla Square Associates. (In the News: Jacksonville).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... With city support, a local development group plans to build the first homes in more than 50 years in the LaVilla neighborhood. LaVilla Square Associates will use a $320,000 grant from the Downtown Development Authority to build 34 town houses...

Proton beam cancer treatment facility. (In the News: Jacksonville).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Construction of the states first proton beam cancer treatment facility at Shands hospital begins next month. The $92-million facility will help doctors target tumors in children and cancers of the prostate, brain, eyes and head and neck.

Creating Opportunities that Result in Excellence. (In the News: Jacksonville).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... A program that assigns educators to Duval County's lowest-achieving schools ("Hard Lessons," May 2002, FloridaTrend.com) is losing teachers at triple the average rate. Sixteen of the 172 participants in the Creating Opportunities that Result in...