The Business Journal (Serving Greater Tampa Bay) articles from December 1999

The Business Journal (Serving Greater Tampa Bay) archives from December 1999

Ad agency tempers talks on impending merger.
December 31, 1999... One of Tampa s independent advertising agencies is considering a merger or acquisition but a deal is far from done. Staff at Ellis & Diaz have met with counterparts at Nissen Advertising & Public Relations in Lakeland to determine the...

Manufacturing boom shows hiring dilemma.
December 31, 1999... It's a bittersweet accomplishment for people such as Don Stamps to know that the Sarasota-Bradenton market represents the fastest growing in the country for manufacturing jobs. A research report just published by American City Business...

Simple precautions make overseas travel safer.
December 31, 1999... The last thing Randy James expected on a sunny day in Madrid was an encounter with a pair of pickpockets. But since the pair's unsuccessful attempt, this Tampa international trade consultant has put his personal security at the forefront...

Manager swaps seeing games for watching the stadium.(Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL)
December 31, 1999... Depending on how the average football fan looks at it, Mickey Farrell works at either the best or worst job in Tampa. As operations director of Raymond James Stadium, he gets practically unlimited access to Tampa Bay Buccaneers players...

Florida's two cable sports networks could become one.
December 31, 1999... MERGER: Huizenga deal may kick off big changes Sunshine Network is headed for some far-reaching changes including a major shift in programming and, possibly, a merger with rival SportsChannel Florida. Spurring the changes is a deal...

New ideas discovered through customers.
December 31, 1999... * DESIGN: Problem-solvers end up with versatile products It will be years before Kostas Hatzikoutelis of Cliffco Wireless Inc. in Tampa expects to make a profit on his electronic commerce investment -- a business called...

OSHA rejects extension of ergonomics deadline.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
December 31, 1999... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is sticking to its Feb. 1 deadline for public comment on its proposed ergonomics regulations, despite requests from business groups for more time to examine the new rule's 1,000-plus pages of...

Broker banned and fined for tapping into account.(Philip Campbell of Seffner)
December 31, 1999... A Hillsborough County securities broker paid a heavy price for the unauthorized use of a client's mutual fund account. Even though his client didn't lose a penny, Philip Campbell of Seffner was assessed a $200,000 fine for the temporary...

Governments hitting capital needs with self-financing.
December 31, 1999... A "commercial paper" program approved by county commissioners created a quick financial fix for road-building needs in Hillsborough County. And other local governments want to follow their lead. The Hillsborough County Commission...

Home-building market among hottest.(Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater region; survey by the Brookings Institution)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... From 1991-98, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ranked among the country's 13 hottest home-building markets out of 39 cities surveyed by the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C. think tank. Brookings researchers designated the Bay area...

Pamela Iannacio.(head of Addison and Co.)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... As you continue cleaning up from your over-the-top, end-of-the-century New Year's Eve soiree, you might want to keep Pamela Iannacio's name in mind. Iannacio started Addison & Co. a year ago from her home in south Tampa. She markets it...

DEVELOPING CYBER LAW.(Sykes Enterprises Inc. files lawsuit)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Tampa firm Sykes Enterprises Inc. has filed a lawsuit that might signal a growing legal trend within business. In August, Sykes took action against an individual, known as "John Doe," who allegedly used a Web site to slander the company....

Web site links sports fanatics with collegiate network.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Adding to the summary of dot-corn companies in The Business Journal's Technology Quarterly Dec. 17-23, here are several others: Oldsmar's Web-Designs.net went live with Esportz.net in February. The site is a Yahoo-like portal to any kind...

SLAMMING/CRAMMING -- IT'S STILL SHAMMING.(Atlantic Telephone Co. accused of slamming)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The Florida Public Service Commission told local phone carrier Atlantic Telephone Company to respond to allegations of "slamming." Slamming involves phone customers having long distance service changed without their full consent. The...

WHERE ARE YOU GOING THIS YEAR?(Florida county initiates millenium celebrations website)
December 31, 1999... Believe it or not, there is a Hillsborough County Committee accumulating information on millennium celebrations. The Hillsborough Millennium Committee announced the opening of its Web site at http://www.hillsborough2000.com. It provides...

RECRUITING TALENT MAY UP SALARIES.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... A national human resource management firm, Goodrich & Sherwood Associates in New York, reports that the extraordinary growth surge of Internet companies during the past two years created a wholesale raiding of competitors, sharply escalating...

Lakeland commission votes 'yes' on Polk's free clinic.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Lakeland city commissioners on Dec. 20 took a big step to support a free clinic for Polk County's indigent population. Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a deal in which the Polk County School Board will sell the historic John F....

Tampa's Cortex Communications.(parent company changes name)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The parent company of Tampa's Cortex Communications, Healthway Communications International Inc., recently changed its name to HealthAnswers. The Texas-based parent also reorganized into five divisions, including an education unit within...

PRO BIDS SOLICITED.(Florida looks for new Medicaid review organization)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration is looking for a new peer review organization to perform medical utilization reviews for the state's $6.7 billion Medicaid program. Tampa-based Florida Medical Quality Assurance Inc. won the...

Board of Dentistry.(Eva F. Ackley appointed)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... * Gov. Jeb Bush in early December appointed New Port Richey's Dr. Eva F. Ackley to the state Board of Dentistry, a post requiring senate confirmation. Ackley, 44, began her term Dec. 13 and is slated to serve until October 2003.

Roth enters build-to-suit arena with Parke East acreage.(Roth Investment Partnership)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Roth Investment Partnership is taking a major step into build-to-suit commercial construction with its purchase of 18 remaining acres in Parke East Industrial Park along Harney Road east of Tampa. Roth previously has specialized in...

FOX WOOD PICKS SAMUELSEN.(Samuelsen Builders)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Samuelsen Builders has been selected as the exclusive builder in a new area of Fox Wood in southwest Pasco County. Sales of 7l homesites are under way in the 900-home, gated neighborhood, part of the $1.5 billion master-planned Trinity...

First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.(promotes Ross Kirk)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Ross Kirk has been promoted to managing director of the new Eastern Region office of First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. Kirk will oversee 22.8 million square feet of industrial properties managed by First Industrial from six regional offices....

Community banks: big in numbers, short on earnings.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... * CHARTERS: Most Bay new vaults need time to turn profit A report by a Kentucky-based research firm shows that Florida led the Southeast in new banks chartered during the 1990s but that those lagged behind most new banks in other states...

Commercial printers.(ranked by number of employees)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... Commercial printers Stacey Snow Ranked by number of employees Rank Company Employees last Address ...

Newspapers.(in the Tampa Bay area ranked by circulation)
December 31, 1999... Newspapers Stacey Snow Ranked by total paid circulation Rank Name Paid circulation last Address ...

Colette A. Eddy.(CEO and photographer of Aerial Innovations)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Colette A. Eddy Title: President, chief executive officer and photographer at Aerial Innovations in Tampa. Education: Bachelor's, University of South Florida, psychology and geography; master's,...

Look ahead, write down your goals.
December 31, 1999... Got sales goals for 2000? Here's how to achieve them. Where will you be a year from today? Where will your sales be? How will you get there? Are your goals established for 2000? Are they written down? If not, next year...

Streamlined financing lays pipeline to success.(Barnes Industrial Plastic Piping Inc. succeeds by maintaining a dependable inventory)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... * TIMING: Pipe supplier fills void before building boom Where others might have hesitated at starting a construction supply company in the midst of the early 1980s recession, Rick Barnes saw opportunity. The former industrial sales...

U.S. chamber creates small-business insurance program.(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The boom in workplace-related lawsuits prompted the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to offer employment practices liability insurance to small businesses. The new Chamber Preferred Program designed for businesses with up to 250 employees...

PEOPLE'S LAW SCHOOL SLATED.(classes offered by the Clearwater Bar Assocation)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The People's Law School, a series of 17 classes taught by local judges and/or practicing attorneys, will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays. Classes begin Jan.20 and end May 25. Classes will be at the lecture hall (Building 12) at the...

Work and Gain Economic Self-Sufficiency.(Florida board revamps website)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The state Work and Gain Economic Self-Sufficiency board, which directs welfare-to-work efforts in Florida, has revamped and expanded its Internet Web site, http://www.wages.org. The site features graphics, detailed information on programs and...

The Entrepreneur's Source.(opens Tampa Bay regional office)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The Entrepreneur's Source opened its first Tampa Bay regional office at 14502 N. Dale Mabry Highway, #200 in Tampa. The office is headed by Thomas G. Wolf. The Entrepreneur's Source, headquartered in South-bury, Conn., is a franchise...

The Centre for Women.(FloridaJobLink.com will donate $25 for each job posting)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... FloridaJobLink.com, a Tampa firm which offers employers Internet positing of job opportunities, will donate $25 from each posting to The Centre for Women in Tampa. The funds collected will help career-resource efforts at the center. For...

Atlantic Engineering Services.(wins contract for new residence halls at the University of South Florida in Tampa, along with other companies)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The design/build team of Atlantic Engineering Services, KBJ Architects and Beers Construction has won the design/build competition for the $23 million housing project at the University of South Florida in Tampa. A key element in the design...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... ACCOUNTING Robert E. Valdes Jr. joined Chas P. Smith & Associates, a certified public accounting firm in Lakeland, as a registered investment adviser. He is responsible for marketing, consulting and client services in the CPA1-liance...

Don't overlook loans from unconventional lenders.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... When you need a business loan, where do you turn? For most business borrowers the answer is a four-letter word: b-a-n-k. But for companies looking for longterm loans, a growing number turn to life insurance companies and pension funds....

Playing business by the numbers.(the importance of reporting information to the census)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... While it contains many facets of critical importance, business -- large and small -- remains a serious numbers game as we turn the corner into the decade, the role the upcoming U.S. Census plays in that game is critical. Wisely, the...

The world classroom and business.(promise and problems for on-line learning)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... I spent 10 years teaching college before I restarted my journalism career in 1998. While teaching, I warily (OK, fearfully) watched higher education set an expensive and often times too pragmatic course for the future, a paradigm for...

Trade needs new blood, old work ethic.(construction trades)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Back in 1959, when my dad founded Kalemeris Construction, a long line of people stood eager to learn he skill and art involved in construction of world-class buildings and luxury residences. And so for several decades, men lined up for...

HITS & MISSES.(E-retailers.)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... To E-retailers who captured Enormous chunks of the holiday shopping market, including many who used the Web for buying gifts for the first time. Savvy marketing among E-retailers is changing attitudes about security and reliability. To...

WHAT'S YOUR MOST VIVID BUSINESS MEMORY FROM 1999?(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Ron Gregory Vice president URS Greiner Woodward Clyde, Tampa My positive memory was the announcement that Orlando andTampa would jointly seek the USA Olympic host city bid. My negative memory was the cancellation of the Florida...

A NOTE TO OUR READERS.(Business Journal Serving Greater Tampa Bay creates Market Facts.)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Given that no person is an island, and the marketplace constantly changes and "stuff happens" all the time, most business people appreciate all the help they can get dealing with that change. So The Business Journal Serving Greater Tampa...

Population growth continues to shape local economy.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Among all the market statistics that shaped the Tampa Bay area the past 10 years, population growth stood out as most significant because of its ripple effect on many industries, experts said. KEY TRENDS: Upscale needs, redevelopment grow...

TAMPA BAY RESIDENTS BY COUNTY.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... TAMPA BAY RESIDENTS BY COUNTY 1997 estimate based on 1990 census Hernando 122,099 Hillsborough 928,731 Manatee 241,422 Pasco 315,785 Pinellas 888,141 Polk ...

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME Tampa Bay area/1995 Hernando $27,532 Hillsborough $32,650 Manatee $31,416 Pasco $26,232 Pinellas $30 088 Polk $29,393...

1999 POPULATION BY AGE.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... 1999 POPULATION BY AGE Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [less than]5 5.8 5.14 12.8 15-19 5.6 20-24 5.1 25-34 12.0 35-44 15.1 45-54 12.4...

2004 POPULATION BY AGE.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... 2004 POPULATION BY AGE Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater [less than]5 5.6 5-14 12.4 15-19 5.6 20-24 5.5 25-34 11.0 35-44 13.8 45-54 13.6...

METRO AREA POPULATION.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... METRO AREA POPULATION Area Population Population Change 1990-97 Sarasota-Bradenton 538,783 +10.1% Tampa-St....

TOP 10 FASTEST-GROWING OCCUPATIONS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... TOP 10 FASTEST-GROWING OCCUPATIONS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA 1995 estimates and 2005 projections 1995 estimates 2005 projections...

REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES October 1999 Hernando County 3.4% Hillsborough County 2.7% Manatee County 2.7% Pasco County 3.1% Pinellas County 2.7% Polk...

LARGEST PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYERS.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... LARGEST PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYERS TOTAL BAY AREA FLORIDA NATIONWIDE % CHANGE EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES 1997-1999 Publix Super Markets 113,000...

TAMPA BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... TAMPA BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES By county/1997-98 school year Hillsborough 6,393 Pinellas 4,743 Polk 3,428 Pasco 1,809 Sarasota...

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater TOTAL, persons 25+ years 1,472,028 Percent less than high school 24.9% Percent high school graduate ...

TAMPA BAY AREA TEACHERS.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... TAMPA BAY AREA TEACHERS By county/1998-99 school year Hillsborough 10,343 Pinellas 7,278 Polk 4,729 Pasco 3,056 Sarasota 2,182 Manatee 1,995...

FUNDING FOR EDUCATION IN TAMPA BAY.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... FUNDING FOR EDUCATION IN TAMPA BAY By county/1999-2000 LOCAL FUNDING Pinellas $231,580,247 Hillsborough $222,402,824 Sarasota $134,973,504 Polk ...

AVERAGE TEACHER SALARIES.(Tampa Bay, Florida)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... AVERAGE TEACHER SALARIES Tampa Bay area/1998-99 Hernando $31,103 Hillsborough $34,991 Manatee $35,218 Pasco $32,419 Pinellas $35,191 Polk $31,873...

CRIME STATISTICS: COUNTY OFFENSE DATA.(Florida)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... CRIME STATISTICS: COUNTY OFFENSE DATA By county/January-June, 1999 COUNTY MURDER FORCIBLE RAPE ROBBERY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT BURGLARY LARCENY Hernando 0 34 30 ...

A word from our sponsors.(Tampa Bay Partnership)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... We're very pleased to be sponsoring this informative publication. The Tampa Bay Partnership is a CEO-led economic development organization that markets this thriving region both nationally and internationally. We span the seven counties...

Hotel association books into 2000 with a solid 1999.(Florida)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... Local hotels and motels not only had a banner year in guest occupancies in 1999, but also were joined by a number of new properties opening their doors. There are now more than 180 hotels and motels in Hillsborough County and more on the...

Restaurant boom produces need for labor programs.(Florida)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... Florida's restaurant industry is strong. In fact, as the 1999 holidays ring in, so too are year-end restaurant sales to the tune of more than $18 billion. Of that $18 billion, Tampa restaurants generated nearly $1 billion in sales. These...

Tech corridor development involves a new paradigm.(need for skilled workers is on the rise)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... The recent University of South Florida reports on the Central Florida's Information Technology, and Optics and Laser industry clusters have found that Tampa Bay's greatest growth potential will come from high-tech industries that create...

Population surge straining area's health-care systems.(Tampa Bay, Florida)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... More than 3 million people live in the Tampa Bay area, most of them in Hilisborough, Pinellas and Polk counties. By the year 2010, that number is expected to increase by 17 percent, with the most significant growth occurring in Hernando...

CONSOLIDATION OF HMO MARKET.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... CONSOLIDATION OF HMO MARKET 1995 vs. 1999 1995 Humana 16% Health Options 14% Cigna 11% Prucare 9% PCA Family ...

TAMPA BAY AREA'S BUSIEST EMERGENCY ROOMS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Illustration)
December 31, 1999... TAMPA BAY AREA'S BUSIEST EMERGENCY ROOMS Hillsborough, Hernando, Pinellas, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota counties Bayford Medical Center 53,505 University Community Hospital 62,193 Sarasota Memorial...

HOSPITAL MARKET SHARE.(Florida) (tabular data, no text)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... HOSPITAL MARKET SHARE Top 6 hospitals -- by total number of beds Bay Pines VA Medical Center 621-4.51% Morton Plant Hospital 697-5.06% Sarasotn Memorial Health...

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TAMPA BAY AREA HOSPITALS.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TAMPA BAY AREA HOSPITALS Listed by county COUNTY HOSPITAL GENERATED HOSPITAL GENERATED EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT [*] PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL...

UNINSURED RESIDENTS.(health care in Florida) (tabular data, no text)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... UNINSURED RESIDENTS Number of uninsured residents in the Tampa Bay area, listed by County COUNTY INSURED PERCENT OF TOTAL UNINSURED PERCENT OF TOTAL Hernando 103,750.00 84.0% ...

HMO ENROLLMENT BY MSA: TOTAL ENROLLMENT.(health maintenance organizations) (tabular data, no text)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... HMO ENROLLMENT BY MSA: TOTAL ENROLLMENT First Quarter 1998 and First Quarter 1999 NUMBER 1Q 1998 1Q 1999 PERCENT OF PLANS...

HMO MARKET SHARE & PENETRATION BY MSA.(health maintenance organizations) (tabular data, no text)
December 31, 1999... HMO MARKET SHARE & PENETRATION BY MSA Lakeland (Polk County) -- As of March 31, 1999 Commercial Enrollment Market Share United Healthcare 18,848...

HMO PENETRATION.(statistics)
December 31, 1999... HMO PENETRATION As of July 1999 Tallahassee 47.2% Ft. Lauderdale 44.0% Miami 45.0% West Palm Beach 38.0% Tampa 38.0% Jacksonville 36.0%...

HMO ENROLLMENT BY MSA: MEDICARE ENROLLMENT.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... HMO ENROLLMENT BY MSA: MEDICARE ENROLLMENT First Quarter 1998 and First Quarter 1999 NUMBER 1Q 1998 1Q 1999 PERCENT OF PLANS...

HMO ENROLLMENT BY MSA: MEDICAID ENROLLMENT.(statistics)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... HMO ENROLLMENT BY MSA: MEDICAID ENROLLMENT First Quarter 1998 and First Quarter 1999 NUMBER 1Q 1998 1Q 1999 PERCENT OF PLANS...

Tampa Bay manufacturing growing and going global.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Three things are certain about Tampa Bay area manufacturing: It' is important, expanding and going global. The Florida Manufacturing Technology Center in Largo closely tracks these trends. The information is useful as the center...

Commercial real estate vigor highlights the parade.(forecasts and trends of the real estate market)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... As the 1990s end, Florida looks back at its most economically dynamic decade ever, and the effect on the commercial real estate market is evident. After slowing earlier last year, Tampa Bay's Gross Metropolitan Product soared to a very...

Bay area housing market rebounds strongly in the 1990s.(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... What a difference a decade makes. The Tampa Bay area new residential market began the 1990s at a very low point. Only 10,400 new units were started in 1991, 66 percent less than the 30,300 units started in 1986. A recession, loss of...

Financial institution growth looks like it's in the bank.(discusses banking industry trends and market share)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Community banks prospered in the Tampa Bay area this year in terms of earnings and institutions. Earnings rose an estimated 8 to 9 percent from 1998. While that falls short of the double-digit gains in 1997 and 1998, it still looks good...

Tampa Bay area set up to deal with a global economy.(discusses the international trade market)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... As the millennium approaches, the Tampa Bay area is perfectly positioned to take advantage of an ever-smaller world. Consider the fact that we have the largest bulk port in the Southeast. Our two deep-water ports are the closest to the...

IMPORTS.(statistics for Tampa)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... IMPORTS Here's look at Tampa's top five imports, by weight during the past three years July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997 July 1, 1997-June 30, 1998 Steel ...

MAJOR AIRLINES.(departures from Tampa International Airport)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... MAJOR AIRLINES Ranked by number of departures from Tampa International Airport July 1999 July 1998 Southwest 40 32 US Airways (and Metrojet) 38 ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL COSTS.(statistics)
December 31, 1999... HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL COSTS 1997/$ in millions Roadways $2,388.6 Rail Transit [*] $1,170.6 Bus system $299.6 Pedestrian/Bicycle $122 TSM/TDM/ITS...

SIX-YEAR AIRLINE COST PER PASSENGER ANALYSIS.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
December 31, 1999... SIX-YEAR AIRLINE COST PER PASSENGER ANALYSIS Hillsborough County/Fiscal Years 1994-2000 FY 1994-95 FY 1995-96 FY 1996-97 Total Airline Revenues $30,169,000...

SOLVING MONEY WOES.(Consumer Credit Counseling Service offers personal finance advice)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... When employees have money problems, it can cost the company they work for, too. So Consumer Credit Counseling Service is offering a solution. A breakfast meeting in The Centre Club at the Wyndham Westshore Hotel on Jan.26 from 8 to 9:30...

PHONE LINES OPEN FOR HELP IN SOLVING Y2K PROBLEMS.(year 2000 computer transition)(Brief Article)
December 31, 1999... Let's say you re one of the thousands of small business owners who ignored the Year 2000 computer crisis. Maybe you ll be lucky, and your computers will work like a charm Jan. 1. But if they don t, don t despair: You can still get help. ...