The Business Journal (Serving Greater Tampa Bay) articles from September 1990

The Business Journal (Serving Greater Tampa Bay) archives from September 1990

Largo firm signs 2nd Chinese joint venture. (IOL International; Crystal Vision Co. Ltd.; Beijing International Clear Vision IOL Co.)
September 30, 1990... Largo Firm Signs 2nd Chinese Joint Venture A Pinellas County designer and builder of equipment used in manufacturing intraocular lenses has formed a joint venture with a Chinese firm--its second in China this year. The joint venture...

Firm lands $7M contract for gas protection devices. (Mil-Spec Manufacturing Co. Inc.)
September 30, 1990... Firm Lands $7M Contact For Gas Protection Devices Mil-Spec Manufacturing Co. Inc. has been awarded a $7-million government contract for a product that will protect U.S. soldiers in the Middle East against deadly gas. Mil-Spec will...

$355-a-week man faces $36M debt. (includes related article)
September 30, 1990... $355-A-Week Man Faces $36M Debt Although he claims income of $37,000 over the past two years, a former employee of Starkey Road Auto Parts incurred a $36.6-million debt to 204 creditors, U.S. Bankruptcy Court records show. Some of...

Home Depot looking for more space. (Cypress Point)
September 30, 1990... Home Depot Looking For More Space Faced with a small store in a successful market, Home Depot Inc. is planning to expand at Cypress Point on U.S. 19 here or open another outlet in the same area. Meanwhile rumors within the commercial...

Group buys 5,100 square feet to expand Plaza Building. (Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc.)
September 30, 1990... Group Buys 5,100 Square Feet To Expand Plaza Building A partnership that is renovating the downtown Plaza Building will add an adjacent 5,100 square feet of retail space that it recently purchased for $525,000. Transcontinental Realty...

Bank value below book for 2nd month. (Southeast Florida)
September 30, 1990... Bank Value Below Book For 2nd Month Stock prices as a percentage of book value per share continue to decline for Southeastern banks, reflecting the general weakness of the economy and of the banking industry. But stock prices in the...

Clearwater hires Annapolis firm to study downtown usage. (Hunter Interests Inc.)
September 30, 1990... Clearwater Hires Annapolis Firm To Study Downtown Usage CLEARWATER The City of Clearwater has contracted a firm to conduct a detailed market assessment of downtown Clearwater to determine the types of businesses and development best...

Assix Inc. (Proxy Report Excerpts) (company profile)
September 30, 1990... ASSIX INC. Assix Inc., Tampa, markets a state-of-the-art tire/wheel balancing service for the automotive market. The company manufactures a Tire Matching machine. The machine detects flex variations in the tire tread, which is buffed to...

Hillsborough County prosecutors have filed a lawsuit. (In Case You Missed It)
September 30, 1990... Hillsborough County prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against Tampa Boat Mart Inc., which does business as United Boat Mart, and against owner James J. Murphy accusing fraud and civil racketeering during the past six years.--St. Petersburg...

Milton Roy Co. (In Case You Missed It)
September 30, 1990... Milton Roy Co., a manufacturer of metering pumps, has agreed to a $128-million or $28-per-share takeover by Illinois-based Sunstrand Corp. and will move from St. Petersburg about April 1.--St. Petersburg Times, Sept. 22.

Florida Federal Savings Bank. (In Case You Missed It )
September 30, 1990... Florida Federal Savings Bank has delayed reporting its annual results as it covers losses from a student loan fraud scheme that cost $18 million.--St. Petersburg Times, Sept. 22.

Larry's Ice Cream Inc. (In Case You Missed It)
September 30, 1990... Larry's Ice Cream Inc., the beleaguered Oldsmar ice cream maker, will sell its franchise rights to 43 stores to Bresler's Industries Inc. for about $1 million. Larry's Chairman Roger Kumar says he will have lost more than $2 million he...

Improvements put traffic on road to recovery. (Westshore, Florida)(Focus: Westshore Economic Development)
September 30, 1990... Improvements Put Traffic On Road To Recovery Automobiles are locked in chrome embraces shortly after daybreak and before sundown. Exhaust fumes slither skyward, escaping the snake of congestion that has nearly paralyzed the Westshore area....

Tampa's 'ring around the airport' enlarges its circle of prosperity. (Westshore Economic Development)
September 30, 1990... Tampa's `Ring Around The Airport' Enlarges Its Circle Of Prosperity Back in 1964, Tampa interior decorator Rex King built and opened his new store at 1502 N. Westshore Blvd. He and his son, Bryant, wanted more space than they had at their...

District begins second phase of areawide DRI. (Development of Regional Impact)(Westshore Economic Development)
September 30, 1990... District Begins Second Phase Of Areawide DRI Plans for a second--and perhaps a third--phase of the state's first regional Development of Regional Impact are under way at the Westshore Alliance. According to figures provided by the...

Area seeks to quench irrigation needs with recycled water. (Westshore Economic Development)
September 30, 1990... Area Seeks To Quench Irrigation Needs With Recycled Water TAMPA The Westshore Alliance, an organization of business executives, has submitted a proposal to the Southwest Florida Water Management District for a study on the feasibility of...

Pinellas firm lands patent for sophisticated data code. (International Data Matrix Inc.)
September 23, 1990... Pinellas Firm Lands Patent For Sophisticated Data Code CLEARWATER A U.S. patent has been awarded to a Pinellas County company that developed the basic concepts of a machine-readable code that is more sophisticated than a bar code....

Shareholders absent; record growth reported by medical technologies. (Medical Technology Systems Inc.)
September 23, 1990... Shareholders Absent; Record Growth Reported By Medical Technologies CLEARWATER Nary a stockholder came to hear the good news. At its annual meeting last week, Medical Technology Systems Inc. (NASDAQ symbol MSYS) reported $613,000...

2 TV stations try local news for insomniacs. (WFLA-TV, Channel 8; WTVT-TV, Channel 13)(Tampa, Florida)
September 23, 1990... 2 TV Stations Try Local News For Insomniacs TAMPA Two Bay Area television stations are engaging in pillow fights over nighttime viewers and expanding news coverage in daytime areas as well. WFLA-TV, Channel 8, will join the...

Deal near. (Allessi Corp.)(Bridging the Bay)
September 23, 1990... ... Deal near: Alessi Corp. of Tampa, composed of Alessi Promotions CEO Phil Alessi, Harris Goldstein and Days Inn on Rocky Point Island owner Joe Capitano, will sign a contract within the next couple of days to operate the Day Inn's three...

Another building discussed for Barnett Regional Center. (Barnett Banks)
September 23, 1990... Another Building Discussed For Barnett Regional Center TAMPA Barnett Banks, consolidating operations of an eight-county area into a Westshore office building, is beginning to talk about further development on the 14-acre site it...

Cancer profits. (Cancer Treatment Holdings Inc.)(Bridging the Bay)
September 23, 1990... ... Cancer profits: Fort Lauderdale's Cancer Treatment Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ symbol CTHI), a joint venture partner in a Tampa cancer clinic, has reported year-end net income of $1.1 million on $2.9-million total revenue. The Tampa cancer...

Recession could hike firm's sales. (Security Tag Systems Inc.) (company profile)
September 23, 1990... Recession Could Hike Firm's Sales ST PETERSBURG If the economy continues its nosedive, Security Tag Systems Inc. may see an increase in sales, says Carter Clarke, president of the 9-year-old electronic detection system company. ...

Flat financial field fails to halt fattening of Raymond James. (Raymond James Financial Inc.) (company profile)
September 23, 1990... Flat Financial Field Fails To Halt Fattening Of Raymond James ST PETERSBURG Raymond James Financial Inc., a diversified financial services holding company, is growing and prospering in a financial services industry that is, to put...

Employees, customers prove valuable assets for Barnett. (Barnett Banks Inc.) (company profile)
September 23, 1990... Employees, Customers Prove Valuable Assets For Barnett When Barnett Bank calls itself Florida's biggest bank, it's talking about more than money. Barnett's assets also are measured in thousands--of people, that is. With close to 1,800...

Milton Roy Co. (Dividends & Earnings)
September 23, 1990... Milton Roy Co., St. Petersburg: net income for quarter ending June 30 of $2.2 million ($0.41 per share), compared with $4.5 million ($0.80 per share) for the same quarter last year. The company is paying a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per...

TECO Energy Inc. (Dividends & Earnings)
September 23, 1990... TECO Energy Inc., Tampa: net income for quarter ending June 30 of $38.4 million ($0.68 per share), compared with $35 million ($0.62 per share) for the same quarter last year.

Raymond James Financial Inc. (Dividends & Earnings)
September 23, 1990... Raymond James Financial Inc., St. Petersburg: net income for quarter ending June 29 of $5.4 million ($0.84 per share), compared with $3.4 million ($0.55 per share) for the same quarter last year.

International Container Systems Inc. (Dividends & Earnings)
September 23, 1990... International Container Systems Inc., Tampa: net income for the quarter of $240,000 ($0.08 per share), compared with a loss of $329,000 ($0.11 per share) for the same quarter last year.

The Citizens & Southern Corp. (Dividends & Earnings)
September 23, 1990... The Citizens & Southern Corp., Atlanta: second quarter (ended June 30) net income of $57.7 million ($0.91 per share), compared with $58.6 million ($0.91 per share) for the same period last year.

Superior Surgical Mfg. Co. Inc. (Dividends & Earnings)
September 23, 1990... Superior Surgical Mfg. Co. Inc.: Seminole: declared a quarterly dividend of $.18 per share, payable Sept. 6 to shareholders of record Aug. 23.

Geonex Corp. (Dividends and Earnings)
September 23, 1990... Geonex Corp., St. Petersburg: third quarter (ended June 30) net income of $505,000 ($0.15 per share), compared with $413,000 ($0.12 per share) for the same quarter last year.

First Union Corp. (Dividends & Earnings)
September 23, 1990... First Union Corp., Charlotte: second quarter (ended June 30) net income of $77.9 million ($0.72 per share), compared with $149.2 million ($1.39 per share) for the same quarter last year.

New York-based publishing company Lehbar-Freidman Inc. (In Case You Missed It)
September 23, 1990... New York-based publishing company Lehbar-Freidman Inc. will move its circulation department and other operations to Tampa by late March. The move will bring about 140 to 150 jobs to the area.--The Tampa Tribune, Sept. 13.

Reflectone Inc. (In Case You Missed It)
September 23, 1990... Reflectone Inc., a Tampa manufacturer of flight simulators, announced new contracts worth $16 million at its annual shareholders meeting as proof of a financial turnaround for the beleaguered company.--St. Petersburg Times, Sept. 15.

TECO Energy Inc. (In Case You Missed It)
September 23, 1990... TECO Energy Inc., parent of Tampa Electric Co., expects third quarter earnings to be flat because of reduced power sales resulting from a plant outage. This follows profits of $65 million for the first half of 1990.--St. Petersburg Times,...

Williams Securities Group of Tampa. (In Case You Missed It)
September 23, 1990... Williams Securities Group of Tampa has retained Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York to process securities and will offer a major diversification of services to its clients.--The Tampa Tribune, Sept. 14.

Silk Greenhouse. (In Case You Missed It)
September 23, 1990... Beleaguered Tampa retailer Silk Greenhouse has received rent reductions for most of its 97 stores nationwide, and officials hope for a new lease agreement for its Tampa headquarters.--The Tampa Tribune, Sept. 13.

Rax Restaurants Inc. (In Case You Missed It)
September 23, 1990... Rax Restaurants Inc. plans to open 10 locations in the Bay Area over the next two years, despite closing six stores in August in other parts of the state.--The Tampa Tribune, Sept. 18.

Tech Data CEO mixes intuition, economics in formula for success. (Steven A. Raymund)(Focus: Office Technology) (President's Page)
September 23, 1990... Tech Data CEO Mixes Intuition, Economics In Formula For Success CLEARWATER High-tech tycoon Steven A. Raymund runs Tech Data Corp. with the caution of an economist, the soul of a poet and the sometime-mind-set of a junk yard dog....

Area retailers report slump in software sales. (Tampa Bay Area, Florida)(Focus: Office Technology)
September 23, 1990... Area Retailers Report Slump In Software Sales Most Bay Area software retailers report that software sales are either at parity or are experiencing a slight decline. According to a leading national computer trade journal, however,...

High-tech parks offer tenants 'smart' alternatives. (GTE SmartParks and Smart Centers, Tampa, Florida)(Focus: Office Technology)
September 23, 1990... High-Tech Parks Offer Tenants `Smart' Alternatives Developers are wiring their buildings to support high-tech telecommunications systems in an effort to woo more tenants. These high-tech facilities, known as GTE SmartParks and...

County dumping ordinance goes unenforced. (Kimmins Environmental Service Corp.; Hillsborough County, Florida)
September 9, 1990... County Dumping Ordinance Goes Unenforced Hillsborough solid waste officials are too busy stalking significant illegal dumping to enforce an ordinance prohibiting waste-haulers from crossing county lines. The county's inability to fully...

Deposits fall in many area banks. (SunBank of Tampa Bay; Barnett Bank of Pinellas; NCNB National Bank)
September 9, 1990... Deposits Fall In Many Area Banks SunBank of Tampa Bay, bucking an area trend of sagging bank deposits, picked up a robust gain of $87 million in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties during the first quarter of 1990. According to the...

Customer-driven Koehn is SunBank's chief asset. (George Koehn)
September 9, 1990... Customer-Driven Koehn Is SunBank's Chief Asset George Koehn is the kind of guy who doesn't like to say no to customers or to requests for help on yet another community project on either side of the bay. But the success of SunBank of...

Shrinking losses, ferreting business likely subjects at Reflectone meeting.
September 9, 1990... Shrinking Losses, Ferreting Business Likely Subjects At Reflectone Meeting Having served as president and CEO for Reflectone Inc. for eight months, Richard Synder is looking forward to hosting his first annual meeting with the company....

$40 million to Computerized Thermal Imaging. (Bridging the Bay)
September 9, 1990... $40 million to Computerized Thermal ... Capitalizing on diagnostics: Asian-American Capital Corp., a Tampa merchant banking company, has committed $40 million to Computerized Thermal Imaging of Portland, OR, (OTC symbol CIT) for financing...

Joint venture pays $3.45 M for factory; plans manufacture of plastic lenses. (Transitions Optical Inc.; PPG Industries Inc.; Essilor of America)
September 9, 1990... Joint Venture Pays $3.45 M For Factory; Plans Manufacture Of Plastic Lenses A Fortune 500 company and the U.S. subsidiary of a French firm have formed a joint-venture company that will manufacture and market plastic eyeglass lenses that...

Conference-goers seek cure for bankrupt customers. (Florida Conference on Small Business Issues)
September 9, 1990... Conference-Goers Seek Cure For Bankrupt Customers From today through Wednesday, Florida's small business representatives will be trying to find ways of fighting back against a rash of customers' bankruptcies-to some a serious survival...

Edmund Komlodi. (On the Move)
September 9, 1990... Engineering Florida Engineering Society has named: Sam Militello of Greiner Inc., Tampa, vice president of the Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers; Edward J. Racila of Law Engineering, Tampa, American Consulting Engineers Council...

Lakeland-based Publix Super Market. (In Case You Missed It)
September 9, 1990... Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets is making plans to open its first store in Georgia, 30 miles north of Jacksonville in Kingsland. The store may serve as a springboard to stores in Atlanta and...

Florida Power Corp. has invited Tampa Electric Co. (to share power generating complex) (In Case You Missed It)
September 9, 1990... Florida Power Corp. Florida Power Corp. has invited Tampa Electric Co. to possibly share a large new power generating complex in south Polk County. The joint participation plant could save the companies some expense.-St. Petersburg Times,...

Milton Roy. (In Case You Missed It)
September 9, 1990... Milton Roy in St. Petersburg Milton Roy in St. Petersburg has bought SLM Instruments, an Illinois company that manufactures and sells testing equipment used in genetic engineering, for $9.3 million.-The Tampa Tribune, Aug. 30.

Group Technologies Corp. (In Case You Missed It)
September 9, 1990... Group Technologies Corp. Group Technologies Corp., a military communications equipment manufacturer, has eliminated 80 salaried employees and three top level executives because of a slowdown in the defense industry. The company now employs...

Air Canada. (In Case You Missed It)
September 9, 1990... Air Canada Air Canada will move its 180-employee U.S. reservations and telephone sales operations from New York to Tampa's Westshore area by late spring. The operations center will take 25,000 square feet in Two Urban Center.-St....

Tampa sportswear manufacturer Nutmeg Industries Inc. (In Case You Missed It)
September 9, 1990... Tampa sportswear manufacturer Nutmeg Industries Inc. Tampa sportswear manufacturer Nutmeg Industries Inc. reported net income of $783,000 or 12 cents a share for the second fiscal quarter ended July 28, down from $1.6 million, for the same...

City's tram stop has Major obstacle. (Tampa City's People Mover System; Major Realty Inc.)
September 2, 1990... City's Tram Stop Has Major Obstacle The People Mover--downtown's electric tram that connects Harbour Island and the Fort Brooke Parking Garage--will not get a stop at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa Bay Business Journal has learned. ...

2nd Hispanic tv network tries Tampa. (Telemundo Group Inc.)
September 2, 1990... 2nd Hispanic TV Network Tries Tampa Telemundo Group Inc., a Spanish language television network based in New York, has signed a network affiliation agreement with W20-AV, Channel 20, in Tampa. This would be the second time the network has...

Tourism leaders keep wary eye on fuel prices.
September 2, 1990... Tourism Leaders Keep Wary Eye On Fuel Prices Peering across the threshold of a new season, tourism officials are worried consumer caution will sink their industry--the state's most important, yet ever-fragile element of the economy. ...

Average value of banks below book; 8-year low. (Tampa area)
September 2, 1990... Average Value Of Banks Below Book; 8-Year Low For the first time in almost a decade, stock prices as a percentage of book value per share for 14 Southeastern bank holding companies followed by Williams Securities Group Inc., have dropped...

Florida Trend. (Bridging the Bay)
September 2, 1990... ... Florida Trend on television?: Business monthly Florida Trend in St. Petersburg, is talking with WTVJ-TV, an NBC affiliate in Miami, about producing a weekly half-hour business news show, says Paul Tash, editor and publisher of the...

Florida's residential activity. (illustration)
September 2, 1990... Florida's Residential Activity Building Permits Issued, 6 months 1990 6 months Change 1990 from '89 Single-family permits 45,254 -19.6% Multifamily permits 27,560 ...

June mortgages' value up from year ago. (Tampa Bay area residential and commercial mortgages)
September 2, 1990... June Mortgages' Value Up From Year Ago Bay Area mortgages filed in June showed a hefty increase over the same month a year ago. The June 1990 figures, just released by Orlando-based Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, show: ...

Production firm expands Clearwater, Orlando facilities. (Jeff Arthur Productions)
September 2, 1990... Production Firm Expands Clearwater, Orlando Facilities CLEARWATER Jeff Arthur Productions, an 18-year-old audio and video production studio, is expanding its facilities in Clearwater and Orlando. Jeff Arthur Productions specializes...

RTC eyes further expansion in Westshore business area. (Resolution Trust Corp.)
September 2, 1990... RTC Eyes Further Expansion In Westshore Business Area TAMPA The Resolution Trust Corp., which leased 63,000 square feet in the 4200 Cypress building, has plans to expand into two other Westshore area buildings. In addition to three...

Group to purchase Freedom Fed. branch held by RTC. (Alpine Realty Inc.; Freedom Federal Savings & Loan Association; Resolution Trust Corp.)
September 2, 1990... Group To Purchase Freedom Fed. Branch Held By RTC TAMPA A Carrollwood office building held by the Resolution Trust Corp. soon may be taken off the market. According to Jerry McMurtry, president of Alpine Realty Inc. in Tampa, a...

Falling stock prices slow Bank South-1st National merger. (Bank South Corp.; First National Bank of Clearwater)
September 2, 1990... Falling Stock Prices Slow Bank South-1st National Merger CLEARWATER Officials at First National Bank of Clearwater and Atlanta-based Bank South say their merger deal is proceeding even though both banks experienced significant...

Network Control Center opens. (GTE Telecommunication Services)
September 2, 1990... Network Control Center opens: GTE Telecommunication Services has opened its Follow Me Roaming service Network Control Center in Tampa. On a 24-hour-a-day basis, the NCC monitors the network that links more than 200 U.S. cities and 46 Canadian...

Enhancing cellular coverage. (GTE Mobilnet)
September 2, 1990... Enhancing cellular coverage: GTE Mobilnet has enhanced its SuperCell network with the addition of a cell site in Antioch (between Tampa and Plant City). The new tower will strengthen cellular coverage in the area surrounding the Interstate 4...

$40,000 Block Grant approved for St. Pete's Farabee Roofing. (Certified Development Corp.)(St. Petersburg, Florida)
September 2, 1990... $40,000 Block Grant Approved For St. Pete's Farabee Roofing The St. Petersburg Certified Development Corp. has awarded its second Block Grant fund loan. The $40,000 loan was approved for Farabee Roofing, a specialist in tile roof...

Kalb's Cove Restaurant sold. (Marketing Champions Inc.)(Real Estate)
September 2, 1990... Kalb's Cove Restaurant Sold: Marketing Champions Inc. in St. Petersburg has announced the sale of Kalb's Cove Restaurant and Marina in Madeira Beach. The restaurant sold for in excess of $700,000. Marketing Champions sales associate Vinnie...

Accreditation. (Humana Hospital Sun Bay; Humana Hospital Northside; St. Joseph's Hospital)(Health)
September 2, 1990... Accreditation: Humana Hospital Sun Bay and Humana Hospital Northside, both in St. Petersburg, and St. Joseph's Hospital have received accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. The Sun Bay facility...

TECO Technologies Inc. changes name. (TTI Technologies Inc. )(Corporate Strategy)
September 2, 1990... TECO Technologies Inc. changes name: TECO Technologies Inc., the former data processing affiliate of TECO Energy Inc. has changed its name to TTI Technologies Inc. TTI parted the ranks of TECO-affiliate companies late last year following an...

Name change. (Morris & Ritchie Asociates of Florida Inc; Sippel, Masteller & Kravet)(Corporate Strategy)
September 2, 1990... Name change: Sippel, Masteller & Kravet, with offices in Palm Harbor and Tampa, is operating as Morris & Ritchie Associates of Florida Inc. In addition, Carl X. Walters has joined the firm as executive vice president. On Oct. 1 1989, Sippel,...

Assets purchased. (Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc.; Design Division of Hunter Environmental Services Inc.)(Corporate Strategy)
September 2, 1990... Assets purchased: The senior management group and employees of Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. has completed the purchase of assets of the former Design Division of Hunter Environmental Services Inc. This acquisition returns ownership of one...

USF's newest building. (University of South Florida Tampa)(Construction)
September 2, 1990... USF's newest building: Ground has been broken for the Communication and Information Sciences Building for the University of South Florida Tampa campus. Woodroffe Corporation Architects in association with Jung/Brannen Associates Inc. of...

Retailers bank on technology in competitive market. (Accenting...Retail)
September 2, 1990... Retailers Bank On Technology In Competitive Market In the coming decades, technology will become an increasingly significant tool in retailers' struggles to maintain a leading edge over their competitors, experts say. Most area...

Lokey named Infiniti dealer. (Philip E. Lokey)(Business in the Making)
September 2, 1990... Lokey named Infiniti dealer: Philip E. Lokey will own and operate car dealership Lokey Infiniti when it is completed in February at 19800 U.S. 19 N., Clearwater. Information: 530-1661.

Cellular service in rural areas. (Florida) (Business in the Making)
September 2, 1990... Cellular service in rural areas: GTE Mobilnet has begun offering cellular service to Florida's first rural service area with the activation of the Hardee rural area, comprised of DeSoto, Hardee and Charlotte counties. Information: 888-9866,...

Public relations counselors merge. (Lois J. Langley; David J. Butcher; Langley & Butcher Public Relations)(Business in the Making)
September 2, 1990... Public relations counselors merge: Lois J. Langley of public relations firm Langley & Associates has merged her practice with David J. Butcher, who operated Healy & Co. in Tampa. The new firm, Langley & Butcher Public Relations, provides...

Cellular One increases coverage. (Cellular One Inc.)(Business in the Making)
September 2, 1990... Cellular One increases coverage: Tampa-based Cellular One has expanded cellular coverage in the eastern Hillsborough County service area to SR 39 between SR 60 and Interstate 4 at Trapnell Road. The coverage will enhance service to customers...

Assisted-care facility. (Sligh Oaks)(Business in the Making)
September 2, 1990... Assisted-care facility: Sligh Oaks, an 84-bed facility that offers long-term and temporary respite for those with Alzheimer's disease, dementia (a deterioration of mental function) and other dysfunctional conditions, has opened at 1508 W....

Assix International Inc.
September 2, 1990... Assix International Inc. in Tampa, producer and distributor of tire balancing systems, is planning to restructure into three divisions and launch a European venture. If approved by shareholders, Assix would reincorporate in Delaware and be...

Seven senior management positions were cut. (Tampa General Hospital)
September 2, 1990... Seven senior management positions were cut from The Tampa General Hospital's payroll and three managers were reclassified in a major overhaul to save money. Tampa General will save $524,500 a year because of the cuts. Hospital President...