Florida Business Southwest articles from August 1990

Florida Business Southwest archives from August 1990

Trouble in Chinatown? (Lehigh Corporation)
August 1, 1990... Trouble in Chinatown? There's been more smoke rising from behind the doors of the troubled Lehigh Corporation (see "Is there life after Lehigh Corporation," June 1990), and this time it's the squeaky-clean Chinatown project setting off...

Making it in the marketplace; a day behind the scenes at Garbo & Associates. (company profile)
August 1, 1990... Making it in the marketplace It's 9 a.m. and John Garbo has arrived at the Naples offices of Collier Enterprises for his weekly meeting with John Joyce, head of Collier's real estate marketing arm. Collier is an important account for...

The battle for power. (control of Sarasota's political structure) (includes additional articles on political action committees and on the economic impact of the two-year moratorium)
August 1, 1990... The battle for power What would happen if someone proposed an amendment to a southwest Florida county's charter which would ban new development for two years, disallow rezonings except by unanimous commission approval, and require impact...

A whole new ball game. (Michael Graham, owner of Fort Myers Sun Sox baseball team)
August 1, 1990... A whole new ball game Why would a successful real estate developer want to own a professional baseball franchise? Ask Michael Graham, owner of the Fort Myers Sun Sox baseball team, and he'll tell you he really isn't sure. According to...

Lights ... camera ... action! (motion picture industry in Florida)
August 1, 1990... Lights... camera... action! License to Kill starring Timothy Dalton. Parenthood with Steve Martin. Stella with Bette Midler. Ralph Bellamy in Cocoon: The the Return. Don Johnson in Sweetheart's Dance. Michelle Pfieffer in Married to the Mob....