Florida Business Southwest articles from January 1 1991

Florida Business Southwest archives from January 1 1991

The crop that came in from the cold. (Southwest Florida's citrus industry)
January 1, 1991... The crop that came in from the cold Like a teenager whose hormones have shifted into overdrive, southwest Florida's citrus industry is in a growth spurt...bounding to more acreage, higher yields, and greater prominence every year. The...

New opportunities now arriving...; Florida's expanding airports are opening up the state to more international traffic, tourists, and trade.
January 1, 1991... New opportunities now arriving... IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME....An airport, that is, and tourists and visitors they are. That memorable line from Field of Dreams is appropriate when describing the enormous impact Florida's airports have...

Married ... with business: combining business and marital partnership adds up to success for three southwest Florida couples.
January 1, 1991... Married . . . with business Start with a married couple. Add mutual ambitions for a life full of individual satisfaction and together-ness. Mix well with shared respect and trust in each other's talents and skills. What do you have? A recipe...

A discussion of ethics: A question of right and wrong.
January 1, 1991... A question of right and wrong If you had to find an organization in this country that was in lower repute than the U.S. Congress, I don't know what it would be," says U.S. Representative Porter Goss (R-District 13) of Sanibel. "I...

'Under all is land': despite economic downturns and financial upheavals, real estate is still real attractive to Southwest Florida investors. (includes related article)
January 1, 1991... Under all is land Real estate investment - investment in land or buildings - has long been considered one of the safest and best ways to realize a respectable return on investment capital. Southwest Florida real estate success stories are...

Defying the downturn: for small businesses, making it through an economic slump takes a good defensive - and offensive - plan of action.
January 1, 1991... Defying the downturn The business cycle is turning down. Even economists admit it - most of them - and the rest are just trying to agree on the recession's official start date and how deep it will be. But if you're like most other small...