August 14, 2000
Business center offers an understated opportunity
The Tampa center doesn't glitter or impress. But its low rents offer small business owners the chance to make an independent living in the harsh world of free enterprise.
Inquisitive execs at Florida Progress, CP&L to watch purchase votes
Top executives in St. Petersburg and Raleigh, N.C., will be watching closely when each other's shareholders vote this week on Carolina Power & Light's purchase of Florida Progress Corp.
Rocks in the ground, not in their heads
Developers building office towers along Florida's coastline worry about hitting water when they sink supports into the ground.
The Children's Place gears up bay presence
A new player is entering the Tampa Bay area market in children's apparel.
Bank execs to account for customer happiness
Bank of America Corp. has borrowed an old page out of its playbook as it continues shuffling its Florida management team.
Take the money and quit
When Ceridian Benefit Services Inc. was planning its move from north to south Pinellas County this year, the company had one big worry: Employees unwilling to deal with the hassle of a move or make the commute would leave in droves.
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