July Table of Contents
- Inside Corner
Tampa Bay Devil Rays opponents are having to pay for all those easy victories -- in hard cash to pay for rooms, meals and bar tabs at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort. Elsewhere in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida International Museum officials are devising an ad campaign to persuade visitors to look at Peruvian splendors in the "Empires of Mystery" exhibit that opens in October.
- Leads & Deals
Echelon International Corp. promises to recreate a quaint Barcelona street right in the middle of all those offices at Carillon in St. Petersburg, Lowe's is building a new home center in New Port Richey, and they're still building Waffle Houses -- a new one is going up near the I-75 in Venice. Details of these and more new construction projects in this month's Focus Map.
- Business Technology
Companies use information in myriad ways. Publix Supermarkets started a Baby Club. CSX Transportation saved $10 million annually by implementing an electronic commerce program.
- Hospitality
The Tampa Bay area hospitality industry is stronger than it is elsewhere. Nevertheless, industry observers are cautious about the future because of a large number of new hotel rooms soon to be available.
- Growth Strategies
It took a vision to instill the growth bug into Florahome Pest Control Inc., but once the idea got rolling, it propelled this Clearwater firm to No. 20 among Florida's fastest-growing companies.
- Shocking New Theaters - the Future of the Flicks
The giant companies that bring Hollywood to your neighborhood want you to spend more time at their new, elaborate complexes, shopping, eating -- maybe even seeing a film.
by David J. Wilson
- Tampa Bay Hospital Locator Map
- Managed Care Companies in Bay Area
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