September Table of Contents
- Inside Corner
It could have been an outtake from a Federico Fellini film, but there they were, four elegantly clad members of the Bayside Quartet playing Schubert and Bernstein in the muddy St. Petersburg field where the Soreno Hotel once stood. Also, a Sarasota company is importing some Rather Jolly Tea. In Ad-Files, Tampa's Loren Rhoads explains how his young agency, C.A.R. Advertising, has found the money in used cars.
- Leads & Deals
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company will come to Tampa's new Channelside at Garrison Seaport development. A new community bank, Cornerstone Community Bank, will open in St. Petersburg. And fast-growing Arthur Anderson LLP is building a 157,500-square-foot office bujilding just south of Fruitvill Road in Sarasota County. Details on these and many more just-announced projects in our seven-country coverage area on the Focus Map.
- Hospitality Tampa Bay
Westin Innisbrook Resort in Tarpon Springs maintains its golfing laurels, but it's broadening its appeal with amenities for the whole family, including a new $3.4-million Loch Ness Pool and Spa.
- Business Technology
If your business isn't already tuned in to the world of electronic commerce, you may want to get some instructions -- free. That's what's being offered at the STAR Center in Largo.
- Growth Strategies
At DITEK -- Diversified Technology Group, Inc. -- in Largo they applaud every lightning strike. DITEK sells protection in the form of commercial electrical surge protectors. Its impressive growth curve has led the company to the residential market.
- Playing Serious
Could the Tampa Bay area -- with the close cooperation of Orlando and other communities along the I-4 and I-75 -- really stage the 2012 Olympic Games? Many business leaders think so, including some skeptics who changed their mind once they started looking at the numbers.
by Larry Thornberry
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