Florida Trend back issues from January 1994:
Catheters unclog Cordis' growth. (Cordis Corp.)
Jan 01, 1994 ... In early 1991, Cordis Corp. President and CEO Robert Strauss set two goals for 1995: gain 15% to 20% of the worldwide therapeutic catheter market and increase Cordis' annual revenues 150% to $400 million (see, "Cordis Recovers; Can It Catch Up?" June 1991).Today, the company admits ...
Real estate opportunities for '94. (The Florida Economy)
Jan 01, 1994; ... Conditions are right for handsome returns, especially in apartment development and airport industrial space.During 1993, my prognostications in this space forecasted continued, moderate expansion in Florida's residential and commercial construction sector. Now, looking to 1994, ...
Bureaucracy readies for reform. (Florida's workers' compensation reforms)
Jan 01, 1994; ... Business and Gov. Chiles are happy with workers' comp reforms. State workers, however, say sufficient funds weren't appropriated.Starting now, much of the success or failure of Florida's new workers' compensation reforms falls on the shoulders of Ann Clayton, director of the ...
And the winner is .... (Florida's stock-picking contest)
Jan 01, 1994 ... As we enter 1994, we put the wraps on FLORIDA TREND's 1993 annual stock-picking contest. As readers may recall, we asked some market pros to give us their favorite Florida stock picks a year ago. The 1993 winner:Douglas K. Raborn, chairman of the Delray Beach money management firm ...
Let's make a deal. (mergers and acquisitions involving Florida companies)
Jan 01, 1994 ... While the pace -- and quality -- of public stock offerings is expected to retreat this year, Florida's dealmakers say 1994 will be a good year for mergers and acquisitions.At least Bo Godbold is honest. "Don't assume," says the president of St. Petersburg-based Raymond James ...
HSN's glitter may be for real. (Home Shopping Network Inc.) (Cover Story)
Jan 01, 1994; ... You might think, given history, that it would be easier selling cubic zirconia pendants to Elizabeth Taylor than selling Home Shopping Network shares to investors. Imagine a broker's straight-faced pitch: * Since 1988, HSN's annual earnings have been remarkably consistent. (In ...
No different than a factory. (Columbia Healthcare Corp.)
Jan 01, 1994; ... In the race to be the hospital industry's low-cost producer, Florida's biggest player -- Columbia Healthcare -- is betting that biggest will be best.'I see Columbia facing a tremendous challenge. It has just merged three companies and must consolidate its corporate culture. They ...
Tax credits for social good. (Florida)(includes related article)
Jan 01, 1994; ... Apartment developers get financing, investors shelter income and low-wage consumers get quality affordable housing. Everybody wins, right?It matters to Kelvin Raines, 28-year-old pipe fitter in Kissimmee who earns $6.50 an hour, that his two-bedroom, two-bath apartment at the Reef ...
Insurance reform: changing the way Florida does business. (includes glossary) (Special Advertising Report)
Jan 01, 1994; ... What a difference a year has made in the insurance industry. In just 12 short months, the state has implemented major reforms that promise to increase access to health care insurance, control the costs of workers' compensation insurance and help hundreds of thousands of homeowners keep their ...
Mopping up after cleaning up. (Sunbelt Janitorial Systems) (Small Business) (Company Profile)
Jan 01, 1994; ... Ron and Pam Stahr didn't quite know how to handle their young company's cash flow and growth. But with new controls in place, their Sunbelt Janitorial is beginning to sparkle.Mops in hand, Ron and Pam Stahr have gone from rags to riches -- literally.Four years ago, Ron, ...
New meaning to 'cash cow.' (InnoVet Inc.) (Company Profile)
Jan 01, 1994; ... After seven years of development and obscurity, InnoVet seems on the verge of cashing in with its biotech products for cattle and horses.It began with "Enzit." No doubt, a pet-stain remover represents a rather inauspicious start for a company attempting to mark its territory in the ...
West Palm: on the brink. (West Palm Beach, Florida) (Real Estate)
Jan 01, 1994; ... Vacancy rates remain stubbornly high. But South Florida migration trends are working in West Palm Beach's favor.Driving east from Palm Beach International Airport toward downtown West Palm Beach, the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts glistens regally amidst the scrub ...
Panama City varies its menu. (Panama City, Florida) (Restaurants)
Jan 01, 1994; ... Fresh seafood's the star. But wild game, pasta and Cajun-Creole prove that variety is also on the menu in Panama City.Is there life in Panama City when Captain Anderson's closes for the season?After a week of searching out alternatives to that perennial Golden Spoon ...
Strong but slower growth. (The Florida Economy)
Jan 01, 1994 ... Demographic changes are creating a growth breather. Nonetheless, Florida will continue to grow faster than the nation.The relentless growth of Florida's economy in the 1980s led to the giddy feeling that rapid population and job growth could (and would) go on forever. So when the ...
Tolf's top 200. (Florida eateries)(includes related article on new restaurants) (Directory)
Jan 01, 1994; ... 19088 N.E. 29th Ave. North Miami Beach (305/935-2900) Allen Susser in the best on-view kitchen in South Florida remains on the cutting edge. Dinner: $$Christy's3101 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Coral Gables (305/446-1400) Best steak, baked potato and Caesar salad in the Gables. A ...
A new guard takes control. (Business in Florida)
Jan 01, 1994; ... Florida's business community is undergoing a generational change. Here's what you need to know to be a player.A key piece of any newcomer's survival kit is a road map. Not just of the local and state highways. You also need a map that tells how a place works, who makes it work and ...