Florida Trend back issues from August 2008:
Finding the gold in green.(Corner Office)
Aug 01, 2008; ... "Greening" the business community and stimulating economic development in clean technologies was the focus of the "Serve to Preserve Florida Summit on Global Climate Change" in June. The two-day summit brought together more than 700 industry leaders, international ...
Water from air.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008; ... I read "Humidity's Silver Lining" [July, FloridaTrend.com] regarding getting potable water out of the air with the AquaVentus. It is a great idea, for the correct situation, but there is a cost for the equipment and a cost for the electricity to run it. Many, if not most, Floridians ...
Marion Hammer.(Readers)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Thank you for your foresight, insight and wisdom in recognizing Marion P. Hammer ["Icon," July, FloridaTrend.com] for the treasure and icon she is to our state and to our country. When I first began working as a lawyer and a lobbyist in Florida in the mid-1990s, Marion Hammer ...
Bargain treasures.(Executive Lifestyles: CEOs at Home/Collectibles)(AMC Liquidators)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michael Grimme knows how to find a good deal. His 11,000-sq.-ft. home is filled with many of the pieces his liquidation company has acquired. In fact, Grimme says, he and his wife, Pamela, are frequently switching out furniture. "It's a constant process, ...
Campaign buttons.(Executive Lifestyles: CEOs at Home/Collectibles)(Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Jamie Cole says his favorite campaign button is one given to him when he was 11 years old working on his first political campaign in 1974. His dentist was running for Congress. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] "His campaign manager was this old gentleman, at least he seemed ...
Farm living.(Executive Lifestyles: CEOs at Home/Collectibles)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] His friends call it South Fork. The architect's plans call it River Road. But to Glenn Winograd, it's a dream-come-true home. Winograd grew up in Brooklyn, where apartment living didn't allow him to indulge in his love of animals. Even as a kid, he ...
Guitars.(Executive Lifestyles: CEOs at Home/Collectibles)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Scott Rothstein started collecting guitars 20 years ago. He now has 58, electric and acoustic. They're not just for show either. He plays all the time, but he keeps some in a secure, temperature-regulated warehouse. "When I'm interested in something, I'm passionate about it," ...
Reconstructive advances: new procedures are making surgery less intrusive.(Executive Lifestyles: Health: Breast Cancer)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An ultrasound showed a mass in Deb Haggerty's left breast in December 1999. A biopsy the following month confirmed her fear. The tumor was too large to cut out in a lumpectomy, so doctors recommended she have the breast removed. "I elected not ...
Fantasy Islands: far-away lands just a short hop across the Caribbean.(Executive Lifestyles: Getaways: Island-Hoping)
Aug 01, 2008; ... A short flight from Miami can take you virtually across the Atlantic: Sit in the gallery above a heated but civil debate in Parliament, nibble fresh baguettes and espresso in a French care or retreat inside a 350-year-old Spanish convent. All of these pleasures await on the ...
The new college try.(Executive Lifestyles: Dining and Spirits)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Watermelon is the best reason for summer. And a salad of cold watermelon with feta cheese refreshes best of all. Melon and cheese is an old Greek favorite, but the bright chunks of yellow watermelon in the $13 salad at Gainesville's Ti Amo are pure Alachua ...
Earthquake Petite Sirah.(Wine & Spirits)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RED Earthquake Petite Sirah Lodi, Calif. $30 This blustery red will rock you, teach you that petite ain't puny and make you respect Lodi, too. PS is a small ...
Rombauer Chardonnay Carneros.(Wine & Spirits)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WHITE Rombauer Chardonnay Carneros Napa Valley $35 Life is too short to drink cheap chardonnay; hand-crafted Rombauer is anything but ....
Keel & Curley Florida Frost White.(Wine & Spirits)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... DESSERT Keel & Curley Florida Frost White Plant City $25 (325 ml) After its success with blueberries, the Plant City gang tries ice wine, buying frozen Vidal grapes with ...
Icon.(Interview)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Bill Haast Snake expert, venom researcher, 97 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Four years ago, I got bit by a Malaysian pit viper, and that was the end of my right index finger. The bone just dissolved. Most of my fingers were pretty bad anyway from all the bites, ...
A longing to educate.(Trendsetters: Education)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Andrea Kilpatrick certainly has the stellar academic and career resume--Princeton, Harvard law and Oxford and McKinsey & Co. consulting. And, if you know how to read it, she says, it pointed all along to where she is now, president of a $5-million non-profit that serves 4,000 kids through ...
Moving from a live training company to one with online offerings is a logical leap that's proved successful for the three founders of SIM.(Teaching Standouts)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... * Moving from a live training company to one with online offerings is a logical leap that's proved successful for the three founders of SIM. The Tampa company gets 40% of its revenue now from The Sub-Hub (thesub-hub.com), its exclusively online, on-demand professional standards training ...
Science teacher David Makepeace's marine science program at Coral Shores High School in Tavernier in the Keys has drawn national attention for its students' work on restoring coral reefs, but students also have worked on seagrass restoration, water quality testing, fish counts and other environmentally beneficial work with community partners.(Teaching Standouts)
Aug 01, 2008; ... * Science teacher David Makepeace's marine science program at Coral Shores High School in Tavernier in the Keys has drawn national attention for its students' work on restoring coral reefs, but students also have ...
Susan Leeds, who teaches gifted and honors science at Howard Middle School in Orlando, and Martha Adams, who teaches anatomy and environmental ethics and heads the science department at St. Brendan High School in Miami.(Teaching Standouts)
Aug 01, 2008; ... * Susan Leeds, who teaches gifted and honors science at Howard Middle School in Orlando, and Martha Adams, who teaches anatomy and environmental ethics and heads the science department at St ....
What really motivated U.S. sugar?(EVERGLADES)
Aug 01, 2008; ... To hear U.S. Sugar President Bob Buker tell it, it's a great time to be in the sugar business in Florida. Sugar prices are at historic highs. His company has the largest, most modern, most automated mill in the industry. The latest federal farm bill is the best for the industry in his 22 ...
International Council of Shopping Centers.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The board of the International Council of Shopping Centers elected ...
Eric Draper.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The National Audubon Society presented its 2008 Callison Award to Eric Draper, deputy director ...
"Most wanted" website.(STATEWIDE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Attorney General Bill McCollum has launched a "most wanted" website (myfloridalegal.com/ mostwanted) featuring suspects and convicted criminals wanted on serious charges, including drug ...
Howard M. "Budd" Post.(STATEWIDE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Howard M. "Budd" Post, one of the founders of the Tampa-based engineering, science and architecture consulting company Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan (PBS&J) died ...
Off track.(PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ridership on Tri-Rail hit new highs from April through June. But increased commuter and employer support of public transportation comes just as routes and funding for area buses and trains face cutbacks. Local officials profess support for ...
Washington Economics Group.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Tony Villamil, an economist and CEO of Washington Economics Group, has been named business school clean at St ....
SunTrust Banks.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Alex Herrera, formerly executive vice president and director of international wealth management at SunTrust Banks, has been named president of Provenance Wealth ...
Rock 'n' Roll.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The exhibit "Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock & Roll Since 1967" is on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art through Sept. 7. The exhibit features more than 100 pieces of art, including album covers, videos ...
Plaza San Remo.(CORAL GABLES)
Aug 01, 2008; ... LIC Coral Gables Retail, an investment group from Germany, has purchased the retail portion of Plaza San Remo at 6705 Red ...
American Airlines.(MIAMI)
Aug 01, 2008; ... American Airlines, the largest carrier operating from Miami International Airport, plans to cut 900 flight attendants. The company also plans a major reduction in management and ...
Camillus House.(MIAMI)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Camillus House--a homeless shelter north of downtown Miami--has completed a land-swap deal that will enable the organization to break ground on a $60-million shelter for the homeless on a 3.1-acre site northwest of the downtown ...
Great Eastern Bank.(MIAMI)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Federal and state bank regulators have ended cease-and-desist orders against Miami-based Great Eastern Bank. Previously, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation filed orders stating that Great Eastern had violated regulations under the ...
The Hacket Group.(MIAMI)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Hacket Group (Nasdaq-HCKT), a Miami-based technology consulting firm, has been added to the Russell 3000 index, which represents ...
Miami Center.(MIAMI)
Aug 01, 2008; ... New York-based Sumito Corp. of America has agreed to buy the Miami Center, a 782,210-sq.-ft. property in downtown Miami, for $265 million, according to the South ...
Continucare Corp.(MIAMI)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Continucare Corp. (AMEX-CNU), a physician services firm based in Miami, has expanded its stock buyback program to 10 million shares, an increase of 3.5 million ...
Greenberg Traurig.(MIAMI)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Greenberg Traurig is moving its headquarters to downtown Miami from Brickell Avenue. The law firm signed a 15-year lease for ...
Ahead of schedule.(TORREY PINES)(appointment of Michael E. Augustine at Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michael E. Augustine is the new vice president and CFO at Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies' second location, now under construction in Port St. Lucie. He returns to Florida Augustine with 21 years of non-profit financial management experience. ...
NovaVision.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Rudy Mazzocchi was named CEO of Boca Raton-based NovaVision. He was previously managing director of Accuitive Medical Ventures in Atlanta. ...
Ediet.com.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Laura Klein is the new chief information officer at Ediets.com. She was previously CIO and vice president of ...
Equitrac Corp.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Noel O'Dwyer was named vice president of marketing and strategic alliances for ...
Cairns Blaner Group.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... President Bush has named Thomas Cairns, principal at HR consulting firm Cairns Blaner Group, chief human capital ...
Economos Properties.(BOCA RATON)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Economos Properties closed on a $46.5-million construction loan for a Fort Lauderdale development featuring two hotels, office space ...
Washington Mutual.(BOCA RATON)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Washington Mutual will close its operations service center by the end of the year, laying off 175, as ...
DayJet.(BOCA RATON)
Aug 01, 2008; ... DayJet has reached an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration to share information on its new operations technologies, ...
Del Mar Village.(BOCA RATON)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Woodbright Development sold Del Mar Village to Federal Realty Investment Trust of ...
Office Depot.(DELRAY BEACH)
Aug 01, 2008; ... DELRAY BEACH--Office Depot (NYSE-ODP) is attempting to reduce its 2,000-employee Delray headquarters staff through voluntary buyouts ....
Republic Services.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Republic Services, the nation's second-largest trash hauler, will acquire Allied Waste Industries of Arizona, the third-largest, in a $6.1-billion merger. The combined ...
BankAtlantic.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... BankAtlantic has completed the sale of its five Orlando branches to Mercantile Bank for an ...
Research in Motion.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Research in Motion, manufacturer of the BlackBerry, expects to hire up to 500 locally for its south ...
Parlux Perfumes' earnings.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Parlux Perfumes' earnings were $5 million for the year ended March 31, compared with a loss of ...
Pediatrix Medical Group.(FORT LAUDERDALE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE-PDX) has acquired Pediatric Cardiology Associates, with principal offices in Tampa and St. ...
Tousa Inc.(HOLLYWOOD)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Tousa Inc. won court permission to access more than $300 million to continue operations while ...
Spirit Airlines.(MIRAMAR)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Spirit Airlines will start charging passengers for seat selection and increase its fee ...
DHL Express USA.(PLANTATION)
Aug 01, 2008; ... DHL Express USA will cut 175 jobs from its 1,000-employee Plantation ...
East Coast Plastics.(PORT ST. LUCIE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... East Coast Plastics, a Fort Lauderdale manufacturer, will move 80 jobs to a new location at ...
BE Aerospace.(WELLINGTON)
Aug 01, 2008; ... BE Aerospace (Nasdaq-BEAV) will acquire Honeywell Consumables Solutions of Tempe, Ariz., for $1.05 billion in cash and ...
Flagler System, owner of the Breakers Palm Beach resort.(WEST PALM BEACH)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Flagler System, owner of the Breakers Palm Beach resort, is taking over the former Governors Club in the Phillips Point building, ...
Flagler Title Co.(WEST PALM BEACH)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Flagler Title Co. has been placed under the control of an outside lawyer, following the disappearance of ...
Shred of dignity.(JOB TRAINING)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Two gears ago, the Louise Graham Regeneration Center, which employs developmentally disabled adults at its St. Petersburg paper recycling plant, nearly shut down. Prices for its recycled products were falling, and it was winning fewer contracts to pick up ...
Sweetbay Supermarket.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Mike Vail, a Sweetbay Supermarket senior vice president, has been promoted to president and COO. Vail, 45, has worked for ...
Bonita Bay Group.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Gary R. Dumas has been promoted to vice president of ...
Greater Richmond (Va.) Chamber of Commerce.(Players)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Kim Scheeler, president of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce for the ...
Destination Tampa.(TOURISM)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008; ... 53.7% percentage of visitors to Tampa last year from elsewhere in the U.S., led by residents from New York, Chicago and Boston 35.6% percentage of visitors from in-state, led by residents from St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Orlando 10.7% ...
Photojournalism exhibit.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)
Aug 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An exhibition featuring 40 years of Mel Finkelstein's photos is set for Aug. 17-Oct. 19 at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in Tarpon Springs. Finkelstein, who died in 1992, ...
Ave Maria University.(AVE MARIA)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Ave Maria University has received accreditation from the American Academy ...
Composite Motors' 50,000-sq.-ft. complex.(BROOKSVILLE)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Construction is under way on a 11,250-sq.-ft. addition to Composite ...