Bottled water business: economy slows sales, hurricane season picks them up again C onstruction workers are probably as thirsty as they've ever been in Southwest Florida. But in the wake of recent slowdowns in the building industry and higher unemployment rates, there are not as many whistles to wet. Some companies which used to deliver hundreds of gallons of bottled, purified water per day to thirsty builders are absorbing the losses. Full Story
Cape economic development office wins marketing awards The Cape Coral Economic Development Office has won top honors in marketing for its new interactive Web site and its new business attraction advertisement. The awards - known as the Stellar Awards - are presented each year by the Florida Economic Development Council, the state's only economic development professional organization. Full Story