Turning businesses ON
Why FPL’s energy incentive could juice the economy
IF ANY SINGLE ENTITY IN THE SUNshine State can “power up” the business economy, luring new industry and encouraging expansion, it ought to be Florida Power and Light. Now, thanks to support from state government and the state public service commission responsible for regulating power costs to consumers, it is. Full Story
Fort Myers’ taxes among the lowest for tourists
SPECIAL TO FLORIDA WEEKLY
Fort Myers was ranked second for the lowest tax-burdened central cities out of 50 U.S. destinations recently rated in an annual study by the Global Business Travel Association Foundation. Full Story
Investors and traders can learn from each other
MONEY & INVESTING
Many people think that investing and trading have little in common. Actually they have a lot in common.
They might be traveling down different roads but traders and investors want to get to basically the same place. They both have making money as their primary purpose. Full Story
SWFL PR pros take top honors
The Southwest Florida chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association has won the association’s 2011 Chapter of the Year Award. The winners of the FPRA president’s awards were announced at the 73rd annual conference at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples. Full Story
J.J. Taylor to host ‘Cheers to Education’
Event celebrates unlikely partnership between boozing and schools
Beer wholesaler, J. J. Taylor, will host “Cheers to Education,” an evening networking event 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at its distribution center in Fort Myers. The event will celebrate the corporate redirection of beer excise taxes to the Step Up For Students Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which provides K-12 scholarships to low-income students in Florida. Full Story
Consumer sentiment plunges
August’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer sentiment, fell to its lowest level since December 2009 and registered its sharpest drop in two years, as recent events in Washington about the debt ceiling debate fixed attention on the weak economy. Full Story
Scripps-Tenet deal expected to bring jobs, $402 million to Florida
It’s a marriage of medicine and science.
And when it is finally consummated, a partnership between Tenet Florida Inc. and The Scripps Research Institute is expected to have an economic impact of $402 million over five years. Full Story
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