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Florida boat sales on the rise

By Elizabeth Behrman, Times Staff Writer Friday, May 18, 2012 Lynda Cori chats on her cellphone Friday while her husband and grandson look at a boat during the Tampa Bay Boat Show. Cori said she and her husband were watching their grandson while his father shopped around for a boat. Florida's economy remains sluggish in many areas — foreclosures, home construction, job creation. But here's a ...

Buying a Boat? Tips to Staying Afloat

The sticker price of a boat is just the beginning. Learn about the total cost of ownership or you'll quickly sink your savings.

Official: Buying county a yacht was wrong

CRESTVIEW, Fla., May 4 (UPI) -- A former tourism director in Okaloosa County, Fla., acknowledged using public money for a $710,000 yacht was a mistake.

Concerns about sheriff’s boat | Letter

Now what is all this chatter from our Sheriff about buying a $750,000 speed boat? It always seems that to make their mark in government many elected officials have to spend money on something. I understand that the county already has three such vessels.

A post-IPO Facebook strategy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Try as they might, many retail investors won't be able to get shares of Facebook in its first hours of trading. They may be better off waiting it out anyway. Buying at the closing price of the initial public offering day and holding on to your shares has not been a profitable strategy lately, especially for companies in the media business. While Facebook is a unique company ...