New owners for Busch?: InBev NV, a Belgian brewing company, is considering a $46 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.USF to cut 450 jobs: University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft said the college will cut $50.4 million by laying off 70 employees and not filling 380 open jobsRays anger Pinellas: After waiting for months for a detailed financial plans on a new open-air baseball park from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Pinellas County Commission got the news the team would be asking for $100 million from the county.No-smoking policy: Sarasota County is leading the way on the Gulf Coast with what is becoming a national trend: Refusing to hire people who smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products.More delayed projects: Add two more downtown Bradenton developments to the growing list of delayed projects up and down the Gulf Coast.County offers buyouts to 800: Lee County has offered about 800 higher-paid employees buyout offers to counter a projected drop in revenues this year.UPS adds jobs in Fort Myers: Package delivery giant UPS recently announced plans to expand its Fort Myers operations and hire another 20 employees.Alico closes Plant World: Alico, the agribusiness company headquartered in LaBelle in Hendry County, east of Fort Myers, has closed its Plant World operations and eliminated 30 jobs.
