Comp costs going down: The Boca Raton-based National Council on Compensation Insurance, a clearinghouse of workers comp research and data, has recommended an 11% reduction in Florida's rates for 2007. Generating home buyers: And now, the Tampa division of US Home has extended its offer of a free home generator through the end of September.Delta cuts back traffic to Gulf Coast citiesDagwood is hot: Dagwood's Sandwich Shoppes, a restaurant franchise company based in Clearwater and New Orleans, has contracted for 356 new locations since it launched in May.Homebuilders go bald for sales: The top executives at First Home Builders in Fort Myers pledged to shave their heads if they reached a goal of selling 2,900 homes so far this year. Meeting corporate demand: Shutts & Bowen's new Tampa managing partner, R. Allan Higbee, says the law firm's fast growth is in response to the burgeoning demand for corporate lawyers in the Tampa Bay area.Lee Memorial tops list: AARP, the nonprofit organization for people more than 50, ranked Lee Memorial Health System second in the country in its annual list of 50 Best Employers for Workers Over 50.More on double standard:For those who haven't heard enough about the former Tampa teacher placed on house arrest earlier this year for her sexual relationship with a teenage student, more is on its way.
