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Week of February 1, 2001 |
CALIFORNIA SCREAMING: For those who want to know more about deregulation of the electric utility industry, the Cato Institute — a Washington DC-based public policy research foundation advocating free markets and limited government — has launched a website to offer views on deregulation and why present regulations do not work. One article of note is "California Screaming... About Electricity Deregulation." Details: cato.org/electricity. DC TRACKING: YourCongress.com reports all five female senators — Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, both of California; Jean Carnahan of Missouri; Hillary Clinton of New York and Maria Cantwell of Washington — were among the nine most requested profiles in January. The demand for the women displaced the demand for old guard profiles such as Sen. Jesse Helms, Speaker Dennis Hastert and Rep. Tom DeLay. Launched in March 2000, Your Congress tracks customer requests for information about members of Congress. Details: yourcongress.com. PALM BEACH TOUR: A virtual tour of Palm Beach County is now offered at palmbeachfl.com, the official website of the Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau. While the site has been around a few years, promoters say the virtual tour — showing scenes of the county's arts and cultural offerings as well as its beaches — is new. HOME LINKS: Arvida Realty Services, with 24 offices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, reported the launch of a new service called Arvida Home-Link. The free service, said a spokesperson, provides Arvida customers the assistance they normally could only get through a personal relocation coordinator. Features help customers through the entire moving process, says Arvida, ranging from hiring movers and timing utility connects and disconnects. Details: arvidarealty.com. HUB HUB-BUB: The Miami Herald and Miami.com announced a partnership with the nonprofit Miami Internet Alliance to promote South Florida as Internet Hub of the Americas. The alliance's mission is to promote and encourage the growth of Internet-related businesses, say publicists, including job creation and training of qualified high-tech workers. Details: miamiinternetalliance.org. SPECIAL IFX: Miami Lakes-based IFX Corp., provider of Internet-based products and services throughout Latin America, has retained the Miami-based advertising firm of Turkel Schwartz & Partners. IFX — under brand name IFX Networks — provides businesses with information technology services such as high speed connectivity, web hosting and around-the-clock technical support, executives say. Turkel Schwartz will develop advertising campaigns targeting businesses and information technology managers. WIDE OUTREACH: The IFX Network includes subsidiaries in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay, Venezuela and the US. IFX also has holdings in other Latin American Internet businesses, including Tutopia.com. Details: ifxcorp.com. |
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