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Thursday, 12 January 2006 00:00
Fema Closing 1
FEMA opened 41 disaster centers shortly after Hurricane Wilma struck in late October. Federal officials helped residents fill out stacks of paperwork to qualify for loans, rent assistance and other monetary aid. More than 135-thousand Floridians got a total of 290-million dollars. Florida FEMA spokeswoman Denise Everhart says three months later, the demand isn’t there.
“There aren’t enough people coming into these disaster recovery centers to justify the manpower and the time and with the deadline ending, there won’t be people coming to register. So it is time to close them.”
Disaster recovery centers in Collier County will begin to shut their doors this Friday. In Lee County, they’ll close on January 18th. The final day to apply for federal assistance is a week from Thursday.
“There aren’t enough people coming into these disaster recovery centers to justify the manpower and the time and with the deadline ending, there won’t be people coming to register. So it is time to close them.”
Disaster recovery centers in Collier County will begin to shut their doors this Friday. In Lee County, they’ll close on January 18th. The final day to apply for federal assistance is a week from Thursday.
Thursday, 12 January 2006 00:00
Fema Closing 2
More than 135-thousand Floridians have gotten the federal aid since the hurricane came ashore in Southwest Florida last October. The FEMA assistance centers help people fill out disaster loan applications and try to weed through the bureaucratic red tape. So, far residents have received almost 300-million dollars. FEMA spokeswoman Denise Everhart says there’s still time to sign up for help...but time is running out.
“If you haven’t registered, get it done now. Get into a disaster recovery center if you have questions and need one-on-one personal contact. At this point in time, these disaster recovery centers have been open over three months and it is time to close them.”
The FEMA centers will begin to close in Collier County on Friday; in Lee and Hendry Counties, the centers shut down January 18th.
“If you haven’t registered, get it done now. Get into a disaster recovery center if you have questions and need one-on-one personal contact. At this point in time, these disaster recovery centers have been open over three months and it is time to close them.”
The FEMA centers will begin to close in Collier County on Friday; in Lee and Hendry Counties, the centers shut down January 18th.
Thursday, 24 November 2005 00:00
Holiday Shopping
Holiday shopping #1
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Tomorrow (Friday) marks the kick-off of the holiday shopping season. For many businesses the next four weeks are a make-or-break time for the entire yearShoppers will be out en-masse the Friday after Thanksgiving. Many stores will open early…some as soon as 5 a-m. Business owners hope those customers will be carrying lots of cash or credit cards and leave with bags stuffed with merchandise. Economists say it’s been a sluggish year for retailers but it is expected to pick up. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says the impact of the Internet is becoming a bigger force. He says while shoppers brave the stores this weekend...online buying kicks off next week.
“And one of the theories is, that consumers will shop at bricks and mortars stores Friday through Sunday and also talk with their friends and relatives about gifts and then they go online on Monday. The idea is to maybe find some of things they have discovered at bricks and mortar stores for cheaper prices.”
Van Auken says the online shopping season wraps up around mid-December because after that, internet retailers often have a difficult time making deliveries. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.
Holiday shopping #2
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Shoppers will brave the malls and stores tomorrow (Friday) to cash in on the first major holiday sales. This time of year is an important one for retailers as they try to make up for a sluggish beginning of the season. W-G-C-U’s Russell Lewis has more.
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Economists are expecting this year’s holiday buying period to be marginally better than last year. They predict a sales increase of five or ten percent. Online sales are projected to be as much as 20-percent higher. That’s due in part to more bricks and mortar stores offering free shipping and discounts on their websites. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says toy sales have dropped the last couple of years...but what is UP are sales of electronics to children.
“So what we’re seeing is a movement away from so-called traditional toys into like consumer electronics geared for kids. And the trend for this Christmas is smaller, but higher-priced. And so it’s sort of like small items are in including consumer electronics at maybe a higher price.”
Van Auken says that’s good for retailers because smaller items take up less space so they can stock more and make a bigger profit. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Tomorrow (Friday) marks the kick-off of the holiday shopping season. For many businesses the next four weeks are a make-or-break time for the entire yearShoppers will be out en-masse the Friday after Thanksgiving. Many stores will open early…some as soon as 5 a-m. Business owners hope those customers will be carrying lots of cash or credit cards and leave with bags stuffed with merchandise. Economists say it’s been a sluggish year for retailers but it is expected to pick up. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says the impact of the Internet is becoming a bigger force. He says while shoppers brave the stores this weekend...online buying kicks off next week.
“And one of the theories is, that consumers will shop at bricks and mortars stores Friday through Sunday and also talk with their friends and relatives about gifts and then they go online on Monday. The idea is to maybe find some of things they have discovered at bricks and mortar stores for cheaper prices.”
Van Auken says the online shopping season wraps up around mid-December because after that, internet retailers often have a difficult time making deliveries. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.
Holiday shopping #2
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Shoppers will brave the malls and stores tomorrow (Friday) to cash in on the first major holiday sales. This time of year is an important one for retailers as they try to make up for a sluggish beginning of the season. W-G-C-U’s Russell Lewis has more.
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Economists are expecting this year’s holiday buying period to be marginally better than last year. They predict a sales increase of five or ten percent. Online sales are projected to be as much as 20-percent higher. That’s due in part to more bricks and mortar stores offering free shipping and discounts on their websites. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says toy sales have dropped the last couple of years...but what is UP are sales of electronics to children.
“So what we’re seeing is a movement away from so-called traditional toys into like consumer electronics geared for kids. And the trend for this Christmas is smaller, but higher-priced. And so it’s sort of like small items are in including consumer electronics at maybe a higher price.”
Van Auken says that’s good for retailers because smaller items take up less space so they can stock more and make a bigger profit. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.
Thursday, 24 November 2005 00:00
Holiday Shopping
Holiday shopping #1
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Tomorrow (Friday) marks the kick-off of the holiday shopping season. For many businesses the next four weeks are a make-or-break time for the entire yearShoppers will be out en-masse the Friday after Thanksgiving. Many stores will open early…some as soon as 5 a-m. Business owners hope those customers will be carrying lots of cash or credit cards and leave with bags stuffed with merchandise. Economists say it’s been a sluggish year for retailers but it is expected to pick up. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says the impact of the Internet is becoming a bigger force. He says while shoppers brave the stores this weekend...online buying kicks off next week.
“And one of the theories is, that consumers will shop at bricks and mortars stores Friday through Sunday and also talk with their friends and relatives about gifts and then they go online on Monday. The idea is to maybe find some of things they have discovered at bricks and mortar stores for cheaper prices.”
Van Auken says the online shopping season wraps up around mid-December because after that, internet retailers often have a difficult time making deliveries. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.
Holiday shopping #2
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Shoppers will brave the malls and stores tomorrow (Friday) to cash in on the first major holiday sales. This time of year is an important one for retailers as they try to make up for a sluggish beginning of the season. W-G-C-U’s Russell Lewis has more.
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Local Cuts Disc
Economists are expecting this year’s holiday buying period to be marginally better than last year. They predict a sales increase of five or ten percent. Online sales are projected to be as much as 20-percent higher. That’s due in part to more bricks and mortar stores offering free shipping and discounts on their websites. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says toy sales have dropped the last couple of years...but what is UP are sales of electronics to children.
“So what we’re seeing is a movement away from so-called traditional toys into like consumer electronics geared for kids. And the trend for this Christmas is smaller, but higher-priced. And so it’s sort of like small items are in including consumer electronics at maybe a higher price.”
Van Auken says that’s good for retailers because smaller items take up less space so they can stock more and make a bigger profit. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Tomorrow (Friday) marks the kick-off of the holiday shopping season. For many businesses the next four weeks are a make-or-break time for the entire yearShoppers will be out en-masse the Friday after Thanksgiving. Many stores will open early…some as soon as 5 a-m. Business owners hope those customers will be carrying lots of cash or credit cards and leave with bags stuffed with merchandise. Economists say it’s been a sluggish year for retailers but it is expected to pick up. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says the impact of the Internet is becoming a bigger force. He says while shoppers brave the stores this weekend...online buying kicks off next week.
“And one of the theories is, that consumers will shop at bricks and mortars stores Friday through Sunday and also talk with their friends and relatives about gifts and then they go online on Monday. The idea is to maybe find some of things they have discovered at bricks and mortar stores for cheaper prices.”
Van Auken says the online shopping season wraps up around mid-December because after that, internet retailers often have a difficult time making deliveries. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.
Holiday shopping #2
Lewis
For: 11-24-05 PM / 11-25-05 AM
Shoppers will brave the malls and stores tomorrow (Friday) to cash in on the first major holiday sales. This time of year is an important one for retailers as they try to make up for a sluggish beginning of the season. W-G-C-U’s Russell Lewis has more.
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Track:
Local Cuts Disc
Economists are expecting this year’s holiday buying period to be marginally better than last year. They predict a sales increase of five or ten percent. Online sales are projected to be as much as 20-percent higher. That’s due in part to more bricks and mortar stores offering free shipping and discounts on their websites. Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Professor Stuart Van Auken says toy sales have dropped the last couple of years...but what is UP are sales of electronics to children.
“So what we’re seeing is a movement away from so-called traditional toys into like consumer electronics geared for kids. And the trend for this Christmas is smaller, but higher-priced. And so it’s sort of like small items are in including consumer electronics at maybe a higher price.”
Van Auken says that’s good for retailers because smaller items take up less space so they can stock more and make a bigger profit. Russell Lewis, WGCU News.