Mike Higgins likens the access to the fitness center he uses to having a personal gymnasium, state-of-the-art workout equipment and personal trainers in his own backyard. ...more

February 27, 2009

People who knew him say that when Lee Boswell turned up at Florida College, they could have placed a wager on the garb he would sport and the gifts he would bear. ...more

August 27, 2008

People who knew him say that when Lee Boswell turned up at Florida College, they could have placed a wager on the garb he would sport and the gifts he would bear. "He would arrive on campus in khaki pants, a straw hat and usually with a cigar in his mouth," said Bob Owen, Florida College president from 1982 to 1991. "And, he always had two sacks: One was a sack of oranges for the students, and one was a sack of money to make sure the faculty got paid." Owen, who is married to Boswell's daughter Janelle, was among the speakers at the Aug. 15 dedication of the new 320-capacity Boswell Hall for male students, named in honor of the college's longtime supporter, a Lakeland citrus farmer who died in 1994, and his wife, Margaret, the mother of their five daughters. The ceremony also marked the opening of the Christian college's 90-student-capacity Terrace Hall, the neighboring new women's dormitory. ...more

August 22, 2008

A St. Petersburg fitness company is moving to Tampa. Lifestyle Family Fitness will build its headquarters at 301 S. Dale Mabry Highway, between Platt and Azeele streets, developer Brian Taub said. ...more

June 21, 2008

On a recent evening here, Greg Tew, 28, considered the question: What is it like to work in a state that is creating more jobs than workers? He was sitting in the lobby of a new hotel in downtown Des Moines, part of an extensive redevelopment investment to attract workers to Iowa. ...more

May 31, 2008

As packs of young children rode the elevator to the second floor last weekend, they streamed into the My Gym play area and headed straight for the ball pit. ...more

May 3, 2008

If you work out at Lifestyle Family Fitness, you might find Todd Bright. ...more

January 17, 2008

Patrick Corcoran is looking for a couple of thousand people unsatisfied with their gyms. And if they like working out at 3 a.m., that's OK. ...more

December 16, 2007

People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health care costs. ...more

September 25, 2007