The Government has described a meeting called by the real estate industry to challenge newspapers over their coverage as disturbing. It has also raised questions about what National would do with real estate reform legislation should it win this year's g

TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- Local governments in the midst of writing annual budgets face lower property tax revenues because of a new state constitutional amendment and falling real estate values.

• Hotel and restaurant group Whitbread said like-for-like sales were up 5.7% while pre-tax profit before exceptionals came in ahead of forecasts. • Stagecoach said trading has been strong and above expectations since the bus and train group last updat

That "news" story from the NY Post two weeks ago about foreclosures in the Hamptons was so weighted for sensationalism to this columnist's mind that any germ of truth in it was bogged down by the ballast. More on that later.

Presidio Inc., of Greenbelt, which designs and manages computer and telecommunication networks for commercial and government organizations, said it closed on a $240 million financing package, consisting of a $115 million revolving credit facility and a $1