WEST PALM BEACH, FL-The locally based parent of Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust also is showing an 8% increase in ratio of total non-performing loans for the first quarter. West Palm Beach is 67 miles north of Miami.

MIAMI-GlobeSt.com research uncovers a newly released legislative report that documents cases in which the county school district demands voluntary contributions of cash or land from developers in addition to mandatory impact fees. The documented total to date: $4 million.

MIAMI-Locally based Neff Corp. and Fort Lauderdale-based NationsRent each report heavy net losses amid prior announced restructuring efforts.

BOCA RATON, FL-The owner-operator of luxury resorts approves a plan to reacquire up to about 2.7 million shares of the 40.4 million shares outstanding. Since the announcement, the company's common stock has dropped about 12 cents a share.

MIAMI-GlobeSt.com research shows property owners, investors and developers in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties contributed 3.6% of the soft money sum that went to state political parties and 2.9% of Florida's total Federal campaign contributions in the 1999-2000 election cycle.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL-The locally based real estate investment trust records a slight increase, though, in quarterly revenue. Palm Beach Gardens is 73 miles north of Miami.

BOCA RATON, FL-Brokerages such as locally based Atlantic Realty Partners are reporting new highs in their volume of property sales. Institutional and private investors are scouting the state for trophy apartment communities.

MIAMI-A federal judge in Washington, D.C. denies Miami-Dade County's plea for injunctive relief on an administrative ruling that forbids redevelopment of the abandoned Homestead Air Force Base into a commercial airport. Homestead is 25 miles south of Downtown.