BOWLED OVER Seems like every time we chop lettuce, it looks like some sort of vegetable serial killing has taken place on the counter, what with all the wayward lettuce. This Good Grips Salad Chopper and Bowl by Oxo aims to help the salad lover chop with a minimum of flying debris by using a dual-edge rolling slicer inside the bowl. Plus, the 5.5-quart bowl can be used at the table. Cost: $24.99; available at www.oxo.com. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING – Some people might consider Sebring's location to be out of the way, but its proximity to four cities in Florida – plus a good rail system – were the key factors in a North Carolina manufacturing company's decision to choose Highlands County for its third plant. "I think the main thing is this is a good area for rail," said Jon Albert, plant manager for Funder America Inc.'s new Sebring facility. "We need rail access for our raw boards; all of our raw boards come in rail. "So we are completely fed by rail, and we send everything out by truck," Albert said. ...more

September 23, 2007