South Florida profits from close ties to Jamaica. From: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) | Date: October 8, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 South Florida Sun-Sentinal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Doreen Hemlock

Oct. 8--Jamaica-based shop owner Calverton Brown travels to South Florida every few weeks to buy computers and stationery for his office supply store in Kingston. He spends likely half a million dollars a year in the area for his seven-employee business, CAG's Ltd. Plus, he doles out thousands more dollars during his two- and three-day trips on transport, food and other expenses.

Spending like Brown's is so vital to South Florida's trad...