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Hurricane Season Draws to

Hurricane Season Draws to a Close, for Now (AP via Yahoo! News)
The busiest and costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record officially and mercifully draws to a close Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of Americans still dealing with the devastation wrought by Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

Experts say real estate market cooling as S. Florida home sales tumble (Sun-Sentinel)
Sales of existing homes across South Florida plummeted in October. Blame it not only on Hurricane Wilma, but a real estate market that's starting to cool, some experts say.

Hurricane season finally ending ... until next year (USA Today)
As the deadly six-month hurricane season closes, tens of thousands of Americans are still dealing with the devastation from Hurricanes Wilma, Rita and Katrina, the nation's worst natural disaster in modern times.

Wal-Mart to promote Florida-grown produce (Business Journal of Tampa Bay)
In the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma's damage to Florida's agricultural industry, Wal-Mart Stores has said it plans to post signs in the produce section of its Florida stores to encourage shoppers to support the state's farmers by buying their produce.