Fresh storm and health care coverage

Tropical Storm Debby has made for a busy week at the Bradenton Herald.

I'm sure by now you all have seen the array of stories and photo galleries, which actually helped Bradenton.com flirt with record high page views this week.

The storm also kept us working overtime on the business desk. The week opened with a story on how the storm impacted industries across Southwest Florida both positively and negatively. We also had an exclusive story tracking the restaurant sector, which had a bad start to the week to say the least.

Now, emergency management officials are soliciting businesses to report any uninsured storm losses for the possibility of reimbursement, while also keeping tabs on damage to public property.

We also today will be meeting Florida Power & Light President Eric Silagy to talk about all things going on with the utility giant. Both the proposed rate increase and Debby reaction will be among them, so look for that.

We will have local reaction at Bradenton.com today when the ruling is released on President Barack Obama's controversial health care reform. I know right now businesses across Southwest Florida are sitting on pins and needles.

(UPDATE 10:35 a.m.: The Supreme Court has upheld the entire health care law with a 5-4 vote.)

For a full primer on the health care reform, check this story out.

And be sure to follow me on Twitter @JoshSalman for the latest business updates.