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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2009
Politicians not shy about criticizing Amendment 4

When the subject of Amendment 4, the so-called “Hometown Democracy” amendment to the state constitution, came up for discussion during the Oct. 23 South County Tiger Bay Club meeting in Venice, two of the state legislators in attendance gladly weighed in.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2009
Architecture firm is hiring again

Mike Bryant isn't as bold as to say his Bradenton-based architecture firm is going on a hiring binge, not with the supposed collapse of the entire planning and design industry hanging over his head.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2009
Real estate entrepreneur seeks to dump conduct code

Tom Mullins' $1.5 million real estate appraisal business was already being bludgeoned to death by the recession. But the last thing Mullins expected was the federal government to come in and play Grim Reaper.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2009
Banks get honest with balance sheets

Scanning banking industry headlines can be a downright depressing task for some. But there's something to be said for letting the market fix itself.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2009
Strings attached to hopeful promises

In the shadow of growing fears of more commercial loan foreclosures in coming months the Obama administration wants community banks of up to $1 billion in assets to increase commercial lending.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2009
Century Bank hits another hurdle

Sarasota-based Century Bank has been dealt another blow in its yearlong battle to survive the recession.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2009
Private equity eyes TIB Financial

Private equity funds are circling Gulf Coast banks. One potential deal surfaced recently when Patriot Financial Partners submitted an application Oct. 22 with federal regulators for permission to acquire up to 19.9% of Naples-based TIB Financial Corp., the parent of TIB Bank.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2009
Bradenton plastic surgeon buys medical building

Bradenton Plastic Surgery Center LLC, a limited liability company managed by Bradenton plastic surgeon Dr. Enrique Fernandez, purchased a 2,560-square-foot medical office building on 59th Street north of 17th Avenue for $642,500.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2009
Local companies up for innovation

A trio of companies recently featured in the Review is up for recognition at the Tampa Bay Technology Forum's 2009 Industry Achievement Awards. The forum's annual awards dinner is scheduled for Nov. 12.

  • News
    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • October 29, 2009
Narrow the Spread

The spread that separates buyers and sellers of commercial real estate is starting to narrow. Two recent apartment deals may be an indicator of future activity, but not a recovery.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Alex Walsh
  • October 29, 2009
Cash Flow Community

At a time when foreclosure and delinquency are hitting the state hard, a focus on owner-occupied homes has had a dramatic impact on the financial viability of the Bridgewater community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2009
Foreign investment abounds in Tampa

Over 37,000 people in the Tampa Bay area work for foreign owned companies, according to a study recently released by the Tampa Bay Partnership.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2009
Governing the corporations

Corporate governance is hot. With the government picking the winners and losers in the economy and deciding who gets paid and how much, the corporate-governance debate is raging once again.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 21, 2009
Neal dives into pool construction

Leave it to Pat Neal to zig. Neal, a Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder and previous Review Entrepreneur of the Year, is confident his new pool division, Neal Signature Pools, will be successful — even as several other pool companies close due to the economic malaise.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 21, 2009
Drilling issue moves to summit phase

The Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida, a policy arm of the Legislature, is planning a summit meeting to discuss the issue of offshore oil drilling and its impact on the state. State Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, serves on the commission.

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