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  • May 6, 2009
Good times around the corner?

Two prominent chief executives in the Sarasota-Manatee area are leading the recession-could-be-hitting bottom brigade.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 6, 2009
People must eat, grocers doing better

Department stores maybe be closing stores and pulling back, but another large retail anchor sector, grocery stores, looks to be holding its ground on real estate and still growing.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 5, 2009
Opus South speculation heats up

The news of Opus South Corp. filing for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court has led to speculation on the future of the company's Tampa office and Florida properties.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 4, 2009
Starling starts building METI headquarters

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  • May 4, 2009
Hospice-friendly software success

When the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Clearwater wanted to get better organized in record keeping, it looked for software to do that.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2009
Luxury luster falls off resort market

First, there were the rumors that some of the state's highest of high-end hotels were thinking of cutting the word resort out of their names, lest it be considered too upscale when businesses are weary of being slammed for luxurious trips.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2009
A rare sight on the Gulf Coast

What's rarer than a Florida panther sighting? How about a new bank opening.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2009
Bank regulators in deep denial

Regulators don't have to deny anyone's right to open a new bank. Apparently, all they have to do is give you the big run-around and hope you go away.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 1, 2009
Taking a cut out of the recession

One of Sarasota's trendiest hair salons is trying to clip some of the recession-induced pain for those seeking a haircut — a real one of the follicle sort, not the financial kind.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 29, 2009
Local bank finds a new home

A one-year-old Sarasota bank is moving into a new, prominent headquarters — and in the process is saving what some consider one of the area's architectural landmarks.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 27, 2009
Gould & Lamb expect SCHIP revenue bump

Bradenton-based Medicare set-aside company Gould & Lamb LLC has been suggesting for a while now that the federal government is going to start requiring a wider range of insurance providers to get approval of their settlements from Medicare.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2009
Tampa Bay targets the boomers

For decades, people have been talking about the economic impact of the 78 million Baby Boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964. Now, it is the focus of a local business conference.

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  • April 23, 2009
Hard times for hoteliers

Tampa hotel broker Lou Plasencia says he hopes he never again experiences days in his industry like he is now. About 40% to 50% of some of his clients — hotel owners — cannot pay their debt service. By this summer, that figure might climb to 60%.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 23, 2009
Ring one up for trial lawyers

It's actions like these that give politicians their bad name. Led by Sen. Jeremy Ring, D-Margate, and at the urging of trial lawyers, the Senate Judiciary Committee gutted a workers' compensation bill that had been previously approved in the Banking and Insurance Committee.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 22, 2009
JA fundraising event canceled

The recession has caused yet another local nonprofit group to call off a fundraising event: The Junior Achievement chapter for Sarasota and Manatee counties canceled its annual Bradenton luncheon, initially scheduled for April 29.

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