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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 24, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Tom James: SEC practices 'unacceptable': Tom James, chairman and chief executive of Raymond James Financial Inc., has issues with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Henriquez still ready to do heavy lifting: A term-limited legislator leaving the Florida House of Representatives in 2006 after eight years did some heavy reminiscing for the Tiger Bay Club of Tampa the other day.Cracker Barrel pegged: The folksy restaurant chain, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., is being sued over a peg from one of its tabletop brain-teaser games. Yep, it seems a patron slipped and fell on an errant peg.DCA says Downey erred on molester sentence: The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Brandt Downey erred when he sentenced a child molester to a year in jail instead of the minimum of 30 months in prison as the state sentencing guidelines call for.Red carpet treatment in a warehouse: Tampa lawyer Cody Fowler Davis and Finn Caspersen, Beneficial Corp.'s former chairman, rolled out the red carpet for guests during the recent grand opening of their warehouse renovation project in the Channel District.

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  • June 24, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

Longboat chamber changes name to include St. ArmandsVengroff, Williams joins with California companyVenice food service consultant expands to West Indies

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  • June 17, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Fifth Third is fourth...: ...In terms of deposits among banks doing business in Michigan, and local bank analyst Richard X. Bove says that's bound to catch up with Fifth Third Bancorp.Rock on: Speaking of cultural creatives, the Tampa Bay Technology Forum is tuning up for its fourth annual Tampa Bay Tech Jam.This ain't L.A.: Creative Tampa Bay, a 2-year-old group promoting tolerance as a means to grow the local economy, has gotten another reminder that it has a lot of work to do.It's who you know: Relationships go a long way in the banking and real estate industries, and JMC Communities, one of the Tampa Bay area's top buildings of luxury condominiums, proves that's true.Paris for president: It looks like Clinton Paris did such a good job as president of the George Edgecomb Bar Association this past year he was re-elected to second term.Rolex goes after counterfeiters: Rolex Watch USA Inc. has sued two Pinellas County residents, accusing them of selling fake Rolex watches on the Internet.Less farmland: Agricultural acreage in Hillsborough County has dwindled in the past decade, but farming still creates 20,122 jobs locally and annual sales of $667 million, officials say.

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  • June 17, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Sarasota investors buy Bay West Business CenterInvestors buy retail space in Albertson's shopping centerWaterford Cos. exchanges land with Cemex, RMC South FloridaU.S. Tank & Cryogenic moves to Bradenton buildingSarasota County buys additional conservation land

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  • June 17, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

LandMark Bank to open fifth banking centerMichael Saunders & Co. grabs conference awardsManatee Chamber announces recruitment campaign results

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  • June 17, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Sun Vista Buys South Pasadena ApartmentsMercury Advisors negotiates $119 million financing dealSteinbrenners sell Radisson to Wacksman-Wallace groupAdam's Mark Hotel fetches $31.5 millionTreasure Island B&B sells 220% above prior sale price

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  • June 17, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Fighting the (Red) Tide: Virginia Haley, executive director of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, and her staff are are hoping they don't get all choked up. Not out of sentimentality.Fifth Third is fourth...: ...In terms of deposits among banks doing business in Michigan, and local bank analyst Richard X. Bove says that's bound to catch up with Fifth Third Bancorp.Inland move: Holmes Beach is no longer the home of an acquisition wing of Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland Retail Real Estate Trust.Trusting to the land: It should be known soon whether Sarasota County will be the testing ground for a proposed solution to the worker housing shortage.Rock on: Speaking of cultural creatives, the Tampa Bay Technology Forum is tuning up for its fourth annual Tampa Bay Tech Jam.

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  • June 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Cobalt Capital acquires light industrial propertyChicago company buys Carrollwood Cove ApartmentsOffice Depot site sells for $133 a square footBlume Brothers Swap Largo warehouse property

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  • June 13, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

Economic Development Council provides incentive moneyHarris announces grant for Sarasota-Bradenton AirportSarasota president receives technical assistance from NASAYPG Group receives Salvation Army awardClarke Advertising gives scholarships to RinglingLifestyle FamilyFitness buys clubsDowntown Partnership upgrades technologyGE subsidiary opens Manatee headquartersUSF offers master's degree for working professionalsChildren First receives$19,210 in grant money

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  • June 13, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Please come back: It's hard for us not to be jealous when a stellar company moves out of the area, but CEDC's departure truly has us green.Loans hold key: Net interest margin growth is keeping earnings in good shape for banks and thrifts in the eastern United States, according to a new report by Ryan Beck & Co.Lessons from home: Ian Black, president of Sarasota's Ian Black Real Estate, took off a few days last week to reconnect with some of his friends back home.Looking for jurists: The Review's 2005 Top Entrepreneur Patrick Neal, chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission for 12th Judicial Circuit, is looking for applicants to fill a newly created judgeship for Manatee County.

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  • June 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Gevity Announces Relocation to Lakewood RanchCharlotte Development Corp. Finding Success in North PortCzaia & Gallagher Relocating to Fifth StreetSoutheast Roofing Buys Vacant Land on 26th CourtThree Investors Buy Sarasota's JJJ NurseryWillette Automotive Changes Stores

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 13, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Loans hold key: Net interest margin growth is keeping earnings in good shape for banks and thrifts in the eastern United States, according to a new report by Ryan Beck & Co.'Soul practitioner': Dunedin lawyer George Felos - best known for his work on behalf of Michael Schiavo - is profiled in the June issue of The American Lawyer.Money, money: If our calculations are right, there's nearly $2.42 billion (yep, billion) worth of condominium-apartment properties proposed, under construction or recently completed in Tampa's central business district.Sweatshop conditions: Patrick Duffy, president of Clearwater's Colliers Arnold Real Estate Services, took some good-natured jabs from colleagues about a quote he gave to The Wall Street Journal.No action: After some furious work in past years, Florida legislators took a rest during the 2005 legislative session when it came to further reform of the state's workers' compensation program.ABA heading for Tampa: Watch out, the American Bar Association is slated to descend on Tampa in the spring for a meeting of its Business Law Section.

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  • June 6, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Coquina Key Arms to be converted into condosTwo more hotels to become condominiumsNew York investor buys Ambassador ApartmentsBill Edwards buys office property in Treasure IslandMcKibbon Hotel Management expands corporate officeWyndham International Inc.obtains $24.75 million mortgage

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 6, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Isle of Athena developer may need Athena's help: When you research Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill, you'll find some goofy mythological stuff - like when she was born.Rising real estate deflates economic development: John Saputo, president and owner of Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, has been looking nearly three years in Manatee and Sarasota counties for a 25-acre site for his growing company - almost to no avail.Long way to go: The president of the National Venture Capital Association reiterated the obvious to local entrepreneurs and investment bankers recently.Don't call it a branch: The Bank of Commerce is adding a second location in Sarasota. But don't let Charles O. Murphy catch you calling it a branch of his bank.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 6, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developers plan new Tallevast flex buildingSMR, Wetherington partner, constructing office buildingTwo families buy Leisure ProductsAtlanta investors buy five waterfront lotsInvestors plan new warehouse/office condosEquity Inns buys two Sarasota McKibbon hotels

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