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This week's items: Marian McCulloch, president of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, makes gutsy gay marriage commentaryFMA's fee amendment goes to courtPublic Defender Bob Dillinger's use of a poem insightful

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This week's items: Private investors who are buying the Kansas-based parent of Gold Bank won't change the name Sarasota County's consultants report belabors the obvious for conference centerThe four remaining proposals to develop the city-own

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This week's items: First America Bank to sell shares of common stock Southern Siding opened new Sarasota office/warehouse Event Services International full service, has new nameNeal Communities says new logo captures corporate image

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This week's items: Alex Gutierrez builds spec Euro-Tech facilityKeenan Development buys land for Keiser building twin City commission approvesThirteen Fifty MainBrooke Chase Associates relocates to Second Street

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  • March 5, 2004
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This week's items: Bill Lockhart not running for Pinellas County clerk of the courtFormer partner Jamie Slater and Bruce Young feud Influential stock market watchers let go, but still to speak beofre Financial Analysts Society of Tampa Bay

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  • February 27, 2004
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This week's items: Tampa attorney Brad Souders has loaned his campaign for county judge $75,000A suspended St. Petersburg lawyer Philip Dann calls reporter stalkerTampa personal injury attorney John Bales rents 20 roadside billboards

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  • February 27, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Pruett Builders plans Lakewood Ranch headquartersJupiter Realty buys Hampton Bay, Harbour PointeCNL Retirement buys retirement communityMichael Saunders & Co.tops $2 billion in salesNeal Communities plans riverfront

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  • February 27, 2004
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This week's items: Call for Entrepreneur 2004 entries; save the dateMichael Saunders' limp New president at Vengroff Williams great with namesAnother comeback for Anthony?

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  • February 20, 2004
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This week's items: Hillsborough Chief Judge Manuel Menendez recently told a group about his adventure in a stairwell in the new George E. Edgecomb Courthouse.'Nauru' banks in Florida source of trouble Darryl Rouson has taken to the airwaves

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  • February 20, 2004
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This week's items: The Ruben/Vogler split: What really happenedStanley Appel looks for rhythm and identitySt. Armands Circle hires a consultantErik Vonk, chairman and CEO of Bradenton-based Gevity HR, delivers what he promised Wall Stree

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  • February 13, 2004
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This week's items: Chief judge stands behind Rapkin's decisionSignature Bank provides the Science Center of Pinellas County with a new automated external defibrillatorFlorida business leaders hope to salvage a market-based solution to our he

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  • February 13, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: PPi Technologies buys Northgate landSarasota firm to convert hotel to Comfort InnRose Radiology buys land for fourth centerSMR developing Technology Park planCanino Construction to build Venice headquarters

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  • February 13, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Chief judge stands behind Rapkin's decisionRe/Max Properties cretaing commercial division1st National Bank & Trust net down, stock upSarasota's purchasing department has Q&A with Palm developers

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  • February 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: The banks with the six largest deposit slices in Florida generally met earnings forecasts. Fred Karl, Tampa city attorney, is ready to move on State House Speaker Johnnie Byrd, R-Plant City, offered some encouraging words

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  • February 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Landlord sues city of Sarasota in federal court The Donald in Sarasota?Coldwell Commercial restructuringY'all are old!What's ahead in Tallahassee: No new taxes

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