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Entrepreneurs

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  • August 17, 2007
The Coming Land-use War

Tampa attorney Ron Weaver has been involved in some of the largest development projects in Florida and says companies need to get involved in shaping the future of Florida.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2007
Practice, Practice and More Practice

Clark Toole is running the biggest, and still growing, residential real estate firm in Florida. His message to sales agents in an era of few sales: Keep working at it.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2007
Figuring out Government

Tampa attorney Steve Anderson has brought business and government to the negotiating table to find positive results for both sides.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2007
Brick by Brick

Florida's masons gathered on Lido Beach last weekend to compete for the title of the state's best and fastest brick layers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2007
Moyer's Moment

Gary Moyer, who spent the early and most successful part of his development career in strip malls, is back. The cornerstone project of his second act could prove to be either his signature performance or his worst flop.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 17, 2007
Home sales uber alles

Why wait for euro-carrying Germans to visit Southwest Florida? One homebuilder is selling Fort Myers and Naples homes directly to Germans in their own country.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2007
Uncorking a Market

Tampa-based Cork & Olive is expanding throughout the Gulf Coast through franchises and plans to go national.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2007
Saving Time and Money

St. Petersburg's RapidVector takes a different approach to Web site development locally: It sells its product to resellers and uses a workforce primarily in India.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2007
Coasting Out

Coast Bank finds a buyer, but losses are plentiful. The bank's chairman is out more than $4 million, while a Naples investment firm is down more than $2 million.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2007
Perfect Timing

Starting a homebuilding company in one of the worst housing downturns may appear foolhardy. But don't bet against Jamie Pirello. He's made a fortune timing the housing market right.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2007
Murphy Goes Nationwide

The Clearwater-based business brokerage, which expanded into real estate, wants to take its formula outside Florida through franchises.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 10, 2007
Virtual Innovation

A descendant of a family-run golf tee business and a West Point graduate are hoping their use of wow-like technology in their respective businesses will outlast the real estate slump.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2007
GULF COAST ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Aggregate population growth in Collier and Lee is expected to outpace Hillsborough-Pinellas.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2007
Same dance, New Tune

Bay City Plywood and Cabinets is rebranding itself to emphasize its all-wood cabinets, but it is retaining its offbeat side, including those commercials.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2007
10 for 20

Editor's note: While we at Gulf Coast Business Review are celebrating our 10th anniversary, we won't spend much time dwelling on yesterday. We've already told you what happened the past decade. We are a forward looking bunch. So we asked 10 major forces on the Gulf Coast to step into the future and tell us what the region will look like in 10 years, for the Review's 20th anniversary.Steve Knopik, William S. Dalton, Syd Kitson, Dr. Kiran C. Patel, Rex Jensen, Jerry Maxwell, Thomas S. Monaghan, Randy Benderson, Judy Genshaft, Ph.D., Trudi Williams

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