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February 3, 2006

Speed = Success

Mel's Diner is betting that getting the food out of the kitchen quickly while adding more gourmet meals will add up to 100 new restaurants in 10 years.

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Adam Hughes
February 3, 2006

How Bankruptcy Saved the Tidemark

Out of money, Nick Easterling and his partners saw one way to save the Tidemark Lodge and Marina: bankruptcy.

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February 3, 2006

Independents Band Together

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals, all independently owned restaurants, may be competitors, but they're pooling resources to battle the fine-dining chains that are moving in.

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February 3, 2006

Landlord's Market

Falling vacancy rates and rising construction costs mean landlords will be increasing commercial rents along the Gulf Coast.

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February 3, 2006

Hillsborough's Fight for an Elected Mayor

An elected mayor for Hillsborough County government is viewed by a new PAC as the reform needed to build roads and protect the strong economy.

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Adam Hughes
January 28, 2006

Retail Property Market: Half Full or Nearly Empty?

The International Council of Shopping Centers meeting in Palm Harbor had retail landlords worried that a changing real estate market could spell trouble for their industry.

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January 28, 2006

Out of the, Mainstream into Success

Brothers Michael and Steven Peel started Gulfstream Homes in Naples with a small loan from a wealthy relative in 1998. Today, their company builds homes in some of the most exclusive communities in Southwest Florida.

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January 28, 2006

FCCI: Healthier, Bigger, Wiser

FCCI's $58 million acquisition of an Indiana insurer came with some costly surprises. But the board has no regrets. It helped transform the company.

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January 28, 2006

No Regrets, Now

Jim Barge is glad he didn't sell Intellect Technical Solutions Inc. in 2000, despite a few lean years since. It's one of the fastest growing companies in America.

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Adam Hughes
January 20, 2006

The Growth Factor

The Tampa Bay Partnership's scorecard on our business climate, unfortunately, is yet another reminder: We're good at growth, not so good on the qualitative side.

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Adam Hughes
January 20, 2006

A Victory for Business?

Three weeks have passed since the city of Sarasota's new downtown Andres Duany-influenced master plan became effective. But it's still not finished. The City Commission was scheduled to address about 20 proposed amendments to the plan at its Jan. 23 meeting.

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January 20, 2006

High Tech, High Growth

Radiation Therapy Services' stock price has nearly tripled since going public in 2004. There's good reason: It has $100 million and the highest-tech machines to continue its fast expansion as the largest radiation center operator in the nation.

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Adam Hughes
January 20, 2006

Roth-ing Past a Retirement Time Bomb

Ed Slott visits Sarasota on his crusade to keep the taxman from looting your IRA.

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Adam Hughes
January 13, 2006

Great to Great

Mutual fund executive Jim Huguet expands his definition of 'great companies.' They don't all reside in the S&P 500 anymore.

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Adam Hughes
January 13, 2006

VCs Rise Again

Alternative investors are returning to venture capital firms, which have been losing out to hedge funds and private equity shops since the tech bust.

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Speed = Success

How Bankruptcy Saved the Tidemark

Independents Band Together

Landlord's Market

Hillsborough's Fight for an Elected Mayor

Retail Property Market: Half Full or Nearly Empty?

Out of the, Mainstream into Success

FCCI: Healthier, Bigger, Wiser

No Regrets, Now

The Growth Factor

A Victory for Business?

High Tech, High Growth

Roth-ing Past a Retirement Time Bomb

Great to Great

VCs Rise Again

$27M beach restoration project in Venice underway

Report: Florida CEOs post record high optimism levels

St. Pete mayor chooses team for coveted Gas Plant project

Is Polk County the next stop for Gov. DeSantis?

$1 billion Tampa development grows tenant roster

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