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Entrepreneurs

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  • September 30, 2005
Bank Directory

The Gulf Coast Business Review's list of banks and their information.

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  • September 23, 2005
It's Hot at the Beach

St. Pete Beach battles citizens over what to do about aging motels and soaring land values.

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  • September 23, 2005
A Resurrection

Michael Uselton quit his national funeral-home position to go back to where he dug graves as a kid. He's finding a lot of life in the local death business.

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  • September 23, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • September 23, 2005
A Near-Death Experience

Leslie Flegel quadrupled Source Interlink's size in one year. But at one point, his acquisitions almost sank the company. Nonetheless, he's transforming the way magazines, CDs and DVDs are distributed.

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  • September 23, 2005
Advertising That Pays

In a local kickback case, an ex-Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy walks. Prosecutors cite legal technicalities and technical difficulties.

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  • September 23, 2005
Shaking Up the Industry

Steven Johnston says he's changing the real estate industry with a 2% commission business model. His competitors disagree.

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  • September 19, 2005
Don't Look Back

Brian Tuttle paid a stunning $61.5 million for a 5,800-acre sod farm near North Port to develop the Isles of Athena. He spells out his rules for development.

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  • September 19, 2005
Landlords' Market

Get ready for sticker shock if you plan to negotiate a new lease for office space in Lee and parts of Collier counties.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • September 19, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • September 19, 2005
It's Hot at the Beach

St. Pete Beach battles citizens over what to do about aging motels and soaring land values.

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 19, 2005
Job Generator

Grady Pridgen has become a leader in Tampa Bay commercial development by following the same strategy - investing in speculative site development before securing his tenants. His projects have attracted 13,500 jobs.

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  • September 19, 2005
Anything is Possible

In spite of Chris-Craft's two bankruptcies, Stephen Julius and Stephen Heese saw great valuein the name and its history. They've surpassed $50 million in sales; $100 million is the next goal.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • September 19, 2005
Executive Session with Linda Lemon-Steiner

The Gulf coast Business Review sat down with the Chief Operating Officer, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

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  • September 13, 2005
Category Five

From salesman to manufacturer, Steven Camposano is taking the hurricane-shutter industry by storm.

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