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Entrepreneurs

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  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
Traveling Man

Lawrence Hutson led the design and launch of Travelocity.com in 1996. Now, the software visionary is taking the online travel industry to the 'next generation' with Nexgen Travel Distribution Inc.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
Wonder Drug or Killer?

Parents blame tragedies on Accutane, once considered a miracle cure. Tampa federal court plays a lead role in the litigation as plaintiffs seek millions.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
Growing Specialty

Law practices change to keep up with Florida's building boom. From amusement rides to roads to jails, the state's growth has created a new specialty - construction law.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
The Lessons of Plaza Verdi

None of the participants in the failed Plaza Verdi project in downtown Sarsota is assigning blame to anyone. But timing and a lack of communication played key roles in its demise.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
A Good Trade-in

Clearwater entrepreneur Peter Vosotas used to sell business software. That was before he saw the real money was in sub-prime automobile finance.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
Go-to Lawyers Change Firms

Litigators Lyann Goudie and Fred Zinober won verdicts of $24 million in four months. Now they're leaving Barry Cohen's firm.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
Who Pays: Builder or Buyer?

Homebuyers force Sarasota's Whitehall Quality Homes into the Hillsborough County courts over pricing disputes.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
Lee's Land Shortage

Land for commercial development is shrinking fast. Developers are scrambling for what little is left.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
Executive Session with Clifford Sladnick

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new CAO of Gevity.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
Debit Cards for the Sub-Prime

Morgan Beaumont has gone through $9 million in startup costs. Early next year, the real growth begins.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
Health Care Isn't Capitalistic

In this letter to the editor: Health Care Isn't Capitalistic: But it's in Sarasota taxpayers' best interests to act capitalistic and patronize their tax-supported hospital.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 12, 2005
Cheap and Easy?

Competition and prices in South Florida have spurred developers and investors northward. To them, the Tampa Bay area is inviting.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 12, 2005
Nothing to Hoot About

Chicken-wing restaurant pioneer Lynn D. Stewart faces prison for allegedly cheating Uncle Sam out of $3.6 million in income tax.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 12, 2005
Executive Session with Jan Smith

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the newly appointed trustee of the University of South Florida Board of Trustees.

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