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Debit Cards for the Sub-Prime

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

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Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

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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.

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Cheap and Easy?

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

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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.

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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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Fighting Fakes

From Rolex watches that look like the real thing to 7FAM jeans, companies stop copycats the only way they know how: in court. That puts IP law in a growth mode.

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How Growth Brought Chaos

Craig Pisaris-Henderson, CEO of Miva, learned the consequences of making four acquisitions and doubling his company's size in a year.

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Club CEO

For CEOs who need a sounding board, The Executive Committee serves as a peer-related board of directors. If you have a 'cockamamie idea, they can really help to put the brakes on it pretty quick.'

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Home Health Care

Expansion into neighborhoods, creation of a Top 10 health care system and no wait time in the emergency room top Gwen MacKenzie's to-do list for Sarasota Memorial.

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Calendar of Events

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Servant CEO

Gwen MacKenzie built her reputation in Detroit as a turnaround specialist. At Sarasota Memorial, conditions are much better, so after some adjustments, she has her sights on taking SMH to the top 10 in America.

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Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

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Who is Al Pina?

Florida newspapers portray the Tampa Bay area activist as a selfless defender of the poor. His ex-wife saw another side of him.

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Theft by Design

Builders such as Bradenton's Pete McNabb worry about a new wave of architectural copyright infringement.

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