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Time for Change?

Floridais Growth Management Act might be rewritten for the first time in two decades.

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High-Rise Follwers

Coscan Homes, contract developer for Alinari at Rosemary Place, knows it pays to collaborate.

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Parking Plot

A Tampa valet service with alleged underworld ties goes to court - of all places - when a former employee starts a competing company.

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Malicious Intent

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New Starts

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Just Do It

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Fire & Ice

Trial lawyers Fred Zinober and Lyann Goudie are as different as night and day. That is apparently a plus. They took advantage of their differences to win a $16 million jury verdict.

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Biotech Across Borders

Sarasota has a new player in the biotech market o Worldwide Biotech and Pharmaceutical Co.

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Stephen Garber, a GCBR columnist and business leader, leaves behind many friends.

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Firms Plan for Growth

Law firms from Sarasota to Tampa forecast strong demand for their services in 2005.

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Tourism to Pick Up

Tourism officials expect the new year to be a good one for visitors to the Gulf Coast.

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