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Entrepreneurs

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 4, 2004
Pillage or Progress?

The ongoing feud between the Bradenton Beach City Commission and local developers has reached a newfound shrillness. At stake in this battle, between the Hatfields and McCoys, is the future of development on the island.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

The latest move from the top area movers and shakers is available free of charge.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2004
Trailblazer

Lansing C. Scriven will be the Hillsborough County Bar Association's first black president.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 28, 2004
Forrest Gump Rodriguez?

Naivete, hard work, salesmanship and meetings are the keystones for Henry Rodriguez's commercial development style.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

An update on area movers and shakers is available free of charge.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2004
Change through Consensus

Howard Ross is creating a legacy as chairman of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2004
High Tech Signage

Ken Goldberg and partners are introducing a new technology that helps retail sales while appealing to the American consumers' penchant for television.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2004
On the Horizon

After a slow start, a community bank that stresses commercial lending over residential in booming Manatee County sees higher profits ahead.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 21, 2004
Entrepreneur of the Year (Photo Page)

The cutlines to the photo page is provided free of charge, but contains no pictures.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2004
Risk Manager

Bill Mullis, one of the godfathers of the professional employer organization industry, finds success again and again.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2004
Where are they now

GCBR recently caught up with the standout entrepreneurs we've honored over the past six years. They're not standing still.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2004
'Closet Architect'

The day John Cannon returned home from his 1990 honeymoon, he started a business with the moral and practical support of his wife, Phillipa, then a banker with Barnett.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2004
Pharmacist of Choice

A Revco executive for years, Nick Generalovich struck out on his own in 1987, much to the consternation of some who knew him

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2004
Poised for Growth

After graduating from high school in upstate New York, Larry Kemick worked as a truck driver and as a night manager for a gas station. When he joined the U.S. Air Force, he worked nights and attended college during the day, studying air conditioning, heat

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • May 14, 2004
The Sponsors (Sara/Mana edition)

Sponsors for the event include: Northern Trust Bank, CPA Associates, Gevity HR, John Cannon Homes Inc., Lee Wetherington Cos., Startup Florida, USF, Sarasota-Manatee, Vengroff, Williams & Associates and Walters Levine Brown Klingensmith & Thomison PA

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