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  • March 5, 2004
Let the Race Begin

The races for clerk of the court in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties promise to be interesting. Eight candidates are already making the rounds.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2004
The Point Man of Five Points (Sara/Mana edition)

Ali Ebrahimi is accustomed to overcoming obstacles (ask him about Ayatollah Khomeini). If selected, his Plaza Verdi project would make him downtown's largest developer.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2004
LandMark Finds the Formula (Sara/Mana edition)

After a slower start than some of its peers, LandMark Bank's directors learned a community banking lesson - the importance of a locally known CEO.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2004
No Laughing Heirs (Tampa edition)

Philip Winston Dann lost his right to practice law for his representation of an elderly miser who left his fortune to Dann. Should he be a lawyer again?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2004
Guiding Light of FCCI

Russell A. Currin Jr. will be noted in history as one of Sarasota's tallest, yet quietest business giants.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 27, 2004
Zealous Defender (Tampa edition)

David Weinstein has established a power environmental law practice, representing companies like Coronet Industries, Mulberry Phosphates and Exxon Mobil.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2004
Guardian Angles

A Pinellas County government auditor has raised questions about some court-appointed advocates for the aged and others. Robert W. Melton could be just getting started.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2004
Out of the Cold

Corvus International LLC has four projects, worth about $249 million, planned for Sarasota-Manatee counties, and more projects are expected in Tampa and Southeast Florida.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2004
Be Good to Your Employees

International speaker and employee motivator Barbara Glanz might sound corny at first. Then she cites statistics and the bottom line. CEOs are listening.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2004
'It's Like Wildcatting'

Referrals are a way of business for Henry Valenzuela. It's lucrative, too. His law firm collected about $50 millionon behalf of clients since its formation in 1996.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 20, 2004
Waterfront Harvesters

Mark Miller and Terry Conti's Waterside Investment Group Inc. has grown, in less than five years, to more than $100 million worth of high-end residential construction.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 13, 2004
Demand Outpaces Supply

With less high-producing commercial property available, Realtors must compete in a seller's market.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 13, 2004
Productivity Inches Up

Productivity in the U.S. is five times that of Germany's. In the third quarter, U.S. productivity rose 5% over the same three months of 2002.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 13, 2004
NAIOP Seeks Sales Tax Parity

Chuck Carver, a Tampa real estate attorney traveles to the nation's Capitol with a local delegation to express his concerns over unequity in sales tax collection to Florida's congressional leaders.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 13, 2004
Taxing Issues

Florida bankers have a wish list for the upcoming legislative session, but one lobbyist doesn't expect action against credit unions.

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