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March 5, 2004

The Real Enemy in the Trade War

U.S. and foreign companies taking advantage of lower overseas labor costs are not the real enemy. The real enemy is the American consumer. He loves low prices.

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March 5, 2004

Primer on Trade

If you follow the money, trade generates economic efficiencies, driving down prices, benefiting consumersand increasing real wages.

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March 5, 2004

Ready to Go

After a year and a half of delays, Liz Breuer is anxious to get started next month on The Savoy on Palm, an 11-story condominium tower.

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March 5, 2004

'The Black Hole

Nearly seven years ago Jeffrey Warren successfully represented Celotex through its bankruptcy reorganization. Now he is defending the Asbestos Settlement Trust.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Real Enemy in the Trade War

Primer on Trade

Ready to Go

'The Black Hole

Let the Race Begin

The Point Man of Five Points (Sara/Mana edition)

LandMark Finds the Formula (Sara/Mana edition)

No Laughing Heirs (Tampa edition)

Guiding Light of FCCI

Zealous Defender (Tampa edition)

Guardian Angles

Out of the Cold

Be Good to Your Employees

'It's Like Wildcatting'

Waterfront Harvesters

South Tampa workforce housing project obtains $67 million loan

St. Pete distillery opens 'secret' speakeasy inside working distillery

100K-square-foot Lee Health center breaks ground in Cape Coral

Allegiant boosts nonstop routes out of Punta Gorda, St. Pete-Clearwater

Englewood roofing company to lay off 65 workers

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