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  • January 9, 2004
The Keys to Longboat

The Longboat Key Club's owners want to add new development to some of their property. Have the townfolk put aside past differences?

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New on the Block

Established Atlanta developer JEBCO Ventures Inc. tackles Sarasota development.

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  • January 9, 2004
Maggi the Contrarian

Julio Maggi will have ample opportunity to tackle tough issues as the 2004 president of the Tampa Bay chapter of the National Association of Industrial Office Properties.

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  • January 9, 2004
Fun Again

Merger and acquisition activity picked up in 2003 after a bad year in 2002. Some predict 2004 will be even better.

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  • January 9, 2004
ALYSSA M. SELLS

Partner Law office of Edwards & SellsBusiness Profile: Sells' practice focuses on real property issues. On the litigation side, she represents property owners throughout Florida in landlord/tenant matters

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  • January 2, 2004
Fast Start

Building the asset base of a new community bank while sustaining profitability is easier said than done.

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  • January 2, 2004
Building Progress

Hillsborough County leads the Gulf Coast region with 61 developments of regional impact.

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  • January 2, 2004
Wonder of It All

Tampa developer Rick Wolfe believes a 78-year-old former Wonder Bread factory will convert nicely to upscale condominiums. He's betting his money on it.

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  • January 2, 2004
Boeing's Strategy: Use Military Ties to Gain Trust

Harry C. Stonecipher left retirement in St. Petersburg to help troubled Boeing. Critics say he's too close to the officials who've stepped down to do the job.

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  • January 2, 2004
Deceit & Co.

Richard Schultz wove a web of complicity to hide millions from creditors. But Schultz was snared alongwith six lawyers, including Tampa Bay area attorneys Domenic L. Massari and Warren A. Wilson.

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'We're Having Fun'

Sarasota's SunCoast Bank learned the disadvantages of being nationally chartered. In 2004, it expects to make up lost ground.

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  • January 2, 2004
Newmakers (Tampa edition)

Newsmakers, a listing of promtions and new hires, is provided free of charge.

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  • December 26, 2003
Brewing Success

Many people have heard of Melitta coffee. But they don't know the U.S. division is based in Clearwater.

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  • December 26, 2003
Call to Action

Florida's developers mobilize to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a popular vote on every comprehensive land use change.

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  • December 26, 2003
Let the Bidding Begin

The possibility of redeveloping a parking lot on Palm Avenue in Sarasota attracts big-name developers with visions of multimillion projects.

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