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December 5, 2003

Innovation Nominees (Sara/Mana edition)

Companies nominated for the innovation awards such as Akuwa Solutions Group Inc. in Sarasota.

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December 5, 2003

Sizzling Insights (Sara/Mana edition)

A founder of Outback Steakhouse speaks to University of Tampa business students. It's 'no rules, just right' for the chain.

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December 5, 2003

Stock Games (Sara/Mana edition)

Did an insider at Sarasota's Uniroyal Technology Corp. manipulate the stock price before the company filed for bankruptcy protection?

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November 28, 2003

Cyber Sarasota

Bob Hanson brings an entrepreneurial approach to Sarasota County's information technology department. And taxpayers could benefit.

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November 28, 2003

Strategic Decisions

American Land Lease Inc. officials decided three years ago to centralize their operations as a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust. The strategy worked.

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November 28, 2003

Sarasota Arena: How Big a Drain?

Read the consultants' report on a new arena at Sarasota County's fairgrounds. It provides plenty of information to question the project's viability.

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November 28, 2003

Peltz Shoes Goes Full Circle

A family shoe business, nearly 50 years old, adapts to customer needs. Business is booming on the Internet.

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November 28, 2003

The Art of Banking

Veteran Bay area banker Joseph M. Wheeler came out of retirement to work where he can truly practice his craft. He says decent earnings will come eventually at Atlantic States Bank.

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November 21, 2003

Whirlwind from Wharton

A Tampa businesswoman will apply what she learned marketing Tropicana and Nestle products to a new equity fund she and some business school classmates are forming.

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November 21, 2003

On the Boulevard

Atlanta businessman Wayne Morehead is cutting his development teeth on what will become the largest project in downtown Sarasota.

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November 21, 2003

Fireworks Sales Halted

Stores who sell fireworks say a new Sarasota County ordinance will shut them down. Commissioners contend the sales are illegal.

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November 21, 2003

Uniroyal Technology Corp.'s chairman led a group that bought the coated-fabrics division for $17.39 million, about $12.6 million less than the Sarasota company was asking for the division prior to bankruptcy.

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November 14, 2003

Thorns of Deception

In a tale of broken trusts, more than a dozen clients claim Bradenton attorney Richard Groner mishandled their money prior to his suicide.

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November 14, 2003

Construction Growth Continues

Multifamily development in Sarasota and Manatee counties fell this year. But single-family construction continued to grow.

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November 14, 2003

All in the Family

Sarasota's Atlas Insurance has been in business for 50 years, with a 287% increase in sales in the last 30 years. The company's secret: Focus on what they do best.

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Innovation Nominees (Sara/Mana edition)

Sizzling Insights (Sara/Mana edition)

Stock Games (Sara/Mana edition)

Cyber Sarasota

Strategic Decisions

Sarasota Arena: How Big a Drain?

Peltz Shoes Goes Full Circle

The Art of Banking

Whirlwind from Wharton

On the Boulevard

Fireworks Sales Halted

Insider Buyout

Thorns of Deception

Construction Growth Continues

All in the Family

$27M beach restoration project in Venice underway

Report: Florida CEOs post record high optimism levels

St. Pete mayor chooses team for coveted Gas Plant project

Is Polk County the next stop for Gov. DeSantis?

$1 billion Tampa development grows tenant roster

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