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Entrepreneurs

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  • October 2, 2008
Riding the Storm Out

Raymond James took a moreconservative path years ago when times were better and that has paid off.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2008
Calendar of Events

View events from around the Gulf Coast for free.

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  • October 2, 2008
Deliverance

A Gulf Coast-based shipping company nearly doubled itsrevenues this year, from $15 million to a projected $28 million.Saudi princesses with nearly $500,000 worth of accounts helps.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2008
Sweet or unsweet?

Just as it was putting its house in order, Alico was hit with news that the state plans to buy U.S. Sugar, its biggest customer. It's just one of the challenges Dan Gunter faces as Alico's new chief executive.

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  • October 2, 2008
Paving the State

TriCircle Pavers' business is down, but that doesn't mean it's out. Its owners are plottingto pave the rest of the state.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2008
Adjudicated: Success

A court set up for small-scale business cases gets clogged with so much work that it has to call a timeout.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2008
Tumblers and Jewelry

Two Gulf Coast businesses are surviving the downturn in their narrowly focused markets.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 2, 2008
A Taxing Business

Partners Joe Cox and James Nici have built aboutique law firm in Naples specializing in estate planning.Business is brisk thanks to Congress' twisted laws.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2008
Ratings Services: F

Wall Street's crisis built as ratings services let loose subprime scourge.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2008
The Old Neighborhood

Greg Sembler took the helm of The Sembler Company at a tough timeand is steering it back to what it does well: neighborhood shopping centers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2008
Venture capital club

Nir Sharon is already a successful entrepreneur at 35, but he discovered that his Naples night club is the perfect place to do deals.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2008
Underground Showdown

Lee County landowners are fighting to preserve their property rights as the county leans toward greater mining restrictions.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2008
Selective Buyer

Seth Werner, a veteran Florida real estate executive, searches the statefor good office properties that he can make into great office properties.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2008
Slump Spoilers

Looking for reasons to be optimistic in the constructionand contracting industries that don't mix reality with real wishful thinking? See Butch Mullet. He's got a bunch.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 25, 2008
Bold Bet on Florida

With the acquisition of Kraft Construction and a substantial stake in Bank of Florida, Francis Rooney makes a bold statement about what he thinks of Florida's future.

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