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Industries

  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 10, 2009
The next shoe

Commercial real estate lending is the bread-and-butter-business of community banking on the Gulf Coast. With vacancies rising, could this sector overwhelm banks with bad loans?

  • Finance
  • By Brian Steiner
  • April 10, 2009
Re-Visiting Refis

Rock-bottom interest rates are attracting more and more homeowners interested in refinancing. But the number of actual refinancings has plummeted.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2009
Gulf Coast Bank and Thrifts

Return on Equity and Return on Assets

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2009
Gulf Coast Bank and Thrifts

Assets

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 10, 2009
Gulf Coast Bank and Thrifts

Net income YTD and Net Income quarterly

  • Finance
  • By Jay Brady
  • April 9, 2009
Government Digest

A look at state and local governments.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2009
Gulf Coast Money Manager Performance

The charts on this page show the performance of Gulf Coast-based money managers and the accounts they run, through Dec. 31.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 9, 2009
A Second Chance

The banking industry shakeout is underway. Former top executives of once high-flying banks are seeking — and finding — new jobs.

  • Strategies
  • By Jay Brady
  • April 2, 2009
Government Digest

A look at state and local government.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Deeds/Mortgages

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2009
Government Digest

A look at state and local government

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2009
Gulf Coast Week

Regional business news at a glance

  • Industries
  • By Jay Brady
  • March 26, 2009
Pocket of Power

A triumvirate of powerful legislators, all hailing from Manatee County, are setting the agenda for this session — for the last time.

  • Florida
  • By Jay Brady
  • March 19, 2009
Government Digest

Government news from around the Gulf Coast

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2009
Government Digest

A look at upcoming governmental events from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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