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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2009
Money for Nothing

Land developers pay big bucks to reserve utility and road capacity for when they'll need it, but what happens to the money when projects are delayed or die varies greatly across the board.

  • Florida
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  • By Alex Walsh
  • October 1, 2009
Ruling the Regulators

Merger and acquisition law expert Nat Doliner is taking a national position to help direct the future of financial regulation.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 1, 2009
Next Up

A coveted Gulf Coast waterfront property has stymied past developers. The latest group to give it a shot hopes they have the answers — and the timing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • October 1, 2009
Small estates, big plans for attorneys

Estate-planning attorneys focus on helping affluent people organize their finances before they die. A Fort Myers law firm has launched a program to help middle-income families with the same kinds of issues.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 1, 2009
Your Money Back

The role of court-appointed receiver in an investment scam case — such as an alleged $400 million Gulf Coast-centered fraud — is one part Sherlock Holmes and one part Robin Hood. Burton Wiand plays both roles.

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  • September 25, 2009
Veterinary Group buys Sarasota Animal Hospital

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  • September 25, 2009
Clearwater investor buys Carlisle Lakes

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  • September 25, 2009
Capital Pawn owners buy Wachovia building

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  • September 24, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government action around the Gulf Coast

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  • September 24, 2009
Doubling Down

Of the 233 community development districts along the Gulf Coast, 42 are already in default on $1.1 billion in debt to bondholders. That number could double in coming months.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 24, 2009
Multiplex Makeover

Cookie-cutter multiplex movie theaters promise long lines, rowdy teenagers and unappetizing junk food. Venezuela-based Silverspot Cinema is launching its first U.S. venture in Naples that promises to change that business model.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 24, 2009
Waiting room

Medical-office space, a commercial real estate niche once considered immune from economic shocks, is feeling this downturn and the uncertainty of Obamacare. Medical specialties continue to grow, however.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 18, 2009
Ringling College gets Green Building Award

llege of Art & Design Academic Center and North Hall were selected as a Green Building of America Award-winning project.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2009
Survive to Win

Lee County has been at the epicenter of the residential real estate bust and the ranks of homebuilders there have been decimated. But the survivors will benefit from the eventual rebound.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • September 17, 2009
Taking Stock

Unlike some of its competitors, Naples-based Stock Development appears to have escaped the worst of the residential-construction downturn. But from now on it will let others bear the risk of owning land.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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