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  • February 13, 2009
Follow the rules

Tampa attorney Bruce Lamb helps doctors and hospitals keep in step with state and federal regulations and has received board-certified status for his specialty.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • February 13, 2009
Below the radar

Despite enormous economic growth and a population topping one million people, established Southwest Florida law firms such as Henderson Franklin have successfully kept the big law firms at bay by focusing on their own market.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 13, 2009
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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  • February 12, 2009
Elder Law

As the population ages and people live longer, an emerging field of law finds some attorneys going beyond estate planning to take a more holistic approach.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • February 12, 2009
Courting Business

Executives and entrepreneurs seeking to get in and out of court before seasons — and sometimes years — change, have found their spot in Hillsborough County. Other Gulf Coast courts could follow.

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  • By Jean Gruss
  • January 23, 2009
Shut off the money spigots

A group of libertarians took over a wasteful government agency and dismantled it, returning money to property owners in Lee County. It's a lesson in how citizens can target government waste.

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  • January 23, 2009
Foreclosure Frenzy

Making money in the foreclosure market, says one Gulfcoast broker, takes a potent mix of aggression and know-how.

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  • January 23, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Partnership buys San Carlos building

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  • January 23, 2009
Choppy Waters

Strong headwinds from multiple fronts assail commercial real estate, but glimmers of hope peer over the horizon.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 23, 2009
Buyback Bondoggle

Repurchasing a $500,000 loan from the government sounds simple enough. It isn't, as three prominent Gulf Coast businessmen learned firsthand.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 23, 2009
Family Focus

Growing an organic clothing business organically takes the right combination of industry buzz and business savvy, two sisters are learning.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2009
Recession Chopper

Fixing old helicopter engines is close to being recession proof. Air Technology Group expects 10% growth next year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2009
Victims or Culpable

Once Art Nadel is apprehended and answers questions about themoney, investors will focus next on the other partners: What did they know?

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 23, 2009
Silo Subtraction

A onetime military attorney is tackling the Gulf Coast commercial real estate industry by refining a teamwork-first approach. But the market dip is proving to be a big foe.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • January 23, 2009
Maintain the Vision

At 91, Nathan Benderson, the founder and visionary behind Benderson Development Co., still maintains the same business mantra he devised when we was 16 years old.

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