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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 9, 2005
Real Estate (Sara/Mana)

Sarasota Memorial Starts Construction on InstituteDugans acquire 14th Street motelDeveloper files plan for Ranch retail centerWhitfield Park Loop buys warehouse

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 9, 2005
Laser Sharp

CEO Dean Akers focused Ideal Image Development on one niche - laser hair removal - and the whole customer experience. The results: explosive growth.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 9, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Rinker buys citrus land in Collier CountyAssisted living facility sold as part of restructuringBuilder plans townhomes in Fort MyersJack Parker Corp. buys shopping centerTaylor Woodrow to buildluxury townhomes at MediterraCenterline Homes buys two parcels in Fort Myers

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2005
Fixer

Persystent Technology's Ray Weadock believes he has software that will transform the computer world. It fixes your PC every time you boot up. Techies beware.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2005
HOW A 37-YEAR-OLD BECAME OTC's PRESIDENT

John Pollock really didn't want to work for Oswald Trippe when he graduated from Eckerd College with a B.A. in business administration in 1990.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2005
Second Act

After Leonard Garner's personal life and sprawling development-contracting business collapsed in the '80s real estate blowout, he decided to stay small. But some entrepreneurs just can't hold back.

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  • December 5, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Randall Bono buys Palm TowerLowe's Cos. plan Cattlemen storeInvestment group buys Myakkahatchee RanchBradenton home builder buys Parrish landSuper 8 owners add Howard JohnsonTwo partners plan mobile home redevelopmentSchostak Brothers & Co. buys portion of LandingsNaples entrepreneur buys Fruitville Taco Bell

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2005
Accidental Money Manager

A math whiz made a quick million trying to debunk an academic. Now Joe Galbraith finds running a hedge fund isn't so easy.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Memphis company plans two Lee County hotelsNaples developer plans luxury condosFort Myers developer to build shops, officesKraft Construction building new headquarters in NaplesDeveloper buys Naples condos

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2005
Outward Bound

Oswald Trippe, the Gulf Coast's largest privately owned insurance agency, aims to hit $50 million in revenues by 2010. The strategy: Out-of-state acquisitions.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2005
Executive Session with CARLOS CABRERA

Hyatt Senior VP of Field Operations for Florida and the Caribbean

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 26, 2005
Executive Session with CARLOS CABRERA

Hyatt Senior Vice President of Field Operations for Florida and the Caribbean.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 26, 2005
Protect Your Assets

Business lawyer Randy Sterns offers suggestions on safeguarding your company's intellectual property.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 26, 2005
Runnin' Scared

There's nary a beverage can, from Pepsi to Coke to V8, in the supermarket aisle that the Dalton family business hasn't helped create. Three generations of Daltons have had a heavy hand in the company's success.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • November 26, 2005
Know When to Hold, When to Fold

Entrepreneur Michael Lepore has had a knack for getting in and out of businesses at the right time. At this point, though, it looks like he may be hooked on hotel and real estate development for a long time.

  • Entrepreneurs
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