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Industries

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  • August 1, 2005
40 Under 40 Honorees

The Gulf Coast Business Review honors our 40 young professionals under the age of 40 in the Sarasota/Manatee counties for 2005.

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  • August 1, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa)

Hill Ward snags former Eckerd lawyerZinober & McCrea receives top ratingsFowler White shareholder heads tax sectionBavol Judge hires new associateAllen Dell lawyer to discuss moldCarlton Fields lawyers address groupsProminent lawyer joins Lilly, O'Toole & Brown LLPJohns joins Macfarlane FergusonFoley & Lardner recognized for workAttorney becomes board certified

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • August 1, 2005
Fight Over 'X'

Fuente Cigar Ltd. wants a federal judge to order a competitor to stop using its trademarked 'X.'

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  • August 1, 2005
The Spartan Approach

Keeping it simple and operating in the shadow of the big financial services giants, a Raymond James alumnus hopes to be the investment banker of choice for Florida banks.

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  • August 1, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Miami investment group buys 362 rental apartments

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  • August 1, 2005
The Conversion Craze

Real estate analyst Marvin Rose thinks the conversion of apartments to condos is approaching saturation.

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  • August 1, 2005
40 Under 40 Introduction

Read the introduciton to the Gulf Coast Business Review's 40 Under 40 special issue for free.

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  • July 22, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • July 22, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Renaissance Vinoy Deal Valued at $44 MillionVenture pays $30 million for assisted-living facilityDeveloper purchases rental properties for $106 millionOpus South closes dealto build luxury condosREIT pays $26 million for east Tampa property

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  • July 22, 2005
Why Downtown Retail Will Rise Again

John Simon, director of development for Taubman Centers Inc., explains why the timing is right for his new firm's downtown Sarasota project. Also: Simons' ingredients for successful downtown retail.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • July 22, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa)

Tampa firm included on national listLawyer suspended for trust violationsH&K snags Gingrich'sformer assistantLawyer reappointed to aviation authorityPhelps Dunbar attorney recognized for serviceFowler White attorney appointed to councilForizs & Dogali adds two more lawyersCarlton Fields starts fellowship program

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  • July 22, 2005
Reaper of Reparations

New York City lawyer Edward D. Fagan attracts controversy like a light draws bugs.He is perhaps best known for his $1.3 billion settlement in 1998 with Swiss banks on behalf of Holocaust victims whose savings were never passed on to their families.

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  • July 22, 2005
'History's Greatest Fraud?'

A former farmer, a controversial New York City lawyer and an Ethiopian prince fight in Tampafederal court over German bonds issued in the 1920s. Ronnie Fulwood says he is owed $935 million.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • July 22, 2005
Ruben's Back

After a year out of development with a bad back, Wayne Ruben is running full force again - this time with his own firm and his son. With partner Roger Holland, a Pennsylvania contractor, Wayne Ruben has five developments slated for construction in 2006 and 2007.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • July 22, 2005
Out of Order

A state lawmaker says the state Judicial Qualifications Commission is in need of reform, and he is just the guy to see it gets done.

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