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Industries

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  • January 28, 2005
People to Watch

Will their stars keep rising? Or will they go down in flames? Regardless of the result, these 10 business people are sure to intrigue.

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  • January 28, 2005
No Limits

Why the judge rejected term limits.

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  • January 28, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Stratland Homes buys 305 acresInvestor buys Rosin Way Office ParkMacDill Federal Credit to start new branchSarasota sign business to move to Bee RidgeSMR applies for permit for commercial subdivision

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  • January 28, 2005
Lawyer Flight

Nearly a third of the lawyers in Akerman Senterfitt's Tampa office have left over the past several months.

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  • January 28, 2005
Tort Reform

Associated Industries of Florida proposes a number of changes that would benefit business and restrict lawyers.

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  • January 28, 2005
Sound the Charge

Sarasota's retooled First State Bank looks to use IPO proceeds to expand along the Gulf Coast.

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  • January 21, 2005
Who's Coming to Dinner

The who's who of the National Restaurant Association will soon hit Sarasota.

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  • January 21, 2005
ABA President-Elect Visits Tampa

Michael Greco, the American Bar Associationis president-elect, explained his executive priorities for the year to members of the Hillsborough County Bar Association during a Jan. 18 luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Tampa.

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  • January 21, 2005
Florida Bar President Visits Clearwater

Politics dominated the message Florida Bar President Kelly Overstreet Johnson delivered on Jan. 13 to members of the Clearwater Bar Association during a luncheon at the Harborview Center.

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  • January 21, 2005
Backing a Bull

The chairman of financial giant Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc. talks equities and the economy.

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  • January 21, 2005
Fishkind Swims with the Tide

An Orlando economist doesnit like what higher interest rates could do to Florida real estate sales in 2005.

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  • January 21, 2005
Pancake Tower

Bob Leonard, president of IHOPis largest franchise, discusses how his company stacks up against the competition.

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  • January 21, 2005
Business that Sizzles

Chris Miller, CEO of Ruthis Chris and the next chairman of the restaurant association, explains the growth in higher end steakhouse market and why itis not the industryis fault consumers get fat.

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  • January 21, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Royal Palm Terrace Apartments planned for north of theaterAtlanta pays pretty penny for Sarasotais Admiralis WalkSplash Pools developing Bradenton flex parkSarasota developers buy 17th Street churchTringaliis G&T Land buys 289 acres

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • January 21, 2005
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