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  • June 23, 2009
Alzheimer's research bright

The Roskamp Institute, the nationally known-Alzheimer's disease research facility, has announced the enrollment of three students in its long-awaited new Ph. D. program in neuroscience.

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  • June 22, 2009
Fighting legal battles and fishing

Chris Moody, once one of the rising stars of Sarasota's money-management community, has taken on a much lower profile since his onetime business partner, Arthur Nadel, was arrested on charges that he allegedly bilked hundreds of investors out of more than $300 million.

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  • June 19, 2009
Veterans team up for turn around

Sensing an unfilled niche, a pair of veteran Sarasota developers is teaming up with a Tampa real estate marketer to create a broad-based development turn-around firm.

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  • June 17, 2009
New development lands tenants

Citrus Square, a mixed-use condo and retail project just north of Main Street in downtown Sarasota, continues to defy market realities.

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  • June 16, 2009
Eshenbaugh, Keever make it official

The talked about power couple, husband-and-wife business alliance of Tampa land broker Bill Eshenbaugh, a.ka. “The Dirt Dog,” and former Florida Trend Publisher Lynda Keever is now official.

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  • June 9, 2009
Blow it up, and start over

Stam Stathis, a partner with a Bradenton accounting firm, traveled to Washington D.C. last month on a near-impossible mission: Convince lawmakers to simplify the tax code for businesses.

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  • June 8, 2009
Nice day for a ... green wedding

Mise en Place, the well-known, hip Tampa restaurant, does a lot of catering and numerous weddings each year.

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  • June 5, 2009
A clean cut with robotic surgery

Just as robotics have changed other industries, they are now revolutionizing the business of health care.

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  • June 5, 2009
Tampa Bay sees improvement

The Tampa Bay area had something to smile about recently when the Tampa Bay Partnership revealed its quarterly economic scorecard.

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  • June 5, 2009
Putnam fundraiser in 'Switzerland'

When state Commissioner of Agriculture candidate and U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Bartow, needed to choose a location to hold a recent Republican fundraiser for supporters from Manatee and Sarasota counties, he was advised to not show favoritism.

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  • June 5, 2009
Unemployment dip is temporary

When the state released April unemployment figures recently, many counties on the Gulf Coast reported lower unemployment rates than the previous month.

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  • June 1, 2009
Tribridge keeps growing

What started as an idea for a local IT and management services firm in Tampa has now grown to several cities across the country and more than 300 employees and counting.

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  • June 1, 2009
County official creates Web site

Being media savvy is a prerequisite for most successful politicians,. Now one local Manatee County official is hoping to put that “news” knowledge to work as owner of a Bradenton news Web site.

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  • May 29, 2009
Sports bar sold for new youth center

The stripes are coming off Refs' Sportgrille on South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. After a time as an adult night club and later a sports bar, the building's new owner seems to have somewhat loftier ambitions for the business.

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  • May 29, 2009
Local stock picker gets rave reviews

A stock analyst for St. Petersburg-based investment bank Raymond James has the rare distinction of being named a top stock picker in two sectors by the Wall Street Journal.

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