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Opinion

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  • August 31, 2007
Economy: Housing drop impacts other industries

The decline in housing sales is beginning to spread to other parts of the Gulf Coast economy, including consumer durables and business investment. Layoffs in the construction industry can be expected to rise, impacting retail sales.

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  • August 17, 2007
LEONARD: Web 2.0 is us

The trick to understanding the phenomena of 'Web 2.0' is realizing how amorphous it is, and taming it.

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  • August 3, 2007
10 years: Ambition trumped good sense

Navel gazing hasn't been our thing. You know, talking about yourself ... boring people with the most overused word in the dictionary: "I." But indulge us for a little of that - just for a little while. The Gulf Coast Business Review is 10.

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  • August 3, 2007
SOWELL: THE CAPITALIST

The constant talking with Iran about its nuclear program shows that we have not learned our lesson from the failure of trying to negotiate with Hitler.

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  • August 3, 2007
REEVES: GUEST COLUMN

A primer on how to obtain financing for your business.

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  • July 27, 2007
Lasday: STREET SMART MARKETING

Short burst of non-traditional actions will be more powerful than dated plans.

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  • July 27, 2007
How to destroy a fairy tale

Government, and too many citizens, are ready to kill a great story.

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  • July 20, 2007
Bergman: Coach's Corner

Conflict. Just the mention of the word can conjure up any number of very negative emotions and feelings for most people. Argue, fight, stress, anxiety, anger, frustration, and pain are but a few of the words that often come to mind when people are asked what they think of when they hear the word "conflict."

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  • July 6, 2007
The Capitalist

Our survival is not automatic. What we do will determine that.

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  • July 6, 2007
Rauch: Investing

The stock market has discounted all the negatives. So the 'momentum market' will continue its upward march.

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  • July 6, 2007
Walsh: REVIEW & COMMENT

It's the morning after. The more you dig into the tax-reform legislation adopted in the special session, the sleazier it looks. It's as predicted - a legislative, leadership failure, in spite of the tax rollback and tax cuts.

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  • June 8, 2007
Lou Lasday: Can't manage if can't measure

Corporate quantification isn't just batches of dull numbers, it's measurement for decisions and your corporate future.

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  • June 8, 2007
George Rauch: Bull market discounts bad news

Despite all of the obvious economic dislocations, the stock market has a mind of its own. For now, as the saying goes, 'the trend is your friend.'

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  • June 8, 2007
Deborah Martohue: Impact-Fee Explosion

To put it bluntly, Florida has an impact-fee crisis. On average, impact fees in Florida are some of the highest in the nation with no cap in sight.How did these fees jump so dramatically in the last two to five years?

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  • June 8, 2007
Matt Walsh: The road to ruin: Letting FDOT build our highways

While Gov. Charlie Crist (our favorite shooting target) is traveling to the Middle East to continue laying the foundation for his run at the Republican vice presidential nomination and, after that, the presidency (don't laugh), Southwest Florida's transportation needs on Interstate 75 from Tampa Bay to Collier County are a prima facie example of how and why all road building and the government transportation departments should be abolished and privatized.

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