Opinion

Business Observer Staff
October 3, 2003

Democracy Gone Awry

New constitutional initiatives being considered for the 2004 ballet pose a threat to state employers.It's obvious too many people don't understand what a right is and isn't. Here's what a "right" does: A right confers no obligation on another. Afforda

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 26, 2003

Tech Talk: Good Spam

Does spam deserve its awful reputation? It saves trees and gives the small business ownereasier access to consumers.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 19, 2003

Lou Lasday: Goodwill Marketing Play

Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser residing on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies. A career direct response executive, he has been a senior partner of a national advertising agency and se

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 19, 2003

Banker of the Year: Jerry Williams

President and CEO Orion BancorpYes, Jerry Williams is a confident guy. Why wouldn't he be?Williams, 42, owns controlling interest in an $829 million bank holding company, Orion Bancorp.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 19, 2003

19 Re: Proposed Amendments to the Sarasota Sign Ordinance in the ZOU

Letter to the Editor: By Bob WaechterR&J Waechter Commercial ManagementSarasota

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 18, 2003

1st Runner-Up: David Dunbar Chairman

President and CEO Peoples Bank/Peoples Floriday Banking Corp.In his 28 years of banking, David Dunbar has worked for the largest bank in the state and the smallest bank in the state.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 17, 2003

2nd Runner-Up: Charlie Brown III

President and CEO Charlotte State Bank, Port CharlotteCharlie Brown did not intend to become a banker. He wanted to become a financial analyst at a big firm.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 11, 2003

Customer Satisfaction

Stephen Garber lives and works in the Sarasota area coaching organizations and individuals in improving high performance behaviors and attitudes. Questions and comments are always welcome at [email protected].

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 5, 2003

Ingredients for Upswing Missing

George Rauch, a resident of Longboat Key, is a former investment banker on Wall Street and now owner of Bradenton-based General Propeller Co.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 5, 2003

Extradordinary & Obscure

Despite a regulatory jungle, Theresa Schefstad took a strange animal - a thrift owned by a securities brokerage - and tamed it. Raymond James Bank now wants more commercial loans.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 5, 2003

Multifamily Bonanza

Demand from young professionals for urban living accounts for a wave of development that could dump more than 1,200 condo units on the downtown Tampa market over the next 18 months.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 5, 2003

CEO Insight: Sandy Loevner

It requires implementation of serious business principles to run one of the country's biggest nonprofit charity events, especially in a time of limited charitable giving.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 5, 2003

Building Starts on the Rise

Construction, which increased nearly $71 million, migrated south in Manatee and Sarasota counties during the first part of the year.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
September 5, 2003

Startup Readies for Growth

Entrepreneurs Mike Varga and Joe Philipose left the security of longtime jobs at Honeywellto start a high-tech business.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
August 29, 2003

Woo Customers, Increase Business

Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented Strategic Corporate Initiatives for emerging companies.

Opinion

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Democracy Gone Awry

Tech Talk: Good Spam

Lou Lasday: Goodwill Marketing Play

Banker of the Year: Jerry Williams

19 Re: Proposed Amendments to the Sarasota Sign Ordinance in the ZOU

1st Runner-Up: David Dunbar Chairman

2nd Runner-Up: Charlie Brown III

Customer Satisfaction

Ingredients for Upswing Missing

Extradordinary & Obscure

Multifamily Bonanza

CEO Insight: Sandy Loevner

Building Starts on the Rise

Startup Readies for Growth

Woo Customers, Increase Business

450-unit Nokomis apartment complex opens near Legacy Trail

Developer proposes Tampa's tallest building: 70 stories at $650 million

Airline adds flight from Fort Myers to upstate New York

50-year-old Tampa education-tech firm receives $350M investment

'Distressed' Tampa office building sells for $40M in short sale

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