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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].

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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August 29, 2003

Cautiously Optimistic (Tampa Bay Area real estate forecast)

Office and industrial construction aren'twhat they once were in the Tampa Bay area.But residential and retail remain hot.

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August 29, 2003

Good News: More of the Same (Sarasota Manatee counties)

The Sarasota-Manatee commercial real estatemarket, known for its stability, is on an upswing.

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August 29, 2003

Broker of the Year: Nominees

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August 29, 2003

Broker of the Year: Broker Follows Own Rules

Much of commercial real estate broker Barry Seidel's business comes from repeat customers. What's his secret?Like a tiger on the prowl, Barry Seidel follows his instincts. That may mean positioning the price on a commercial sale property higher than the

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August 29, 2003

Broker of the Year: First Impressions

Demand is rarely a challenge for broker David Stevens. Supply is the problem.David Stevens made a good first impression on the decision-makers at Toll Brothers Inc.The Philadelphia area-based luxury homebuilder first picked the principal partner at Na

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August 29, 2003

Tech Industry Needs Dollars

Can state government provide Florida's technology entrepreneurs with anything more than tokensubsidies and good-luck wishes?

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August 29, 2003

Risk Management

Physicians turn to binding arbitration agreements to help stave off the high cost of malpractice insurance premiums and the threat of frivolous litigation.

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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

Cautiously Optimistic (Tampa Bay Area real estate forecast)

Good News: More of the Same (Sarasota Manatee counties)

Broker of the Year: Nominees

Broker of the Year: Broker Follows Own Rules

Broker of the Year: First Impressions

Tech Industry Needs Dollars

Risk Management

Sarasota Square developer pre-leases 88% of initial commercial space

Largo industrial buildings sell for $23.5 million

$203B wealth management firm expands in state with Naples debut

Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold

Naples retail building sold by Hoffmann in 2023 is sold, again

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