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  • 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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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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

Broker of the Year: Nominees

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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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