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Strategies

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The Lessons of Plaza Verdi

None of the participants in the failed Plaza Verdi project in downtown Sarsota is assigning blame to anyone. But timing and a lack of communication played key roles in its demise.

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A Good Trade-in

Clearwater entrepreneur Peter Vosotas used to sell business software. That was before he saw the real money was in sub-prime automobile finance.

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Go-to Lawyers Change Firms

Litigators Lyann Goudie and Fred Zinober won verdicts of $24 million in four months. Now they're leaving Barry Cohen's firm.

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Who Pays: Builder or Buyer?

Homebuyers force Sarasota's Whitehall Quality Homes into the Hillsborough County courts over pricing disputes.

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  • August 26, 2005
Lee's Land Shortage

Land for commercial development is shrinking fast. Developers are scrambling for what little is left.

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Executive Session with Clifford Sladnick

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new CAO of Gevity.

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Debit Cards for the Sub-Prime

Morgan Beaumont has gone through $9 million in startup costs. Early next year, the real growth begins.

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Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • August 26, 2005
Health Care Isn't Capitalistic

In this letter to the editor: Health Care Isn't Capitalistic: But it's in Sarasota taxpayers' best interests to act capitalistic and patronize their tax-supported hospital.

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Cheap and Easy?

Competition and prices in South Florida have spurred developers and investors northward. To them, the Tampa Bay area is inviting.

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  • August 12, 2005
Nothing to Hoot About

Chicken-wing restaurant pioneer Lynn D. Stewart faces prison for allegedly cheating Uncle Sam out of $3.6 million in income tax.

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  • August 12, 2005
Executive Session with Jan Smith

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the newly appointed trustee of the University of South Florida Board of Trustees.

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  • August 12, 2005
Fighting Fakes

From Rolex watches that look like the real thing to 7FAM jeans, companies stop copycats the only way they know how: in court. That puts IP law in a growth mode.

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  • August 12, 2005
How Growth Brought Chaos

Craig Pisaris-Henderson, CEO of Miva, learned the consequences of making four acquisitions and doubling his company's size in a year.

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  • August 12, 2005
Club CEO

For CEOs who need a sounding board, The Executive Committee serves as a peer-related board of directors. If you have a 'cockamamie idea, they can really help to put the brakes on it pretty quick.'

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