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Strategies

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Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

The latest news on area movers and shakers is available free of charge.

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Drug War

Merckis Vioxx center of legal wrangling.

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'Only in America'

The odds were against a Ukrainian ship captain and his crew who spoke little English.

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  • November 5, 2004
Calender of Events

The calendar of business events in Sarasota and Manatee counties is available free of charge.

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North Port's Transformation

Residential growth has finally reached the critical mass to attract large-scale commercial development.

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  • October 29, 2004
Meeting Soros

The Argus Foundation event with the anti-Bush billionaire focused on economics and politics.

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  • October 29, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

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Vexed by Vioxx

Plaintiffsi lawyers rush to attract Vioxx litigants. Tampa attorney Brenda Fulmer filed a Vioxx complaint a year ago.

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Finding Your Niche

Three Bay area entrepreneurs share the secrets of their success.

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  • October 29, 2004
Calender of Events

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  • October 22, 2004
Business Leaders Beware

The Sarasota County Commission is moving rapidly toward adopting new taxing methods to fund affordable housing. Read this memo from the county staff. Your business could end up on the hit list.

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  • October 22, 2004
International Intrigue

Tampa partnership tries to build an electrical power plant in Iraq while dealing with allegations of kickbacks and bribery.

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  • October 22, 2004
Well-Rounded Genius

Picking great stocks isnit the only thing Warren Buffett can do, says an author who writes and lectures on the Berkshire Hathaway chairman.

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  • October 22, 2004
Hi Hat Goes Ranchette

Sarasota Countyis 2050 plan envisioned new-urban villages on the Turner familyis 10,000-acre Hi Hat Ranch. But why do that when thereis a waiting line for five-acre estates?

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  • October 22, 2004
FCCI's Pilot

Russell Currin Jr., the Sarasota-based insurance companyis longtime chairman, is honored posthumously by The Argus Foundation with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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