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Strategies

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  • March 26, 2004
Persuasive Debate (Tampa edition)

Tampa Bay area business and political leaders hear spirited arguments for and against proposed reforms to the state's citizen ballot initiative process.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2004
The McDonald's of Home Services (Tampa edition)

Forget the plumber jokes. VenVest sees heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical services as a huge market ready for standardization and consolidation.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 26, 2004
Downtowns are Back

All along the Gulf Coast downtown cores are resurging. With St. Petersburg and Sarasota leading the booms, residential development is driving the trend.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2004
Up or Down Hill

A leading earnings researcher tells local analysts that the U.S. economy isn't out of the woods yet.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2004
The McDonald's of Home Services

Forget the plumber jokes. VenVest sees heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical services as a huge market ready for standardization and consolidation.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2004
Big WIN: Court Overturns $27 Million Verdict

A multimillion verdict against a Tampa alarm company is overturned by the 5th District Court of Appeal.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2004
Bond Counsel & Deal Maker (Tampa edition)

Frank Fleischer, now part of GrayRobinson in Tampa, has worked as counsel on about $8 billion in public finance deals.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2004
It's Not About Talent

The founder of Chuck E. Cheese says entrepreneurs are successful not because of high IQs. It's all about passion and drive.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

A list of the latest changes for Sarasota/Manatee county movers and shakers is available free of charge.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 19, 2004
'Eternal Vigilance': Time for Change?

As the Florida Bar re-examines its discipline system for the first time in 15 years, a former bar prosecutor wages an unusual battle in federal court. He alleges back-room dealings for well-connected lawyers.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 12, 2004
Next Round: The Founders Club

After five years of designing and county review, The Founders Club is out of the ground. It's one of three ultra-pricey golf clubs opening out east.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 12, 2004
Closed Case?

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Harry Lee Anstead shuts down the flow of judicial records over the Internet.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 12, 2004
Half a Day with Dick Bove

Live from Pinellas County, one of America's most-quoted bank analysts wants to see if independent stock research, free of ethical entanglements with stock underwriting, is still feasible.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 12, 2004
Data Debate

A former Nielsen Media supervisor alleges in federal court that employees falsified data.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 12, 2004
David Smith: City Advocate (Tampa edition)

As Tampa's newly appointed city attorney, David L. Smith wants to focus on proactive legal strategies and improved communications.

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