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  • February 6, 2004
Knight In Shining Armor

Richard A. Harrison has faced harassment and threats of being sued as a governmental attorney on controversial issues in the Tampa Bay area.

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  • February 6, 2004
Repeat Performance?

Coast Bank of Florida stumbled in 2003 after going public, a familiar situation for founder Gerald L. Anthony.

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  • February 6, 2004
Collier, Lee Lead; Pinellas Stagnant

In Fishkind & Associates' newest 2004 forecast, the region's two southernmost counties will top the population growth charts again. Pinellas and Sarasota are growing at the slowest rates.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 6, 2004
Indonesia's Legal Labyrinth

Bloomberg News ServiceSINGAPORE - Satrya Wijaya Teja, a Jakarta-based lawyer for two U.S. hedge funds, took a business trip in October that included a six-hour boat ride through forests and a night on the floor of a local mosque.

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  • February 6, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Local movers and shakers.

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  • February 6, 2004
Risk Management

How the lawyer who runs the world's largest municipal law office saves New York City millions of dollars.

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  • February 6, 2004
Building Made Easy

You won't hear Anthony Mazzucca complain about the permitting process in Sarasota and Manatee counties. No way. Not after waiting 10 years for a permit in New Jersey.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 30, 2004
Lightning Master (Tampa edition)

Jay Feaster spends most of his time near the ice rink, not in the courtroom. In Feaster's first full season as general manager of Tampa Bay Lightning, the National Hockey League team won its first division title.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 30, 2004
Martha Stewart Bets (Tampa edition)

Investors hope attorney Robert Morvillo will resuscitate the fortunes of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. by rescuing its 62-year-old founder and former chairwoman from six or more years in prison.

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  • Janelle Makowski
  • January 30, 2004
'Never Give Up' (Tampa edition)

In 2002, Gevity HR was in a survive-or-die scenario. Erik Vonk was the right guy at the right time.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 30, 2004
Patents Pending

A larger USF licensing office is positioned to capitalize on laboratory breakthroughs that could create new Bay area tech companies.

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  • Janelle Makowski
  • January 30, 2004
In Defense of One's Honor and Life (Tampa edition)

Attorney Greg Schultz argues passionately about the case as though he, not a client, faces life in prison. He does.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 30, 2004
The Master of Marketing (Sara/Mana edition)

If you know anything about marketing, you know this name: Phil Kotler. Here's an interview that is required reading for everyone in business.

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  • Janelle Makowski
  • January 30, 2004
S.C.R.E.W.-ed (Sara/Mana edition)

Could the Southern Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed in south Lee County represent the next eminent domain battleground for Florida?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 30, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Local movers and shakers such as: Tommye Barie, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce has a new board of directors, Damian Slaughter, David Otterness, Shawn Warner and more.

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