Strategies

Business Observer Staff
November 28, 2003

Cyber Sarasota

Bob Hanson brings an entrepreneurial approach to Sarasota County's information technology department. And taxpayers could benefit.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 28, 2003

Strategic Decisions

American Land Lease Inc. officials decided three years ago to centralize their operations as a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust. The strategy worked.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 28, 2003

Sarasota Arena: How Big a Drain?

Read the consultants' report on a new arena at Sarasota County's fairgrounds. It provides plenty of information to question the project's viability.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 28, 2003

Peltz Shoes Goes Full Circle

A family shoe business, nearly 50 years old, adapts to customer needs. Business is booming on the Internet.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 28, 2003

The Art of Banking

Veteran Bay area banker Joseph M. Wheeler came out of retirement to work where he can truly practice his craft. He says decent earnings will come eventually at Atlantic States Bank.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 21, 2003

Whirlwind from Wharton

A Tampa businesswoman will apply what she learned marketing Tropicana and Nestle products to a new equity fund she and some business school classmates are forming.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 21, 2003

On the Boulevard

Atlanta businessman Wayne Morehead is cutting his development teeth on what will become the largest project in downtown Sarasota.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 21, 2003

Fireworks Sales Halted

Stores who sell fireworks say a new Sarasota County ordinance will shut them down. Commissioners contend the sales are illegal.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 21, 2003

Uniroyal Technology Corp.'s chairman led a group that bought the coated-fabrics division for $17.39 million, about $12.6 million less than the Sarasota company was asking for the division prior to bankruptcy.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 14, 2003

Thorns of Deception

In a tale of broken trusts, more than a dozen clients claim Bradenton attorney Richard Groner mishandled their money prior to his suicide.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 14, 2003

Construction Growth Continues

Multifamily development in Sarasota and Manatee counties fell this year. But single-family construction continued to grow.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 14, 2003

All in the Family

Sarasota's Atlas Insurance has been in business for 50 years, with a 287% increase in sales in the last 30 years. The company's secret: Focus on what they do best.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 14, 2003

Banks Market Share

Smaller fry gain on the big banks along the Gulf Coast.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 7, 2003

Kangaroo Court?

Sarasota's Nuisance Abatement Board puts local property owners on the hook for the actions of their tenants. Ignorance is no excuse.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 7, 2003

Baron of Collier

Paul Marinelli says the growth of the Barron Collier Co. is a result of 'we,' not 'I.' But his philosophy on partnerships has generated some extraordinary results.

Entrepreneurs

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Cyber Sarasota

Strategic Decisions

Sarasota Arena: How Big a Drain?

Peltz Shoes Goes Full Circle

The Art of Banking

Whirlwind from Wharton

On the Boulevard

Fireworks Sales Halted

Insider Buyout

Thorns of Deception

Construction Growth Continues

All in the Family

Banks Market Share

Kangaroo Court?

Baron of Collier

Tampa airport unveils final design for new $1.5B airside terminal

Report: NY, Idaho among feeder states for Sarasota, Manatee growth

Southwest Florida homebuilder dies at 91

California dental insurer cutting Tampa jobs

After changes, Boar’s Head reopens plant tied to listeria outbreak

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