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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: He may be eelected,i but he wonit be estrongi Hear that sucking sound? Creative SarasotaNo insurance against suit Ice cream anyone?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 18, 2009
Sold note

The banker who gave you a business loan may not be the same one you negotiate with in harder times. Banks are selling loans to raise capital in the downturn, leaving borrowers to fend off aggressive investors.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2011
Do Things Different

Retailers big and small have been on adjust-and-adapt mode for the past year. For some, finally, the new year could translate to growth mode.

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  • November 19, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 19 - Nov. 25

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • January 14, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Jan. 14 - Jan. 20

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • June 11, 2010
Manage Your Envy

In economic meltdowns, this divisive trait can destroy your firm's success and yours.

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  • June 11, 2010
Spill may drop values $4.3 billion

The oil spill may drive down Gulf Coast property values by 10% for three years.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 13, 2010
GULF COAST 500: International Smart

Brian Rist didn't wait for the housing recession to decimate his hurricane-protection business. Instead, he went to Cozumel.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 14, 2010
Hanging Tough

The painful back injuries Wayne Ruben suffered after he was named the Review's top entrepreneur turned out to be the least of his troubles. The real estate bust brought more aches.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 14, 2010
Hairless Growth

Laser-wielding Ideal Image has doubled sales by bringing franchise locations in house. A new generation of demanding customers could be the key to continued expansion.

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  • February 1, 2013
Corporate Report: February 1

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 5, 2011
Scott assesses session

On all of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's major agenda items, the Legislature shifted state policies in his direction. An interview with the governor.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 6, 2011
Collared Dreams

A Gulf Coast inventor-entrepreneur wants to shake up an industry — menswear — that has been pretty staid. He dreams big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 6, 2011
Free Fall

The wild spending ways of the federal government have driven one entrepreneur mad. He hopes for change.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2011
On the Mark

Job growth at a Gulf Coast health and beauty products firm has come fast and furious. The company set ambitious goals to keep pace.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2011
A New Tune

David Brooks brings a philosophical mindset to banking on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • August 16, 2013
Power and Speed

A look at life in the fast lane with Fowler White Boggs' leading lady.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 22, 2012
Capitol Chatter: June 22

The weekly roundup of what's happening in government and how it affects business.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 18, 2011
International designs

When the Naples market for custom-home designs collapsed in the recession, Bill and Kerry Weber looked overseas. They found it in unlikely places like South Korea, Denmark and Nigeria.

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  • February 3, 2012
Hayek, not Keynes, got it right

In his new book, author Nicholas Wapshott asks: Who prevailed — John Maynard Keynes, or Frederick Hayek?

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