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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2005
Bllind Faith

AmSouth loaned $3.2 million mostly on the word of a convicted felon masquerading as clergy. Should the bank have seen a problem sooner?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Bye Bye, Michigan

Florida can still attractcompanies, especially if it recruits them from anti-business states such as Michigan. One tech company banked on connections in Naples.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Listening Aid

Pete Salazar, the son of migrant workers in Immokalee, has built a successful manufacturer of crate and produce washers. The key: He listens to customers.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: The banks with the six largest deposit slices in Florida generally met earnings forecasts. Fred Karl, Tampa city attorney, is ready to move on State House Speaker Johnnie Byrd, R-Plant City, offered some encouraging words

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2004
Meeting Soros

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

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2003
The Owner's Role

A building owner should determine early his involvement and then follow the chain of command.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Christopher Debock challenging Hillsborough County Judge Artemus Elton McNeil in primary election Will Hillsborough Count close the financials in guardianship cases?Legal profession, state survive

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: Gulf Coast companies Win Sustainable Florida AwardsOrion Bank earnings grow by 30%Edgewater Beach Hotel & Club adds 1,100 square feetFamily Business reports differing opinions on economy

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Alternative Minimum Tax:Congress Stealth Tax

TAXESIn 2000, an estimated 1.5 million taxpayers were subject to the tax. By 2010, the tax will nab 33 million taxpayers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Aberrant Attorney Fees (Sara/Mana)

The Sarasota city staff projection of the cost of hiring staff attorneys strikes public and private attorneys as fairly outrageous. Here's our independent analysis.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 4, 2009
Kickin' It

The ability to earn a black belt in taekwondo can help an entrepreneur battle through just about any business issue — recession included. Here's how one group of local executives does it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 30, 2013
Market Leader

Naples is one of the hot spots of residential real estate on the Gulf Coast, attracting developers and builders.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 8, 2012
Healing Banks

Banks on the Gulf Coast are finally showing signs of recovery. Profits and loans are rising.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2012
Donut Dough

There's serious growth brewing in the business of fried dough and ice cream. Dunkin' Donuts wants a big bite.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 4, 2012
Natural Doctor

A Danish couple with a successful nutritional- supplement business in Europe plans to replicate the business model in the U.S.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 24, 2012
The Patriot

The business model at one Gulf Coast construction firm depends largely on how well it can successfully balance two strategies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2021
Leadership coach zeroes in on Zen for clients — and it works

Listening tops the list of Susan Freeman's must-dos.

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
David Ponraj, 38

Dunedin, Florida, entrepreneur David Ponraj left a comfortable corporate job to launch his own company focused on helping other startups.

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 15, 2021
Want to get to a yes? Say no first, says one banking executive

Being upfront with customers helps build good relationships, says a longtime Florida banking executive. Picking up trash helps build even better relationships with employees.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2021
Community bank makes its first-ever acqusition

In keeping lesser qualified suitors at bay, Hillsboro Bank finds the just-right merger partner next door.

  • Finance
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