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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2004
Fight for Fees

Voters may not have the last word. Trial lawyers find a way around Amendment 3.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

ovland, investors buy Greyhound warehouseNorth Carolina company plansFort Myers 'green' asphalt plantClarke's Quality Care buys Crestwood ManorFreedom takes overthree parcels from K2MLargo investor buys Castilian Lake ApartmentsRoth Investment Realtybuys Masonite warehouse

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 29, 2009
Beach Retreat

Sea level rise predictions are controversial, but they are driving policymakers to start thinking about changes that could have serious implications for coastal and inland property owners.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 11, 2010
Backs to Business

Local governments talk about the importance of creating jobs, but the legislative programs of their lobbying groups offer plenty of contrast to business groups' priorities.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 19, 2009
Empty Promise

By next year, $19 billion is projected to have been spent to fully implement class size reduction in Florida since 2003, despite a lack of quantifiable evidence to support the policy.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 24, 2010
Price of Failure

Black males make up 8% of the population in Florida, but nearly half of the prison population. One possible reason: Just 37% of black males graduate from Florida high schools — 49th in the nation. Socio-economic and budget impacts keep rising.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 7, 2020
Developer Edge Central pushing ahead with St. Petesburg police headquarters project

Following a COVID-19-inspired delay, the former St. Petersburg police headquarters is now poised for an $80 million, mixed-use redevelopment.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 10, 2015
A good listener

David Verinder helped fix the finances at one of the largest health care systems in the region a decade ago. Next up: Guide the organization through what could be a lively next 10 years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 6, 2024
Region's top IRS law enforcement officer hiring at least 20 agents

Veteran law enforcement official Ron Loecker says running the Tampa IRS Criminal Investigation unit is a dream job.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 17, 2025
Revised Sarasota bayfront arts center complex cost estimate: $407M

Instead of four structures, the architect for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center has scaled plans back to two buildings with an option for a future second, smaller theater.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 27, 2025
Longtime Sarasota planner masters the art of big project diplomacy

Following a six-year hiatus with the Bay Park Conservancy, the former head of Kimley-Horn's Sarasota office, Bill Waddill, is back. And he is focused on completing the downtown Sarasota puzzle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2022
Kristina Madden, 38

Managing Partner, Madden Therapy Solutions

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2006
Making their own mark

One investor finds the Gulf Coast an inviting place to do business despite the rise in property insurance premiums. All those cars on the road mean customers for merchants creating demand for commercial space.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2007
Credit Union Hub

Dave Serlo has been at the helm of PSCU Financial Services for 24 years, piloting the organization as it responds to changes in the credit union industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Follow the Champs

Commercial real estate pros share their investment insight and where they're putting their money.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2008
Forced Patience

Market slumps don't just whack local and regional construction firms. Multi-office national giants aren't too big to be spared, either.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa)

Stanley elected president-elect of Hillsborough Bar AssociationABA committee seeks executive directorGonzalez joins social insurance groupCarlton Fields PA names director of developmentFoley & Lardner receives CIO 100 award for efficiencyLabor professional speaksat Tampa HR expoFowler White lawyers named to new postsGrayRobinson attorneys to speak at pension meetingBricklemyer Smolker adds son of founderBest Lawyers in America Names Tampa Bay practitioners

  • Law
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2005
Independent Streak

A Tampa investment consultant says clients want somebody else besides their banker or broker telling them where to park their assets.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2008
Face off

The softer economy has put pressure on banks and credit unions to grow their business, which is similar and embattled.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Betting the Farm

How can government take land without paying for it? A successful farming family in Lee County is about to find out on July 1.

  • Entrepreneurs
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