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  • By Sheldon Richman |
  • March 27, 2009
The Goal Is Freedom: Crisis and Opportunity

Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel are using the nation's economic disarray as their cover for expanding government control and further limiting freedom.

  • Opinion
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 8, 2009
Review & Comment

Kudos to a do-nothing Legislature

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 30, 2009
Stock the fridge

Hotels on the Gulf Coast are counting on Florida visitors staying close to home to boost a lackluster year so far. Discounts for Floridians will abound to maintain occupancies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2004
Confusion Reigns

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision over sentencing guidelines affects Tampa Bay area state courts.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2009
Survive to Win

Lee County has been at the epicenter of the residential real estate bust and the ranks of homebuilders there have been decimated. But the survivors will benefit from the eventual rebound.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 17, 2010
Different Directions

The founder of a local seized bank ponders what could have been, while a banker new to the Gulf Coast muses about what's next.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 27, 2010
Return of Retirees

The battered Gulf Coast construction industry has found a potential sliver of hope from an old Florida industry.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2011
Follow the money

A group of Collier County government appointees asked The Jackson Laboratory tough questions. In the end, Collier decided it was too risky.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 28, 2013
Making waves

Chris-Craft, the local company that made boats for John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley, has slowly sailed back to pre-downturn levels. One key lesson: Get expenses under control — quickly.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 9, 2011
Careful Lending

Bankers say they've got money to lend, but finding creditworthy customers has been difficult. The challenge: The most desirable customers already have bankers.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 19, 2011
Ready to Represent

David Mulicka successfully managed his construction firm through the downturn and now plans to take his entrepreneurial skills to Tallahassee.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 9, 2013
Florida focus

Making one bank work successfully throughout Florida is a supersized challenge. One institution, backed by $700 million in capital to lend, has a quiet confidence it can do it.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 28, 2012
Stay Simple

A former NBC creative director says marketing a product or service shouldn't be complicated. One key to success: Tear down internal silos — immediately.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 11, 2011
Economic Developer

Economic development folks might want to meet Arun Maheshwari, one of the trailblazers of outsourcing to India. He and his son, Amit Maheshwari, are buying commercial real estate in Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 13, 2012
One of a Kind

Nathan Benderson turned a hardscrabble childhood into a lifetime of success and philanthropy. He died April 7.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 25, 2021
Sublease vacancies in region hit all-time high

Office sublease space hit record highs in the Tampa Bay area last year because of the pandemic, adding significant inventory to what had been a landlord’s market.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 5, 2021
College turns former cigar factory into education center

St. Leo University, behind a $1 million investment, continues the reinvention of a former cigar factory into a high-tech academic center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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