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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Drive-by Litigation?

Small businesses battle what they call frivolous and expensive lawsuits bydisabled rights advocates.

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  • May 28, 2004
Trailblazer

Lansing C. Scriven will be the Hillsborough County Bar Association's first black president.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 12, 2022
2022 Top Entrepreneur: Willy Nunn, Homes By Westbay president and CEO, Riverview

With Willy Nunn at the helm, Riverview-based Homes By Westbay has become one of the fastest-growing homebuilders in Tampa Bay over the past decade.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2022
Brett Diamond, 33

DeAngelis Diamond, Chief Administration Officer and Principal

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 14, 2022
Kristina Lavallee, 34

The Cake Girl, co-founder and co-owner

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 20, 2022
Architecture firm readies for post-Ian business surge, including doubling payroll

Sean Williams, a St. Petersburg, Florida, architect, believes the mass destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian will have profoud effects on Florida’s building codes.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • November 28, 2022
Transactions: Nov. 22-28

A Pinellas County shopping center deal for $85 million leads transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 26, 2022
2023 could be year downtown Clearwater begins long awaited transformation

Talk about the redevelopment of downtown Clearwater is finally moving past the chatter.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2007
Give us a Voice

Many Gulf Coast businesses and organizations are up in arms against the Hometown Democracy movement, but its supporters say the criticisms are incorrect and overblown and the economy is not in danger.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
Do the Right Thing

At HomeBanc Mortgage, customers don't come first, associates do. This philosophy and practice earned it a top business-ethics award.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Executive Session with Clifford Sladnick

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new CAO of Gevity.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

444 Condos Planned in Cape CoralSchool Board buys 28 acres in Cape CoralLand bought forhotel siteCondos and offices planned near Page FieldCape Coral land bought for condos

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 7, 2006
Wanted: A biotech company to call Florida home

The head of a San Francisco-based biotechnology firm has advice for industry recruiters seeking to bring similar companies to the Gulf Coast: Universities are the key. Incentives and tax breaks help, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2008
One for the CFOs

With several organizations designed to help CEOs, the Gulf Coast now has one that helps CFOs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government actions around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 18, 2009
Review & Comment

S.B. 360 snips only the tip of the growth tumor

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
By the Hour or the Job

While a federal court upholds foreclosure lawyers' fees, the law firms still sought help from the Legislature.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Bradenton Beach City Commission wants to review all major development plansOffice vacancy rates shoot upHotel left out of Fruitville development planFifth Third is first

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  • January 23, 2004
Garber: Increase Productivity

Avoid common pitfalls in the quest for higher performance. And build a solid foundation.

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  • October 8, 2004
Limit Exposure to Vicarious Liability

There are steps employers can take to minimize their exposure to vicarious liability and claims for negligent hiring, retention and entrustment, says John-Edward Alley, a Tampa attorney ranked as one of the "Best Lawyers in America."

  • Entrepreneurs
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