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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Williams Schifino hires new associate, of-counsel lawyersNew associate joins Tampais Bavol JudgeOiDell Townsend to serve on arts-in-courts committeeGeorge Meyer appointed to committee

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Riverside Bank feels regulator's pressureNow we know why a group of Brazilian investors is buying Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast for $1.+ The sweetscent of victoryWinning baseball dramatically helped the Tampa Bay Rays this year, but so did atmosphere.+ Something old, something new: Homebuilder survivesA combination of old land deals and new pricing strategies has resulted in an odd occurrence for Lakewood Ranch-based Neal Communities, one of the leading homebuilders in Sarasota and Manatee counties: The company has increased year-to-date sales over 2007. Even more surprising, it plans on making a profit this year. + Economy-based humorlingers, even as bank expandsGrim jokes about the struggling financial-service industry were flying fast and furious recently as Northern Trust broke ground on a new two-story building in Fort Myers. + Franchise company hits YouTube for marketing pushAttention plumbers, electricians and air conditioning repairmen - or fans of anyone in those hard-labor professions: Get ready to tap into your inner Steven Spielberg.+ Another familyfeud at Alico?It was only a few years ago that the heirs of Ben Hill Griffin Jr. settled their feud over the future of LaBelle-based agribusiness giant Alico.+ Capital runs short for a second bank turnaroundFederal and state regulators have shut down another effort to save a troubled Bradenton-based bank.Going green goes the world o

  • News
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 20, 2024
SRQ Airport CEO: We have more than enough land to expand

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport CEO Rick Piccolo says available land can support passenger terminal growth without the 31 acres it leases to New College of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2012
Sing me a tune

Chamber music has a new meaning, at least in Fort Myers.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Thank goodness for electionsChief Judge Manuel Menendez Jr. takes over as chairman of the state's Judicial Nominating Procedures CommitteeNo further comment- Urine-Off

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Two petitions say court record moratorium is 'damaging'An Internet site by the bail bond industry is taking area judges to taskInfinium Labs Inc. filed a lawsui over a HardOCP.com article

  • News
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • February 12, 2010
Entrepreneur U

Students at both the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa are taking part in a new approach to entrepreneurship — being taught it in the classroom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2020
Cloud computing services company soars with sky-high growth

Atlas Networks utilizes a 'knowledge is power' proposition to gain market share.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 28, 2020
Commercial brokerage executive leans on resilience

Mike Griffin says seeing clients, associates adapt to changes is inspiring.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2014
Passwords or 'pain' words

I'll let you in on a little IT humor. We techies are a wild and crazy bunch, so be warned. Picture the scene, your friendly neighborhood computer consultant — think Brad Pitt in glasses — is typing away feverishly on a user's computer when he suddenly turns — his muscles rippling and his flowing blond locks cascading in a wave off his neck — to ask, “Okay, what's your password?”

  • News
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  • By Zachary Christensen, Adrian Moore, Steven Vu |
  • November 20, 2025
When pondering property tax cut, be wary of existing government debt

The state pension fund is still in a deficit, and policymakers should avoid financial risks.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 12, 2009
Software Beach

In the shadows of condos, golf courses and hotels, there's always been a core group of successful technology companies in Naples. Don Innis can often be found among them and now he's launched another venture.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 2, 2021
Sunny side up: Restaurant group's focus on beachfront locales pays off

The pandemic was a gut punch for Florida’s hospitality industry. Tampa, Florida-based SunPubs, owner of the MacDinton's and Caddy's brands, used the time to regroup and reinvest in its future.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 13, 2016
Multi family mania

Despite an anticipated slowdown, buyers sank $1 billion into area apartments in the first quarter alone.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Downtowns are Back

All along the Gulf Coast downtown cores are resurging. With St. Petersburg and Sarasota leading the booms, residential development is driving the trend.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 16, 2023
Nearly 2,000 homes headed to 1,000-acre Plant City development

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a national supply company buys a SWFL warehouse, a Tampa restaurant expands and a Lakewood Ranch shopping center sells.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2004
Real Estate Recovery (Sara/Mana edition)

Good news: The value of new construction and starts grew by about 12% in 2003 compared to a year earlier.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2003
Letters to the Editor

This week's items: First, regarding the "Scorched Earth" letter to the editor, Mr. Schneikart, in my opinion, totally missed the point of the editorialGrowth does pay its way

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2013
Corporate Report: September 20

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 4, 2020
Cool Construction: Girl Scouts cabins prove to be challenging project

Jonathan Moore hopes the cabins can serve as prototypes for other Girl Scouts organizations nationally.

  • Construction-Development
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