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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2007
Corporate Report

Jabil leases manufacturing space from Nokia SiemensBiotech-material maker moving to NaplesGeoPharma, Dynamic Health merge, joint revenue $90 millionBank of Floridareceives non-compliance letter

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2007
Fear Factor

The commercial real estate investment boom may be topping out as buyers become more cautious. Some investors expect prices to fall in many areas of the Gulf Coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
Foreign Born

After surviving the paperwork gauntlet, a hip overseas firm is officially open in the U.S. It chose Sarasota for its U.S. headquarters.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2007
Do not pass GO

Capeopoly is no game. The economic development gathering in Cape Coral took on a more somber tone this year, but participants were comforted by the certainty of a rebound.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Alex Gutierrez builds spec Euro-Tech facilityKeenan Development buys land for Keiser building twin City commission approvesThirteen Fifty MainBrooke Chase Associates relocates to Second Street

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
Provisional Situation

Gulf Coast banks lowered their loss reserves during the real estate boom. Watch this bookkeeping entry going forward. It will say a lot about the economy - and quality of a bank's loans.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
Coffee Talk

Turner still headed for the top: Tragedy recently struck Tampa businessman John Turner's team as it struggles to climb Mount Everest - the world's highest peak.Kvetko returns to Fifth Third: Colleen Kvetko has returned. And she wants her customers back.Tax surprise: Which states are burdening business with the heaviest tax load? The Golden State, run by those Hollywood liberals? Taxachusetts?Faster than an Insignia: It sounds like the organizers of the not-yet-chartered Insignia Bank are itching to start lending and spending some of its initial capital.Report: Foreclosures up: Houses going into foreclosure across the nation climbed 38% to 323,102 in the first quarter from the previous quarter; Florida had the second-highest number of foreclosures at 29,636, even though the state's foreclosures dropped 14% from the same period a year earlier, according to an online real estate company.TIB Bank joins the billion-dollar club: TIB Bank recently joined the small club of Gulf Coast-based banks and thrifts with more than $1 billion in assets.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
Bright Future

Two solar energy equipment distributors have survived lean times. They hope their resilience will be rewarded.

  • Entrepreneurs
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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 Adam Hughes |
  • April 1, 2005
Back on Schedule

Newly renamed Pilot Bank may finally be taking flight after a decade delay.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Bold Bet on Florida

With the acquisition of Kraft Construction and a substantial stake in Bank of Florida, Francis Rooney makes a bold statement about what he thinks of Florida's future.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Review & Comment: Walsh

SEC chief, regulators get sackedover Madoff

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: ResortQuest International buys Longboat's Silver SandsCommodore Realty buysBradenton Kash n' KarryNew Sarasotans take over Parkview ApartmentsMinneapolis franchise owners plan Sarasota DQ Grill and Chill

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Bellwethers Buoyed

A late year recovery for the Gulf Coast manufacturing industry has companies looking forward to the new year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
Trade Zone: International Calling

Sarasota airport hopes to attract international carriers. But the going is slow.Johannes Werner writes on trade issues for the GCBR.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
A Transplanted Volunteer

Pinellas clerk candidate Carrie Wadlinger says she's so into systems management that she'd rather shop at Office Depot than Dillard's.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2008
Market Shift

The office-space pendulum has shifted in favor of tenants as weak demand and oversupply hit Gulf Coast landlords. Tenants can now receive concessions such as free rent and more money for interior build-outs.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 28, 2010
Mold a Winner

Investment banker Jim Westman recently made one of his gutsiest calls: In the throes of the recession he bought a manufacturing company he could call his own.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 7, 2010
Waiting room

Entrepreneurial doctors were waiting for the outcome of federal health-care legislation. But the future remains uncertain because the massive bill is so complex that even doctors can't understand it.

  • Industries
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 15, 2011
Looking for Angels

A new Central Florida angel network set to launch in September hopes to provide big payoffs to its investors, as well as the community.

  • Industries
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