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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
ABA President-Elect Visits Tampa

Michael Greco, the American Bar Associationis president-elect, explained his executive priorities for the year to members of the Hillsborough County Bar Association during a Jan. 18 luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Tampa.

  • Law
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Florida Bar President Visits Clearwater

Politics dominated the message Florida Bar President Kelly Overstreet Johnson delivered on Jan. 13 to members of the Clearwater Bar Association during a luncheon at the Harborview Center.

  • Law
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 25, 2018
With citrus in peril, entrepreneurs and researchers turn to a new crop

Kelly Hackman, owner of The White Heron Tea & Gifts in New Port Richey, and Brantlee Richter, a University of Florida professor, are both interested in the potential of tea as a Florida crop.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2004
Trailer Lawyer

Forget visions of a lawyer in cheap suits glad handing trailer park owners selling decrepit metal boxes on wheels. St. Petersburg attorney David Bernstein handles multimillion-dollar mobile home park transactions.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 31, 2017
Tenant: Uncle Sam

HC Government Realty Trust Inc. is focused on buying single-tenant, government-occupied buildings, with an eye toward going public.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Good News: More of the Same (Sarasota Manatee counties)

The Sarasota-Manatee commercial real estatemarket, known for its stability, is on an upswing.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana Edition)

This week's items: Triton Realty Capital to turn Villagio apartments into condosOpus South starts Laguna at Riviera condosWaterford plans Island Park condosDavie company buys three local service stations

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 31, 2022
Recruitment drive: Tech entrepreneur envisions a better way to hire

Tampa, Florida-based entrepreneur Vaishnavi More created Archslate, a new kind of job-search website for the architecture, engineering and construction industry.

  • Technology
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 28, 2020
Miami developer planning second St. Petersburg tower

American Land Ventures, buoyed by market response to Aer, intends to develop 22-story apartment building downtown

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • September 6, 2019
Construction firm turns historic building into community foundation

Nearly 100-year-old railroad depot transformed into welcoming space for collaboration efforts.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 3, 2018
Sarasota-Bradenton International offering land for development

To ensure its future financial viability and be less reliant on passenger traffic, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is offering 92 acres of land adjacent to its runways for development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Get media attention for your company

The quick-hit answer to getting your company media coverage, from blogs and TV news to magazines and newspapers, is to hire a public relations professional or company.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2007
Growing Pains

Jim Needham tells doctors pondering job offers at the orthopedic and sports medicine practice he runs they should assume this is the place where they will have their retirement party.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 29, 2005
Q&A with Laura Spencer

The Gulf Coast Business Review sits down with the new COO of Tervis Tumbler.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
15 Newsmakers (9/19/03)

AccountingKathleen Hargreaves, CPA, a shareholder with Sarasota's Kerkering, Barberio & Co. PA recently published "Physician Asset Protection Planning: A New Urgency" in CPA Today, a Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants magazine. The arti

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 18, 2017
New Look

Few companies have pulled off large-scale brand conversions in the restaurant business. First Watch hopes to bust the trend.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2004
Chamber's No. 2 to Retire

Say goodbye to Bill Couch, the Sarasota Chamberis senior vice president. Heis leaving after two decades.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 9, 2009
A Second Chance

The banking industry shakeout is underway. Former top executives of once high-flying banks are seeking — and finding — new jobs.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 29, 2021
Wash fulfillment: Disruptive firm aims to take competition to the cleaners

Hyper-focused on brand development and customer loyalty, Woodie’s Wash Shack is shaking up the car wash industry in Florida. A lot more expansion is on the way.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 12, 2023
Felon defrauded IRS of $6.37 million, spent $843,000 on cars in a week

Matthew Walker Meredith was on supervised release when he sought $170 million in fraudulent tax refunds and used proceeds to buy six Mercedes Benz vehicles and a luxury house.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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