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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2022
Companies tap into an underutilized solution amid labor crisis: Employees with criminal records

The dearth of able-bodied employees has put employers on high alert for new avenues to fill open spots.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Walsh: REVIEW & COMMENT

It's the morning after. The more you dig into the tax-reform legislation adopted in the special session, the sleazier it looks. It's as predicted - a legislative, leadership failure, in spite of the tax rollback and tax cuts.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
Letters: Gov. Crist Recall

Our comments two weeks ago to begin a petition drive to recall Gov. Charlie Crist generated strong pros and strong cons. One reader sent in a $100 check to help jump-start the funding for the campaign.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2006
Coffee Talk

D'Alessandro deal may spell new opportunitiesMorgan Stanley still raising money for Babcock RanchFounder of SKY Sotheby's to depart?Ideal time to pick up speedAir conditioning business keeps on humming Pasco invites you to the 'Land of Opportunity'Group takes startup capital to the bank Bank bug takes a bite out of Charlotte County Condo project finds an elusive gem: BuyersNew Radiation Therapy COO quits after five monthsFast Lane Clothing Co. profiled in this week's Review is a finalist for the Tampa Chamber of Commerce's 2006 Small Business of the Year award.HSN's huggable hanger sells 100 million unitsChico's is 'heard on the street'The CEO of Pinellas County-based startup ForeclosuresDaily.com will serve hamburgers Aug. 12 to the firm's customers.Business investment grows, sales tax figures show

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 24, 2005
Siren Song

After blowing the whistle in the 1990s on his competitors and city officials, Frank Griswoldthought he'd finally gotten his chance in Tampa's ambulance industry. He was wrong.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Who is Al Pina?

Florida newspapers portray the Tampa Bay area activist as a selfless defender of the poor. His ex-wife saw another side of him.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Corvus plans local headquartersBenderson's town center up for commission reviewChiles buysIsland's EndBenderson Development buys downtown Ellis buildingFlorida Land Managementbuys Manatee groveInvestors purchase Casey Key resortHandyTrac growing to 53rd AvenueKaplan invests in residential, commercial properties

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2008
Corporate Report

Survey: Investors confident in S&P 500Fox electronics expands XpressO line in EuropeTigris reaches development deal with Cancer InstituteClearwater's Sunsail adds yachts to MartiniqueWellCare cuts 208 jobs, mostly in Florida, New YorkTech Data buying Scribona AB assets7-Eleven expands franchising of local storesPPi opens marketing office, technical training showroomDayJet Corp. adds Sarasota, Jacksonville hubs

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2009
Bumpy ride, hazy finish

Optimists say the future for commercialreal estate looks much more positive ayear out. Pessimists worry about whatcan go wrong before then.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2004
Profitable Cause

Property-rights advocate Bill Moore, managing partner of Brigham Moore LLP, plans to organize a powwow of legislators to clear up Florida's eminent domain law, even if it means codifying redevelopment as a 'public use.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2004
Banker of the Year: John O'Neill

John O'Neill says Century Bank is on the way up because he stuck with the executives he found there - and they with him.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Public Defender No. 1

Forget the hangini rope. Open the book of reason. Meet Elliott Metcalfe Jr.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2004
True Believer

Whether Joseph P. Smith lives or dies - if convicted of Carlie Brucia's death - is largely dependent on Adam Tebrugge, 42, a 12th Circuit assistant public defender who has won the acquittal of four other accused murderers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2003
Top 20 Projects

The following includes the 20 largest construction projects in the two-county region. 

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Broker of the Year: Big Box Master

From Clearwater in Pinellas County to Fort Myers in Southwest Florida, commercial broker David Conn works his magic. His specialty: Big box tenants such as Target and Staples.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
Incumbents Retrench (Tampa edition)

Hillsborough Circuit Judge Charles "Ed" Bergmann knows Beth Gilmore Reineke fairly well. The Tampa family law attorney has practiced in his court. Two days prior to deadline, the solo practitioner filed and paid the qualifying fee to challenge him

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Land Grab

Claiming Murdock Village is blighted, Charlotte County plans to purchase 3,000 largely undeveloped lots through condemnation. Is it constitutional?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2004
Pillage or Progress?

The ongoing feud between the Bradenton Beach City Commission and local developers has reached a newfound shrillness. At stake in this battle, between the Hatfields and McCoys, is the future of development on the island.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2025
3 accomplished Sarasota leaders set to retire — and get more sleep

Decades of top-level leadership will be taking a step back in the coming months with a trio of retirements: Roxie Jerde, Larry Thompson and Teri Hansen. Lessons learned are legion.

  • Leadership
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 18, 2022
Biggest economic crisis in Florida history looms

Florida’s $3.6 trillion property insurance market is in collapse. Whether Florida’s economy will be rescued will be a political duel: Gov. Ron DeSantis vs. Speaker Chris Sprowls and the state’s plaintiff attorneys.

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