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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2008
Hoffman's return

Legendary Gulf Coast developer and investor Al Hoffman Jr. is backin the real estate game, scouting for deals in Florida. That's a good sign we're nearing a bottom in the residential real estate market.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2009
Rev up sales

John Marazzi opened the Naples Nissan dealership at a new location in Naples in October, just as the credit crisis took a turn for the worse. Now, it's all about grabbing market share.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 10, 2009
The next shoe

Commercial real estate lending is the bread-and-butter-business of community banking on the Gulf Coast. With vacancies rising, could this sector overwhelm banks with bad loans?

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Risk Taker

An established Orlando attorney uproots a successful law practiceto start over in St. Petersburg.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
On the Upside (Tampa cover)

Chambers of commerce throughout the Gulf Coast region mostly agree on the important issues for the upcoming legislative session: Affordable health insurance, education and transportation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2004
Drug War

Merckis Vioxx center of legal wrangling.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Tech Industry Needs Dollars

Can state government provide Florida's technology entrepreneurs with anything more than tokensubsidies and good-luck wishes?

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2003
Ringling Recollection

The new John Ringling Bridge has Sarasotans waxing nostalgic over the old John Ringling Towers- but no one knew the Towers as well as Sarasota attorney Bob Carr, who grew up there.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

Deal of the week: Econo Lodge converting to condominiums Rossiter's cruising forward with Bradenton dealershipThree investors buy Lime Tree ApartmentsFour partners building Palma Sola BayCasto Southeast, Zenith break ground on One Hundred

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2004
Throw Away Stereotypes

The U.S. is wasting the economic benefits of immigration from Mexico. It's time to include the human factor in NAFTA. Johannes Werner is a Sarasota-based business journalist, who publishes a trade monthly Cuba Trade & Investment News

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Burke Tries for Clerk

A Seminole law firm administrator says he has better credentials to turn around the Pinellas County court clerk's office than his more recognizable primary foe.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
CONDO BUST: Nightmare or Fantasy

The high-end condominium market is either in big trouble or holding steady. It depends on whom you ask.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2009
Long for Short

Tony Leo is trying to save Peninsula Bank short term by long-term planning.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2010
Corporate Report: Oct. 8 - Oct. 14

The latest news from Inuvo, Tigris Pharmaceuticals, and more.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 12, 2010
Carrying On

The Wynn family of Naples has successfully passed the business enterprise from one generation to the next. Meritocracy, diversification and family bonds are clues to passing it on.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 4, 2011
In Good Time

Scott Boose brings a host of leadership lessons to his new role at the helm of a $200-million company on the cusp of a transformation. His refined attention to detail will surely be tested.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 10, 2010
Edison Lights

When the financial crisis finally recedes, only a handful of community banks will be left standing on the Gulf Coast. It's a good bet that Edison National Bank will be among those.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 7, 2010
Recession Cushion

The furniture industry, no surprise, is hurting. But at least one Gulf Coast entrepreneur has found a way to thrive in the industry despite the dire circumstances.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 9, 2010
Protection Niche

A Gulf Coast entrepreneur has turned his fear of an intrusive government into a successful business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2011
An Under Taking

With property owners left in limbo for more than a decade, the Southern C.R.E.W. project in Bonita Springs has all the earmarks of an eminent domain process gone awry.

  • Industries
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