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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
Message: Support the Judiciary's Independence

The success of voluntary bar associations is a critical part of the continued independence of Florida's judiciary - the weakest branch of government, Second District Court of Appeal Chief Judge Chris Altenbernd said.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Downturn Expansion

While Kraft Construction is focused on leaner times, its executives are hungry for new projectsin Tampa and beyond. Its goal is nothing short of being the top construction company in the state.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Hit the brakes: Beleaguered car rental giant runs into legal roadblock

A judge has rejected Estero, Florida-based Hertz's proposal to pay 14 executives a total of $5.4 million in bonuses.

  • News
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 6, 2020
Nimble entrepreneurs create opportunities to connect with vendors, farmers and customers

When the pandemic closed the door to one segment of customers, two business leaders, in separate efforts, found new ways to reach people.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 4, 2010
Government Digest: June 4 - June 10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 13, 2025
Global employment agency exec dishes on how to develop a team of superstars

A nationwide leadership speaker says holding people accountable — with support, not intimidation — is the best way to build high-performing teams.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Ready to Grow

Advantec expands it niche and triples its sales staff to grab more of the domestic human resources outsourcing market projected by one research firm to reach $42 billion next year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2021
After hours veterinary care concept expands in area

UrgentVet recently expanded into Sarasota to provide pet parents a cheaper after hours veterinary care option.

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Quite possibly a big deal: Crescent Brookdale Associates LLC has assigned its ground leases in Tampa's Corporate Center at International Plaza Westshore to a European investment trust.Couldn't stay away: t took only a matter of months for FNB Corp. to decide that the slow-growth Northeast maybe isn't where its entire future lies.Good deed: The state attorney's office in Hillsborough County is helping some colleagues in need.Open, again: The New Orleans-based law firm of Phelps Dunbar LLP reopened its Gulfport, Miss., office on Sept. 26 following a temporary closure by Hurricane Katrina.Clerk to address women lawyers' group: Hillsborough County Clerk of Court Pat Frank will discuss issues and concerns facing her office at an Oct. 18 luncheon at the Tampa Club, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd.Economist talks down real estate: Real estate probably has had its run and will slow nationally, says David Jones, chairman of Investors' Security Trust Co. in Fort Myers.New Fed chief to the rescue: Must President George W. Bush choose a more accommodative Fed chairman for his own political survival? That's what Pinellas Park bank analyst Richard X. Bove thinks.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Coffee Talk

Economy rainson home paradeThe economic downturn is raining on the fall parade of homes.un Hydraulics founder,plant innovator, diesRobert Koski, the co-founder of Sarasota-based Sun Hydraulics who pioneered flat corporate hierarchies long before the idea became corporate dogma, died Oct. 11. He was 79.Super visiting time,just in timeThe Gulf Coast is getting ready to host the Super Bowl in February and just in time for the game and its visitors, the new 255-room, 16-story Westin Hotel will open its doors on Tampa's Courtney Campbell Causeway, just west of the Hyatt.Sarasota group aimsfor elected in mayorA plan to create an elected mayor system of government, albeit in a watered down plan, is coming back to Sarasota.dvertising firmsupset with EDCsShould economic development groups hire local marketing firms?Dear Joy:Gendusa gives adviceYou can't fault Joy Gendusa for not taking the personal approach.Fort Myers airportgets more destinationsAirlines keep trimming service at airports around the country, but Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers is getting three new airline destinations this winter, according to Bob Ball, the airport's director.

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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 15, 2012
IRISS' Topping Out Party

On Nov. 9, IRISS hosted a barbecue to celebrate “topping-off” its new facility. The global headquarters is under construction at the Lakewood Ranch Commerce Center, 10306 Technology Terrace, Bradenton.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2014
Incentives keep firms bouncing

The often-warped logic of economic incentives to lure businesses to town is front and center yet again.

  • News
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2021
Tampa Bay office market recovering from the pandemic

Deliveries and new construction of office space in Tampa Bay continue to push vacancy rate upwards, however, despite positive absorption

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Bling for your walls

The wallpaper-installation business ishurting from the construction bust, but one company has found a way to thrive byproviding one-of-a-kind touches.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2016
IN MEMORIAM | David Stone 1942-2016

NorthStar Bank Chairman Jim Cantonis recently had a fleeting and rare told-you-so moment with his friend of 40 years, David Stone. The victory: Cantonis rightly said the Fed would hold interest rates, while Stone predicted an increase.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By James R. |
  • April 26, 2013
Focus your message

The reputation of your company is one of its most important assets. Tracking and measuring it can help you stay ahead of your competition.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2021
Beef over family fortune is nothing new for a Sarasota meat company

Heirs battle over fortune.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2018
Brick by brick: the coolest projects in the region

The west coast of Florida has a high quotient of cool construction projects — but it comes with a chilly caveat: The industry’s severe labor shortage continues to drag down the otherwise robust sector, both in the state and nationwide.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2010
Goodwill executive helping Haiti

The Goodwill franchises on the Gulf Coast continue to foster reputations as doers in difficult times.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Joint venture unites big firms

The prolific homebuilding pace at Neal Communities sometimes obscures the fact that the firm has had major successes in launching related businesses.

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