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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 28, 2010
Twilight Zones

Enterprise zones may be in their sunset years, but they continue to grow in size and number even as their benefits and costs are questioned.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 30, 2010
Salvage Operation

A group of creditors who control WCI Communities after it emerged from bankruptcy reorganization is betting the company can come back as a homebuilder. The company has fences to mend first.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 23, 2010
Outside In

Naples entrepreneur Richard Scott has always been an outsider, even within the health care industry. But in 2010, outsiders are in and his run for governor may galvanize angry voters.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 8, 2010
Fighting the Fed

By some accounts the end of another Gulf Coast bank could be on the horizon. But the bank's founder, Charlie Conoley, hasn't conceded anything yet.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 8, 2013
Health Care Scramble

Insurance brokers, accountants and lawyers are poring over the details of Obamacare and helping their clients make decisions that at this point are sometimes little better than educated guesses.

  • Strategies
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • January 20, 2012
No More No-Fault?

Car accidents are down but payouts for personal insurance protection are skyrocketing, costing insurance companies and consumers millions. Can legislators overcome the moneyed opposition of lawyers and doctors to fix it?

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 24, 2012
Bridge to Survival

Prince Contracting in Tampa reinvented itself as a public-sector infrastructure builder. It worked.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 26, 2021
Outspoken investor declares war on COVID-19 economic crisis

Ben Mallah, with an assist from his son, digs deep as he girds for survival.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 13, 2021
To the rescue: Air ambulance company ready to fly anywhere on the planet to help

Jet ICU, a Tampa based air ambulance company, is on a mission: both to grow its specialized services in the clouds and a unique insurance operation on the ground.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 21, 2020
Builders in hot pursuit of a new target: renters

Analysts and builders alike predict a big strategy shift is coming soon in new home communities. It's already here in some cases.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 11, 2020
Its Greatest Asset? People

Halstatt LLC owns dozens of properties and companies, but its numerous partners are what separates the firm from other investors and equity sources

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 21, 2020
Wild frontiers: Zoo, aquarium leaders discuss reopening strategy

The CEOs of The Florida Aquarium and ZooTampa at Lowry Park, two of Tampa's top tourist attractions, discuss their plan for welcoming back visitors.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 2, 2019
Commercial real estate investment sale hold steady and stable in first half of 2019

With nearly $1 billion invested in the Top 10 commercial real estate transactions along the Gulf Coast in the first half of the year, the region is showing little sign of losing interest among investors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 19, 2019
Community bank, fresh off name change, looks for big opportunities in new areas

Arcadia-based Crews Bank & Trust is moving into Sarasota with a branch opening downtown soon.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 13, 2018
New school aims to bring French education system to region

Can a French immersion school be a viable enterprise in the Tampa Bay area? A native of France and his American spouse, behind a $2 million investment, want to find out.

  • Education
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 12, 2017
'House of cards'

A key industry reform initiative backed by powerful insurance supporters — and opposed by trial lawyers — flopped in the state Legislature. Consequences loom large.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 14, 2014
Global gurus

A Gulf Coast investment firm with $3.2 billion in assets under management puts a premium on the process — not merely the result. That defies Wall Street's standard mentality, but the results are stellar.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 8, 2013
Stimulate success

Josh Evans, president of J.R. Evans Engineering, and Elizabeth Fountain, vice president, help property owners appeal for exclusion from high-risk flood zones.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 13, 2015
Here comes the sun

Florida isn't among the top 10 states for solar installations. One company, though, sees a brilliant future in the industry.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 30, 2025
Unsealed indictment into Britton-Harr details alleged brazen $14.7M fraud

In the most revealing picture yet of what happened at AeroVanti, Maryland prosecutors lay out the scheme in court filings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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