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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: The Hillsborough County Bar Foundation looking at naming rights for Law CenterLightning strike may be comingaccess restricted to contributor to the re-election campaign of Pinellas Circuit Judge George Gree

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Bank board has Gulf Coast additionMichael Saunders nominated for awardSMRT closing Sarasota officeGathering RESPECTLightning strike may be coming

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
Lawyers v. Lawyers

Landlord threatens to evict a Tampa law firm that is mired in litigation with its former Miami partners.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Areais largest real estate company starts new eventHome builders sell homes they builtNew restaurant opens north of Van Wezel HallTrout firm chosen to design Orchid Beach Club model

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Business that Sizzles

Chris Miller, CEO of Ruthis Chris and the next chairman of the restaurant association, explains the growth in higher end steakhouse market and why itis not the industryis fault consumers get fat.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 5, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2010
Ratner's Return

A decade on the sidelines of his favorite industry was enough to make Rick Ratner feel like a piece of driftwood. He thinks he's found a lifeboat.

  • Industries
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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • October 7, 2010
'Do You Know Me?'

Prove you're good and you lose. Prove you're good for me and win.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 4, 2011
Tool Guy

Jeff Brown's power-tool stores faced the twin challenges of the construction recession and competition from big-box stores like Home Depot.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 10, 2010
Government Digest: Dec. 10 - Dec. 16

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 21, 2012
Swimming to Kona

Larry Black has competed in the Ironman triathlon every year since 2007, even beating kidney cancer one year to race. The surgeon's key to training is to have a plan.

  • Strategies
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 14, 2013
Sorry, not enough people have died yet

Put another way, not enough people died or suffered irreversible maladies on their hour-long or 30-minute ambulance rides to one of the far-away hospitals.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 24, 2012
Born to Run

Hospitality marketing executive Judi Gallagher turned on her inner rock 'n' roll concert groupie. Her musical muse: Bruce Springsteen.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2012
Corporate Report: May 4

Alico selling, Infinity Technologies buying and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 17, 2012
Capitol Chatter: March 16

Crist's election ambitions, expert witness standards, business tax credits and more.

  • Florida
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 24, 2021
NY investor buys office complex at auction, plots renovation

Real estate investor George Graham breathes new life into a strategically located office building. He’s eyeing more projects in the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 16, 2021
Entrepreneur creates technology that reaches help within seconds

After his mom fell, Mark Gray got to work on developing technology that would call for help in seconds. Now he aims for commercial success.

  • Health Care
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 29, 2021
National grocer, after Tampa debut, plots expansion to other parts of Florida

Kroger CEO and Chairman says Florida is a prime market for the grocer's delivery service

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2021
Naples real estate pioneer, entrepreneur dies at 92

The real estate brokerage John Wood founded is now one of the biggest in the region.

  • News
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 12, 2021
Medical device firm targets big goals focusing on infertility treatments

Area medical device firm addressing a fertility market need and fresh of raising $11 million hopes to overcome customer education challenges and, eventually, turn a profit.

  • Strategies
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