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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
In the Clear?

Ex-Hillsborough County Attorney Emeline C. Acton avoids criminal prosecution. But her husband says the ailing lawyer has other things to worry about.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Casto, Meshad buy, renovate former Jacobson's RMC Property Group buys Beachway Plaza Aer-Flo Canvas Products to build new facility Kauffman, partners plan University retail building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
Bond Counsel & Deal Maker (Tampa edition)

Frank Fleischer, now part of GrayRobinson in Tampa, has worked as counsel on about $8 billion in public finance deals.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Persuasive Debate (Tampa edition)

Tampa Bay area business and political leaders hear spirited arguments for and against proposed reforms to the state's citizen ballot initiative process.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 21, 2006
No Black Holes

A trio of veteran bankers formed a successful trust company by focusing on the areas missed by large banks. It turns out the big boys miss a lot.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2005
Made in China

China is taking on Detroit with its new line of luxury automobiles at affordable prices. Sarasota's Bill Fisher is part of the Chery movement.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Shareholders, Fear Not

Bradenton's 1st National Bank & Trust doesn't sacrifice investment performance in order to reel in more deposits.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Dust off the robes,and start foreclosingThe rise in foreclosures in Lee County has been so large that retired judges are getting called up for duty, says Lee County Clerk of Courts Charlie Green. + Entrepreneurial superstarssearch continuesTwo successful entrepreneurs in Sarasota - one being one of the most successful businessmen on the Gulf Coast - are trying to spread the build-a-business love. Local bank surprise:Free moneyMost bankers aren't fond of handing out cash on the street to total strangers.+ Golfing for charity,building a businessIf you hear a little music, a little laughter, a blue tent and beer when you pull your golf cart up to the next hole, you may have discovered a new Gulf Coast business started by Clearwater entrepreneurs Pam Delaney and Justina Hopkins.+ Tampa Bay becomesa championship hostSomewhere, maybe everywhere, there are hoteliers cheering.+ Christmas shoppingfor a cancer cureWith the holidays approaching, Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center and Mall Networks, a provider of merchant-funded loyalty shopping concepts, have come up with a way to marry shopping and fundraising for cancer research.AUGUST AUTO SALESWhat the data shows: August taxable sales of autos and accessories include the sale of new and used cars, repair shops, auto-supply stores and taxable sales at gasoline stations.Waiting in the wingsThe softer economy has touched just about every Gulf Coa

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Sarasota Arena: How Big a Drain?

Read the consultants' report on a new arena at Sarasota County's fairgrounds. It provides plenty of information to question the project's viability.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2003
From Cars to Land

Carl Lindell Jr. is best known for his car dealerships. But his focus is now more on real estate.Tampa entrepreneur Carl W. Lindell Jr. recently discovered what he thinks might be a choice site for a condominium resort on the Bahamas' Treasure Cay w

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Osprey SA purchases Lakewood Ranch ADT building Marquee en Ville on track for summer '05Sarasota County upgrades water treatment plantRealty Investment Co. torenovate former Scotty's

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Group buys Tidemark Resort, saves from bankruptcyConstruction starts on new phase of University Health ParkMGA Insurance Services constructing new buildingFirst Priority Bank plans new branch

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Passionate for Patterson

How do you run an charity that grew itsendowment from $3 million to $225 million overnight? Debra Jacobs, a former Gulf Coast banking executive turned local philanthropic guru, is about to find out.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 10, 2009
Whac-A-Bank

The bank closure list is sure to grow, as the industry's hard times linger. An executive at the helm of one institution that's already met that fate laments what could have been.

  • Finance
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 5, 2009
Tallahassee Knows Best

How much land is needed for what purposes is not really up to local governments and developers through a tedious planning process, but instead depends heavily on a state agency's belief that it knows best how much land should be used for what, where and when, from Pensacola to Naples.

  • Florida
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 18, 2011
Get Aggressive

Bob Dutkowsky arrived as CEO of Tech Data as it recorded losses of more than $100 million. A more aggressive business plan led the firm to three years of record profits.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 30, 2012
In Plane Sight

Several private jet service businesses on the Gulf Coast have overcome long odds to survive the downturn. Now some are aimed for growth.

  • Industries
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 14, 2021
Hail Mary: $5M gift to Catholic school funds creation of business law institute

Ave Maria School of Law, a Naples, Florida-based institution founded on Catholic principles, seeks to shake up the career path for young attorneys.

  • Law
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 18, 2021
Pilot training academy combats industry shortage with $15M investment

Constant improvement mindset puts Paragon Flight Training on a path to a higher level of growth.

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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • January 29, 2021
Medical practice, partially by treating COVID-19 patients, tracks growth path

A six-year-old medical practice, going against conventional wisdom, is in rare air amid the pandemic: growing revenue and looking for new offices and markets.

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