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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Time to Buy - Apartments

A Tampa couple sees a solid future in apartmentsand has bought three complexes in three months.

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  • November 14, 2008
A Big Zero

A zero rate world may lie ahead as King, Trichet cut.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2008
The French CONNECTION

America still holds a special place in foreign investors' minds. One Frenchman is bringing the American dream of real estate ownership to the French middle class.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Building New

Is this any time to start a construction company? Two Gulf Coast entrepreneurs are betting it is.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Cone sentenced to prison: The owner of a Tampa construction company has been sentenced to five years in prison and five years probationMoffitt growth may hit snag: The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute's $400 million expansion plan in Tampa has run into yet more troubleBallfield plans lack financials: Three proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg posed more questions than answersMassive mall progresses: A massive mega-shopping mall project in northern Sarasota County, to be built by Sarasota-based Benderson Development, is one step closer to beginning constructionLWR city chatter heats up: Lakewood Ranch, one of the largest master planned communities on the Gulf Coast, is exploring the possibility of becoming an incorporated cityCollier targets job retention: Faced with rising unemployment and companies moving out of the area, Collier County commissioners are offering to pay qualifying companies $1,000 per existing job if they stay put and promise to hire more people.Discount carriers dominate: Three discount carriers were among the top five passenger airlines flying to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 28, 2009
Against the Tide

The boating industry may be down, but it's not out. One entrepreneur is betting yachts and larger boats will ride out the economic downturn and he says he's already seeing the first signs of a recovery.

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  • July 9, 2009
In Tune

Rick Michaels' founded a small boutique Tampa investment banking firm in 1973 and after healthy growth is adjusting to the new media landscape.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • July 10, 2009
The tax boon that is growth

A national economist clearly shows how growth pays for itself and so much more.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Sarasota-Manatee

Mainsail Development Group buys lodge

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  • July 23, 2004
Lighting Beeman's Fire

Business-system specialist Nelson Martin is poised to take Beeman Holdings LLC from a good idea to a viable, profitable company.

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  • July 30, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Schroeder-Manatee subsidiary buys Miles Media buildingCorvus International buys remaining 'Dunes' parcelsDeveloper buys Surfview Beach Resort for AzureRossiter's Harley to build addition, new Bradenton store

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 27, 2004
Clients v. Lawyers

The defendants stung by a $24 million jury verdict now blame their attorneys for the defeat.

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  • December 19, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Farewell to Hough?Builder of the yearLawyer: Gonzalez was loyal to ColonialCounty governments rank among the highest techs

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  • October 1, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Sliding toward corporate governanceBergmann wins reprieveBanking analyst Richard X. "Dick" Bove has switched teamsSupreme Court to consider government takings

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  • April 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Highwall Technologies' Sentinel has been certified as interoperable with Computer Associates International Inc.'s Wireless Option Two local businesspeople discussing environmentally-friendly homebuilding

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  • May 14, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Sheen Todd still interested in clerk post?Falkner v. Falkner, part twoInfinium Labs Inc. of Sarasota released it pricing scale for its new Phantom gaming system

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  • October 24, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: New community bank forming in OspreyDo we need a minority leadership program?SRQ at odds with the firefightersChanges in clerk fees, functions coming soon

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  • November 7, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Three metropolitan markets results mixed on Entrepreneur magazine's survey of "Best Cities for Entrepreneurs."Massachusetts venture capitalist John Abraham gives advice on valuing technology ventures

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  • December 17, 2004
More for Less

de Morgan Homes faces most of the same restrictions as other homebuilders; it just has to do it for less.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Walsh: Schools tax is insidious

Walsh: Schools tax is insidious

  • Entrepreneurs
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