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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Fall Forward

For-profit companies aren't the only entities that look to autumn as the economic forecasting season. Nonprofits on the Gulf coast are peering into the next year, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Warning Signs

Collier County told Jon McLeod he couldn't operate his mobile-sign trucks, but the entrepreneur fought back and won. It's anotherexample of the anti-business attitude that prevails in Collier.

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  • November 6, 2008
Socks appeal

Two entrepreneurs are out to eliminate thisfashion faux-pas: Bare-legged men who wear socks with their shoes. Toe'ds may be the answer.

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  • January 15, 2009
Calendar of Events

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 2, 2009
More fiber, please

Now that US Metropolitan Telecom has put hundreds of miles of fiber-optic cable in the ground in Lee and Collier counties, it's planning to build even more.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 30, 2009
A Delicate Balance

A small software sales and consulting business has grown in spite of the recession. But its founder worries that stagnant days are coming.

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  • April 10, 2009
Gulf Coast Week

Hotels make top list

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  • September 17, 2004
Vanguard Growth Spurs Change

To cope with growth, the pharmaceutical company automates with new technology.

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  • February 6, 2004
Judge Panel Reluctant to Combine Lawsuits

Lawyers for mutual funds companies argue that lawsuits should be consolidated to lower costs.

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  • December 5, 2003
Hearsay (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Gay Inskeep serves the needyHolland & Knight LLP sues Panamanian power plant over unpaid legal billDennis Hernandez & Associates sues over renovaton workImmigration Legal Center of America PA charged with breaking a lea

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  • October 8, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Holland & Knight hires four associate attorneysPhelps Dunbar staff donates to victimsGregory Yadley to chair national subcommitteeApplications for vacant 2nd DCA job due Oct. 22

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  • May 14, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Help for the Times Tourism rebounds in Sara/Mana Positive job report Falkner v. Falkner, part two

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  • June 18, 2004
GET BIG think small

Your corporate 'road to riches' is assured with segmented market niches.

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  • November 26, 2004
Thankful to be Back

Following his second tour of duty in Iraq, Clearwater attorney Charles E. Lykes Jr. is more prepared this time to resume his practice.

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  • August 1, 2008
The Meter's Running

Fred Munn Sr. built a thriving business out of measuringwater, air and electricity levels for others. The going has been so good that he's now guarding against growing too fast.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2009
Emerald Opportunity

Two executives, one from technology and one from the construction field, are betting they will turn the latest go-green concept into gold.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 8, 2009
A Bite of the Big Apple

CEO Fitness

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 7, 2011
Publisher Power

Diane McFarlin was reluctant to become a publisher of a daily newspaper. Her ultimate acceptance was a good move, both for her and the community.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 3, 2010
Magic Tricks

A championship-winning sports executive shares his tips for how to win in any line of business.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 21, 2010
Risk Brothers

Quadrupling the size of a company's workspace while knee-deep in a recession might sound crazy. But to entrepreneur Leo Riza, it's the natural next step — he hopes.

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