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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 6, 2006
Sarasota Economy: Upward Bound

Sarasota County's economy recovered faster after 9/11 and is generating jobs and boosting wages faster than six other growth markets.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 6, 2006
Coffee Talk

Bam! Emeril will return to Naples: Star chef Emeril Lagasse will return to the Naples Winter Wine Festival in January, Coffee Talk hears.A new vision for Fisher: When entrepreneur Bill Fisher resigned as Southeast Division dealer development manager for Visionary Vehicles in late 2005, Coffee Talk had a feeling there might be a story to follow. Big doings in Sarasota: The talk percolating through Sarasota County's economic development circles is that a company with $1 billion in annual revenue soon will be announcing the relocation of its corporate headquarters staff to Sarasota.Builders Split: Some of the largest members of the Pasco Building Association say it's wrong to sue Pasco County over its recently adopted comprehensive growth management plan, even though they disagree with the new rules that they consider anti-growth.Soft landing in Fort Myers?: Southwest Florida International Airport's record-breaking passenger counts may be showing signs of leveling off, the latest numbers show.Banking the campaigns: With two former Sarasota bankers in the running for Katherine Harris' U.S. Congressional seat, Coffee Talk decided to take a peek at what all the potential candidates have been getting from banks in terms of campaign donations.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
MOLD Busters

An entrepreneur and a scientist are turning cynics into believers with the help of technology and chemicals used to fight biological warfare. The results are $3 million-plus in revenue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Tampa attorney Brad Souders has loaned his campaign for county judge $75,000A suspended St. Petersburg lawyer Philip Dann calls reporter stalkerTampa personal injury attorney John Bales rents 20 roadside billboards

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Closed Case?

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Harry Lee Anstead shuts down the flow of judicial records over the Internet.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Where Growth is Headed

If you want your business to go where the growth will be, it's pretty obvious: You don't have to look far. Florida continues to be one of the nation's fastest-growing states. And judging from the economic models of Florida forecasters and trend watchers

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
Laying Down the Law

Veteran attorney Albert M. Salem switched careers to invigorate First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay. Not all of the employees liked it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Affordable and Profitable

Harvey Vengroff and partners are addressing the affordable housing shortage through private enterprise. Everybody wins - investors, VWA employees and the neighborhoods.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Legal Briefs

James, Hoyer, Newcomer ensures fair treatment for the powerless'Stetson honors alumni at ceremonyFlorida Bar honors Stetson professorCross joins Phelps Dunbar in TampaSatterfield joins Broad & CasselFlorida Bar honors 50-year lawyersFAWL installs presidentFoley & Lardner partner serves as chair

  • Law
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

It's a new world: Twelfth Circuit Court Administrator Walt Smith is among those who object to a long-awaited report's conclusion that court records should be available on the Internet, as long as precautions to protect privacy are taken.Roy's gets neighborly with Fleming's: Break out the pineapple, Outback Steakhouse has signed a contract for Roy's to lease about 7,000 square feet in the Fleming's building at 2001 Siesta Drive, Sarasota.Another community bank: Is there really room for another bank in Fort Myers? What impact fees?: Just days after homebuilders learned school impact fees would likely double, you'd think the Lee County Schools superintendent wouldn't want to face a hostile crowd.Another warning: Pinellas Park bank analyst Richard X. Bove pooh-poohs affordability indices, which show skyrocketing home prices far outpacing tiny increases in personal income.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Sarasota-Manatee Regional Winner

John Williams, President, Gould & Lamb Healthcare Consutants: If John Williams were a chess player, he would be a grand master.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
Risk Killers

Finergy Development's Enzo Gagliardi seeks to eliminate doubts in an unstable market. His mantra: Be patient.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Patience Pays Off

After nearly a decade of no-gos, Joe Romanowski is finally ready to begin building - and selling - the 686-unit Perico Island condo project.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
Trusted Mentor

Ron Spector developed buildings and built lasting relationships. His work is evident in downtown Sarasota buildings.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Credit unions doing well: Banks and thrifts are the only financial institutions growing along the Gulf Coast.Out of retirement?: Last November, Tampa attorney Jonathan Alpert told Gulf Coast Business Review that for all practical purposes he had retired or at least was winding down his law practice.Nicer things to say: Banking analyst Richard X. Bove is toning down his recent criticism of SunTrust Banks Inc.Prestigious company: It must be an honor to receive an award named for Carlton Field's distinguished chairman emeritus, William Reece Smith.Good timing: Bob Paver, the Jabil Circuit Inc. general counsel, just missed the bull's-eye during a recent stock market trade.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Elephant in the room

The winter tourism season was looking OK until the financialturmoil became a most unwelcome guest. The Super Bowl in Tampa may help take the edge off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 23, 2009
Pay it Forward

A business made up partially of former federal investigators and operatives is sending out some recession lifelines. It's a risky, yet rewarding, strategy.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Concession Developers prepares for fall start on golf courseTown & Country Developers starts Villas at Oak TrailMcClain buys land for fourth SonicsUnited Bank buys landon State Road 70

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Runner-Up PPM Technologies LLC

At first glance, it sounds like a Biolife copycat, but it's not. PPM is in the same business as Biolife - finding innovative, faster ways to stop bleeding and close wounds - but with a very different product.Biolife's product, QR, absorbs the blood and

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2004
Technophobes Beware

The staid legal profession needs to overcome an aversion to devices that can make work easier.

  • Entrepreneurs
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