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Entrepreneurs

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  • Adam Hughes
  • September 13, 2005
Turmoil at the Top

A judge says Carolyn Wilson engaged in self-dealing at Tampa's Wilson Co. Her attorney says she 'isnot the robber baron she is made to be.'

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 13, 2005
The Annuity Racket

A Tampa law firm joins attorneys and attorneys general in three states to recover funds from an Iowa insurer that targets retirees for annuity sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 13, 2005
Executive Session with Charles Nesbit Jr.

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Chico's

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 13, 2005
Uncertainty

Florida's economy weathered last year's hurricanes just fine. Nonetheles rising fuel prices, disruptions in shipping and material and labor shortages are causing CEOs to become more cautious about their strategies. It's good news for the hotel industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 9, 2005
Growing Specialty

Law practices change to keep up with Florida's building boom. From amusement rides to roads to jails, the state's growth has created a new specialty - construction law.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 9, 2005
Burned Square

When the Sarasota City Commission votes Sept. 6 to adopt the rezoning of downtown Sarasota, theseproperties owners will see 50% of their property values disappear in an instant. A lesson in New Urbanism.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 9, 2005
Terrorism Hits the Banks

Jerry Williams wants to double the size of Orion Bancorp.'s deposits in Southwest Florida in the next two years. He also plans to carry a big agenda to Washington as the president-elect of the state bankers' association.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 9, 2005
Speculative Growth

Decreased vacancies in the I-75 corridor submarket accounts for why Duke Realty decided to build a new Class A spec building at Highland Oaks.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 9, 2005
Extra Topping

Westshore Pizza franchisees discovered their shops came with some hefty finance charges. A resulting loan sharking probe nabs a mobster, but spares a lawyer and a retired Tampa Bay Buccaneer.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
Double Whammy

Regulators said Fort Myers-based First Community Bank had too many construction loans and not enough people fighting terrorism. Bankers take note.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
Traveling Man

Lawrence Hutson led the design and launch of Travelocity.com in 1996. Now, the software visionary is taking the online travel industry to the 'next generation' with Nexgen Travel Distribution Inc.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
Wonder Drug or Killer?

Parents blame tragedies on Accutane, once considered a miracle cure. Tampa federal court plays a lead role in the litigation as plaintiffs seek millions.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
Growing Specialty

Law practices change to keep up with Florida's building boom. From amusement rides to roads to jails, the state's growth has created a new specialty - construction law.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 2, 2005
The Lessons of Plaza Verdi

None of the participants in the failed Plaza Verdi project in downtown Sarsota is assigning blame to anyone. But timing and a lack of communication played key roles in its demise.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 26, 2005
A Good Trade-in

Clearwater entrepreneur Peter Vosotas used to sell business software. That was before he saw the real money was in sub-prime automobile finance.

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