Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 31, 2003

Free Parking

All the talk about the city of Sarasota getting 300 public parking spaces at a bargain price at the Whole Foods development is just that - talk. Read the contract?

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 31, 2003

New Leases on Life

When FCCI moved and Arthur Andersen collapsed, two of Sarasota's largest corporate office centers went vacant. The landlords' solution: convert them to multi-tenant use.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 31, 2003

Patently Offended

BillingNetwork.com, an Internet medical-billing company, notified 250 competitors they may be in violation of federal patent laws. It has sued four of them.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 31, 2003

× Arvil Stanford, a certified public accountant, joined Bradenton-based CPA Associates as a partner.× Susan Welch rejoined the private bank at Bank of America in Sarasota as a senior trust officer.× Paula Halling was appointed executive chef at Bay V

Strategies

Business Observer Staff
October 31, 2003

Flattering Figures

Chico's is the hottest women's retailer in America. But its founders are stepping back a third time. New CEO Scott Edmonds, a former plumbing wholesaler, must now prove the third time's a charm.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 24, 2003

Ahead of the Wave

Transplanted British developer Derick Coles sees rising British investment and immigration coming to Florida. His New Horizons' clients are bringing $500 million a year into Florida.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 24, 2003

Lifetime Achievers

Two Sarasota businessmen will be recognized at the next Argus Foundation meeting. Charlie Stottlemyer and the late Jack Graham will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 24, 2003

Cheers?

Anchor Glass Container Corp.'s latest IPO didn't shatter any records. But the troubled Tampa bottle manufacturer envisions a rebound - with help from a Bud or two.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 24, 2003

Whole Foods: The Whole Story

The city of Sarasota wanted the Whole Foods grocery downtown so badly it skipped over many of its owndevelopment policies and practices.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 24, 2003

Newsmakers

Area movers and shakers.

Strategies

Business Observer Staff
October 24, 2003

Dearth of Dirt

Competition between local and national homebuilders has created a new land rush throughout Florida's Gulf Coast.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 17, 2003

Formidable Foe, Invaluable Ally (Tampa Edition)

Lawyer Barry Cohen took on the federal government in the 'Baby Sabrina' case and won $2.9 million in legal fees.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 17, 2003

Exception to Trend

A Reuters poll last week of 25 economists said prospects are scant for meaningful job growth and a shrinking unemployment rate nationwide in 2004.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 17, 2003

Ethics Rules

The new director of the Program for Social Responsibility in Corporate Reporting at USF St. Petersburg says companies and students welcome the business school's emphasis on propriety.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
October 17, 2003

Neighborhood Builders

Charlie Funk and Jeff Meehan have found a wealth of commercial and residential development opportunities in Manatee, Sarasota and Hillsborough counties since forming a tightly controlled partnership nearly a decade ago.

Entrepreneurs

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Free Parking

New Leases on Life

Patently Offended

Newsmakers

Flattering Figures

Ahead of the Wave

Lifetime Achievers

Cheers?

Whole Foods: The Whole Story

Newsmakers

Dearth of Dirt

Formidable Foe, Invaluable Ally (Tampa Edition)

Exception to Trend

Ethics Rules

Neighborhood Builders

Community Foundation Tampa Bay adds new duo to board

Pinellas County to Rays: Make a decision by Sunday on $1.3B stadium project

Shore to close well-known St. Armands location, citing floods, storms

Rapidly growing pickleball franchise chooses Sarasota for Florida debut

Tampa CVS clinic to close, lay off 53 employees

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