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“It always feels like I need to remind people of what happens when you don’t have growth,” said Christine Robinson, executive director of the self-described business think tank Argus Foundation and a former Sarasota County commissioner. “Restaurants close, your...
(Third heading in column) Back in January Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam came to Sarasota at the invitation of the Argus Foundation and delivered a speech that foreshadowed his bid for governor, which he announced earlier this month. Argus brought...
I am from Western New York. It is an area that was dying a slow death the entire 22 years I lived there. As you look to the southern part of Western New York, you will find a 17-mile body of water called Chautauqua Lake. On one end of the lake is a beautiful institute...
“What is being proposed is a redevelopment tax,” Robinson said.
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Health care continues to be a concern that affects everyone. We watched the federal government this past month stumble when it came to fixing a system described by both Democrats and Republicans as flawed. Everyone agrees that we have problems to fix, but there was...
Meeting with local business leaders Friday, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan heard firsthand why tax reform — the next big item on the GOP agenda for Congress — could be just as thorny of an issue as health care. Buchanan spoke to the Argus Foundation, a business-oriented...
