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Entrepreneurs

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  • December 21, 2007
Business Cheer

Russ Whited has just three weeks to sell thousands of Christmas trees. He's got it down to a science.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2007
Prepare for War?

More than 1 million square feet of new office space will come on line in Tampa's Westshore market in the next18 months, which may trigger a rate war.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2007
Man of Steel

Mario Longi has helped build Tampa-based Gerdau AmeriSteel into the nation's No. 2 steel recycler. He's aiming higher.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2007
Corner Control

George Bushong has come a long way in six years, from sheer survival to systematically fortifying his company.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 21, 2007
Home is Where the Mag is

Would you read a magazine that has nothing but advertising? A trio of South Africans proved it can work in the U.S.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2007
A Different Tune

Not even a Gulf Coast-based guitar string company is immune to an off-key business climate.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2007
Faster Recovery

Ultroid Technologies, a St. Petersburg company, has developed a non-surgical product to treat hemorrhoids that cuts recovery time drastically.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2007
Out of a Pinch

Tony Phelan was a successful restaurateur in Texas when the oil bust shattered his life. But he rebuilt a stronger chain in Southwest Florida.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2007
British Invasion

An enticing exchange rate and a slumping real estate market has local Realtors looking overseas for its customers. The goal: Kick-start the market.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2007
Universal Success

A company's market share goes way up as its revenues go way down. It's now tinkering with its strategy to grow both ways.

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  • December 14, 2007
A Tax-Cut Miracle

Charlotte County commissioners recently did the unimaginable: They cut taxes on new construction. It took builders 10 years of political action and a construction meltdown to finally be heard.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2007
Credit Union Hub

Dave Serlo has been at the helm of PSCU Financial Services for 24 years, piloting the organization as it responds to changes in the credit union industry.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2007
Big SPAC Attack

A Gulf Coast asset manager fancies an investment model popular overseas for quickly growing a business. His plan is backed by more than $100 million.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2007
Building Trust

A Venice-based family trust is receiving a big payoff by sticking to its independence.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 7, 2007
Northern Chill

The chairman and chief executive officer of Northern Trust tells a tale of two economies. Real estate is dragging Florida into recession but global growth is strong.

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