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Business Observer Staff
October 27, 2006

Learning to Share

A retired fire-chief-turned-Realtor is trying to change the way his field shares data. Turns out it's a hot issue.

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Jean Gruss
October 20, 2006

Behind the Shower Door

Mr. ShowerDoor is successful by staying focused on meeting a tiny but profitable market niche.

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October 20, 2006

For Beall's, low profile doesn't mean low results. Despite its quiet approach, the company's made some bold calls, such as eliminating outlet advertising and doubling the size of its department stores.

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Business Observer Staff
October 20, 2006

Rent Spike

Falling vacancy rates and construction costs are driving up rents for retailers along Florida's Gulf Coast. How much higher can they go?

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Business Observer Staff
October 20, 2006

Blueprint for financial success

An entrepreneur who sounds more like a psychologist and philosopher than CEO explains why people are poor. To change your outer world, he says, you must change your inner world.

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Business Observer Staff
October 20, 2006

Persistence Payoff

Marty Schaffel took AVI from nothing to $225 million by reinventing his company regularly, creating one of the fastest-growing businesses in the audio-visual industry.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Meet the Bold Prediction Maker

A business consultant built a reputation on economic forecasts tied to demographic trends. He says his predictions are usually right, though timing may vary.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

King of the City

An engineering and planning firm overcomes expansion anxiety. Its antidote is success, such as a 126% revenue jump since 2003, to more than $32 million in 2005.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Little Pharma, Big Drugs

A group of former Eli Lilly executives hopes to build a blockbuster pharmaceutical company in Southwest Florida.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Out of the Purse

Kristy Sobel sells more than handbags at her startup, LaNeige Purse. 'I want LaNeige to become a life link to other people ... We're all given that one opportunity to save others."

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Krafting the Company

Kraft's Robert Carsello built the largest commercial-construction company on Florida's Gulf Coast by being loyal to his customers, subcontractors and employees. But he's not so sanguine about the company's recent growth.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Raise the Roof

A willingness to do work others won't has been a catalyst for consistent and stellar growth for a century-old family run roofing company.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

How Low will it Go?

Bonita Bay Group Chairman David Lucas says homebuilders and developers should be prepared to weather a downturn that could last two years.

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Business Observer Staff
October 13, 2006

Quay project moves forward

The developer still plans to build a $1 billion mixed-use complex on 14.5 acres in downtown Sarasota.

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Business Observer Staff
October 6, 2006

Let the Competition Begin

Sweetbay Supermarket CEO Shelley Broader says Kash n' Karry was "an aging beauty that was never really beautiful." Sweetbay will go head-to-head with Florida's largest supermarket chain, Publix, on its home turf.

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Learning to Share

Behind the Shower Door

The Beall's Curve

Rent Spike

Blueprint for financial success

Persistence Payoff

Meet the Bold Prediction Maker

King of the City

Little Pharma, Big Drugs

Out of the Purse

Krafting the Company

Raise the Roof

How Low will it Go?

Quay project moves forward

Let the Competition Begin

$27M beach restoration project in Venice underway

Report: Florida CEOs post record high optimism levels

St. Pete mayor chooses team for coveted Gas Plant project

Is Polk County the next stop for Gov. DeSantis?

$1 billion Tampa development grows tenant roster

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