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Industries

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Warning Signs

Collier County told Jon McLeod he couldn't operate his mobile-sign trucks, but the entrepreneur fought back and won. It's anotherexample of the anti-business attitude that prevails in Collier.

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  • October 30, 2008
Puppet Profits

A pair of Brits on the Gulf Coast turned a T-shirt into a kid's toy - without giving up the T-shirt. Now they are trying to turn a profit.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Financial Statements

View Financial Statements from Source Interlink Cos. Inc. and Jabil Circuit Inc.

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  • October 30, 2008
Silo Subtraction

A onetime military attorney is tackling the Gulf Coast commercial real estate industry by refining a teamwork-first approach. But the market dip is proving to be a big foe.

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  • October 30, 2008
Winning Time

The timing has never been better for Jeffrey Neil Fox and his family, who run a retail business that caters to fans of the Rays, Bucs, Bulls and Lightning.

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  • October 30, 2008
Warehouse glut

Warehouses and distribution buildings in Lee County have seen vacancies surge as the housing bust and declining consumer spending force companies to retrench. Lee County government aggravated the situation by raising taxes on new construction.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
On track

As energy and land costs rise, the GulfCoast is looking more seriously at transit, and real estate firms are paying attention.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 30, 2008
Search and Deploy

Frank Ferreri has returned to the search firm business, this timewith his own company that finds financial and IT professionals.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2008
Brave Change

The real estate sales business model has changed littleover the years, maintaining an all-out focus on commissions.A Gulf Coast entrepreneur is out for change.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2008
From the Trenches

There are pundits, ivory tower profs and media purveyors of doom, then there are those entrepreneurs and businessmen in the trenches of everyday business warfare. Here is their boots-on-the-ground outlook.

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  • October 23, 2008
Organic growth

The biggest challenge for Mindshare Technology has been taking on only as much business as it can handle by offering custom software for companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Farmer's market opensWorkers and visitors tiring of the same sandwich, or looking to do shopping in downtown Tampa, will be able to visit the outdoor farmer's market, which begins Friday, Oct. 24, and will run every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lykes Gaslight Square in downtown Tampa.Road work speeds upBusinesses should benefit from some speeded up road projects in Hillsborough County, among 179 that Gov. Charlie Crist is accelerating to help Florida's economy.Bond market uncertaintyConcerns over global credit have affected the bond market, and that is delaying some development and infrastructure projects in the Tampa Bay area.Bond market uncertaintyConcerns over global credit have affected the bond market, and that is delaying some development and infrastructure projects in the Tampa Bay area.Convention center suffersAdd the Manatee Convention Center to the list of businesses and entities that reported a financial slowdown during the past fiscal year.Banker pleads guiltyPhilip Coon, a former executive vice president with what was Coast Bank, plead guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in criminal accusations that officials say indirectly led to the Bradenton-based bank's demise. Developer funds schoolsBonita Bay Group, a Bonita Springs-based developer, recently gave nine public schools in Collier, Hendry and Lee counties more than $62,500 for innovative programs that enhance the curriculum.Napl

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  • October 23, 2008
Time to Buy - Apartments

A Tampa couple sees a solid future in apartmentsand has bought three complexes in three months.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2008
Fall Forward

For-profit companies aren't the only entities that look to autumn as the economic forecasting season. Nonprofits on the Gulf coast are peering into the next year, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2008
'09 Economic Forecast

The financial crisis added another challenge to business owners trying to guess what 2009 will bring. Everyone agrees the economy won't come roaring back.

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