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Industries

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2007
Gulf Coast Week

Hooters founder gets winBrokers look over ProgressTampa lays off 100A Grande decisionJeb joins bank boardBabcock gets early nodCollier County raises taxes

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2007
OutFOX the Competition

Engineers at a secret Fox Electronics lab have figured out how to make the heart of computers beat faster and cost less.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2007
Market to Buyers

When real estate agent Michael Lissack couldn't find software to manage his Internet leads, he created his own.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Deltona Corp. buys 812 Cape Coral home lotsAshley and City Furniture expands to Fort Myers, NaplesFlorida Capital plans I-75 apartmentsPointe Group Advisors plans Westshore projectPollack Partners, Mainsail plan Westshore apartmentsJohn Neal buys half of University Park clubLakewood Ranch developerdonates land to MCCFormer Pulte executive heads Taylor Morrison

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
Up and Running

Terry Hedden started like many IT professionals, fixing things when they broke and charging by the hour. But now he's adopted a pricing and service model.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
A Shark Tale

Jim DePorre turned his personal adversityinto an American success story by balancing risks. He leans more toward taking them.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
Gulf Coast Week in Review

Trump Tower developers get more timeTampa City Council looks to change charterHillsborough busnetwork in the worksMakeover time for Sarasota tourismCollier Enterprises plans new townWCI Communities lays off 575 employeesHodges University expands to Florida Keys

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

TB&W Enterprises acquire Bonita Springs developmentInvestment group buys 40 acres in CharlotteRLR Investments buys Royal Shell VacationsAndersen Racing owners buy Palmetto trackPossible buyer probes School Avenue siteKaplan, Bennett eye State Road 64 developmentsBenderson's university center passes Planning CommissionChicago firm buys Adagio ApartmentsLake City hotelier invests in Wesley Chapel ERSeven One Seven Parkingacquires Tampa parking lot

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
Dating Problems? Just Ask April

April Masini wants to be the next Dear Abby. One lesson she learned: Don't confuse the search engines.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
Corporate Report

General Dynamics wins anti-IED contractSuperior Uniform Group marketing for Hartmax companyGerdau Ameristeel stock offering finishedFlorida Metropolitan University adopts Everest University monikerChico's FAS October report troubling for sales, comparablesNeiman Marcus outlet headed to Miromar Outlets

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
Dollars for Cents

An inside look at how Sarasota governments conducted the sales tax extension campaign with a budget of only $41,900- a budget that did not include manhours.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2007
Customer Repo

A Sarasota auto-related business hopes to plug up its quarterly and yearly losses by buying a competitor. Big potential brings big risks.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 9, 2007
'Good Golly, Miss Molly'

Larry Thompson, known for overcoming big obstacles in big jobs, has a doozy on his hands: Infusing business principles into an arts-focused college.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 9, 2007
The Hotel Man

Lou Plasencia left brokerage Grubb & Ellis to start his own hotel advisory firm in Tampa in 1993. It now has several offices nationwide.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 9, 2007
Florida 'edupreneurs'

Donald Jones and his family have created and managed schools and career colleges all over Florida. Their formula for success has been based on this basic business tenet: Pay attention to the customer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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