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  • July 14, 2008
Corporate Report

Clockwork Home Services buys Albracht/K&DIntertape Polymer Group earns High Achiever AwardTexas' SMG Technologies buys UTEK's Carbon Capture

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  • July 14, 2008
Against the flow

Building a residential real estate brokerage firm in this economic environment isnot for the faint of heart. But Art Darmanin is confident the market will come back.

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  • July 14, 2008
Disputing Septic Skeptics

More government regulation of the septic-tank businessmay overcome problems with the industry's reputation.One Gulf Coast company is leading the charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 14, 2008
State of Selling

Building a residential real estate brokerage firm in this economic environment isnot for the faint of heart. But Art Darmanin is confident the market will come back.

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  • July 10, 2008
Power Hitter

Michael Morizio did customized software development for various clients before carving a niche with Major League Baseball.

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  • July 10, 2008
Club Slippage

The "dockominium" boom appears to be suffering just as much as thecondominium market. Yacht Clubs of the Americas is counting on new President Jon Finstrom to keep the business going through the sales slump.

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  • July 10, 2008
Hoffman's return

Legendary Gulf Coast developer and investor Al Hoffman Jr. is backin the real estate game, scouting for deals in Florida. That's a good sign we're nearing a bottom in the residential real estate market.

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  • July 10, 2008
Signs of the time

With sales down 30%, a GulfCoast entrepreneur is getting creative - and contrarian - about makingit through the tough times. He'simposed a no-layoff rule, for instance. And he's tripled his marketing budget.

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  • June 27, 2008
Corporate Report

Court awards permit for Seminole's clean coal unitew owner for Naples, Marco Island boat-towing firmsSweetbay's Vail promoted to president & COONicholas Financial opens branch in TennesseeFashion designer Field to sell new collection on HSN

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  • June 27, 2008
Turning the Ship

When John Barnott first took his customer-first, private-business principles to county government, mostof the employees on his watch quit. Now he's got his hands on a Gulf Coast county building department.

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  • June 27, 2008
Still Truckin'

The risks in building on spec are heightened in a rough economy. A Gulf Coast manufacturing firm mitigates that risk by working with the U.S. Army.

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  • June 27, 2008
Rooms Service

John McKibbon continues a family tradition of building and managing hotels, expanding the company throughout the Southeast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • June 27, 2008
Naples protection bubble

Naples was spared the overbuilding of shops that occurred in other areas of the Gulf Coast, and retail sales have not declined there as sharply. Is Naples immune to the retail downturn?

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  • June 27, 2008
Injecting Innovation

Entrepreneur Frank Daniels carries on a family tradition of leading a water-powered chemical injector company in Largo into new markets.

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  • June 27, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Shoot Straight plans Fort Myers gun shopLee County Port Authority buys 285 acres for airport connector Shaw-owned company buys two Winkler office buildingsWood Street owners explore third building CC Properties buys Prudential, Watch Connection buildingPort Manatee park owners sell land to development districtJackson Transformer buys warehouseBrandon Eye Associates move to Medical Oaks DriveTurbine Diagnostic Services buys Odessa warehouseBlackhawk Realty Advisors buy Sun Lake Apartments

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