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Denise Kalette
December 6, 2012

Ready for Takeoff

Steven Santo ordered his planes to stand-down. The cost was high, but not doing it might have been costlier.

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Business Observer Staff
November 30, 2012

Corporate Report: November 30

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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Mark Gordon
November 30, 2012

Raise the Floor

The partners behind a construction firm learned the value of diversification in the downturn. They plan to put their education to work.

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Jean Gruss
November 30, 2012

Loose lips sink ships

Yacht broker Marc Harris has launched a security division, but discretion means it's hard to tell people about it.

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Mark Gordon
November 30, 2012

Fruit Fantastic

Lettuce and oranges are a world away from cell phone towers, where Steve Clark first found large-scale business success. The produce industry, though, is Clark's next frontier. He's backed it with more than $2 million.

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Mark Gordon
November 23, 2012

Senior Boom

Hyper-attention to details —apricot nectar juice on demand, anyone? — drives the success of a Gulf Coast senior-living entrepreneur. He has big hopes for his next project.

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Jean Gruss
November 23, 2012

Out of the Rough

One way to measure Southwest Florida's economy is to gauge the traffic on the golf course. Consumers are dusting off their clubs.

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Denise Kalette
November 23, 2012

Growing Pains

Tampa International Airport has whittled down its plan to build a grand new terminal, but its strategic growth could still benefit the region.

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Mark Gordon
November 23, 2012

Dapper Don

The retirement of a charismatic top executive doesn't have to spell doom. A prominent Gulf Coast nonprofit leads the way.

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Business Observer Staff
November 23, 2012

Corporate Report: November 23

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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Denise Federer
November 23, 2012

Communicating across generations

Young professionals may not work, think or act like boomers. But learning how to work with them is a key to business longevity.

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Jean Gruss
November 16, 2012

New vision

Trading one business for another can be tough. Sandi Eveleth shifted from optometry to website design.

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Jean Gruss
November 16, 2012

Catering to Caterers

Caterers know how to serve people. Here's one software company in Naples that serves them.

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Business Observer Staff
November 16, 2012

Corporate Report: November 16

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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Jean Gruss
November 16, 2012

Connect with Everybody

Jeremy Sposato couldn't find the software tools he needed to run his residential real estate business. So he built his own.

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