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Strategies

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  • Mark Gordon
  • January 28, 2011
Cup Runneth Over

Tervis Tumbler executives are ecstatic about future prospects at the company. Managing the growth is the looming challenge.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2011
BayWalk on the Brink

Ten years after opening, St. Petersburg's retail/entertainment complex is a gaping hole in a vibrant downtown. Will a new owner be able to bring it back?

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • January 28, 2011
Family Jewels

As the third generation to run her family's jewelry store, Winnie Magnon Marvel is doing whatever is necessary to keep it going for another century.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • January 21, 2011
Expanding Vision

St. Petersburg's J. Thor Productions grew from a garage to handle high-profile events over the last decade. Its best work may be yet to come when the GOP rolls through.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2011
The Big DEAL

Organizers hope a new 72,000-square-foot facility will make it easier for businesses looking to relocate to, or expand in, the Manatee-Sarasota area.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • January 14, 2011
Express Success

The fragmented business of urgent health care has a new player on the Gulf Coast. It's a big bet on the ability to alter patient's habits.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • January 14, 2011
Striking a Match

Business brokers serve as intermediaries between willing buyers and sellers. In some instances, they help save enterprises that have been around for generations.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • January 14, 2011
Out of the Blue

Greg Bicket retires as president of Cox Target Media as Valpak expands its traditional coupons into the digital realm. He believes paper and online versions can coexist.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • January 7, 2011
Silver Bowl

College football's Outback Bowl celebrated its 25th anniversary with another marquee matchup. Local sponsors still appreciate the national exposure the game brings to start a new year.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • December 17, 2010
'Chase everything'

Rojo Architecture, a Tampa design firm, is out to prove a point that good building design can be handled more affordably. It's how the principals keep their own lights on.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 10, 2010
Medical Momentum

The medical billing industry is on the cusp of colossal shift. Susan Coles, who built a 25-employee firm from her bedroom in less than a decade, wants in on the action.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • December 10, 2010
Beef's New Cuts

Tampa-based family sports pub chain Beef 'O' Brady's is introducing a new type of restaurant and menu aimed at casual diners.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • December 3, 2010
Damage Control

Dais Analytic, a small Pasco County nanotech firm, looks to get bigger by marketing processes aimed at cleaning up the earth. It's growing rapidly with deals to China, but still looking to be profitable.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • December 3, 2010
Reversed Course

A Gulf Coast ad firm discovered a partnership with a larger firm wasn't as stellar as it hoped. It has found new life in being independent, again.

  • Strategies
    By
  • Carl Cronan
  • December 3, 2010
...And Burger Makes Three

The Johnston Bros., who already operate two successful restaurant concepts, have introduced Burger 21.

  • Strategies
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