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Mark Gordon
January 15, 2010

Raw success

Gulf Coast entrepreneur Aziz Tejpar long sought an outlet for his business creativity. He finally found it in a most unusual place: sewage.

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Jean Gruss
January 15, 2010

For decades, selling homes on the golf course was a winning formula. But developers and builders say that golf may not command a premium when the economy recovers. That may benefit creative entrepreneurs, developers and builders.

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Mark Gordon
January 15, 2010

Cut it CLOSE

A Gulf Coast advertising firm's top national client was in dire need of a creative, and a winning, campaign. The result could be a glimpse at where online marketing is headed.

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Jay Brady
January 14, 2010

Mr. Wizard's Fantastic Voyage

A University of South Florida professor has adapted his communications technology to medicine. Changing the way surgeons do surgery could merely be the beginning.

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Business Observer Staff
January 14, 2010

Corporate Report: Brown & Brown CFO retiring, subsidiary buys Alamo Group

A subsidiary of Daytona Beach- and Tampa-based Brown & Brown Inc. has purchased the assets of San Antonio's Alamo Insurance Group Inc., provider of property and casualty, employee benefits and personal insurance, plus risk management services with annual revenues of $4.3 million.

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Business Observer Staff
January 14, 2010

2009 Financial Statements

Tigrent Inc. third quarter climbs to $3 million profit; UTEK Corp. net loss smaller in third quarter.

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Business Observer Staff
January 14, 2010

Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were Walter Energy Inc. at $5.86 (7.78%), Sun Hydraulics at $1.54 (5.87%) and Alico Inc. at $1.29 (4.53%). The biggest decliners were Wellcare Health Plans at $-0.36 (-0.98%), Brown & Brown Insurance at $-0.33 (-1.84%) and Aerosonic at $-0.27 (-6.08%).

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Jean Gruss
January 7, 2010

Family Fueled Hotel

How do you survive a recession in the hotel business? Spend millions to renovate your property and grab market share. That's what the Watkins family has done with The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, and it has worked for more than 60 years.

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Mark Gordon
January 7, 2010

Drive Through

Car dealers, especially ones selling luxury vehicles, are at the top of the list of recession victims. One Gulf Coast dealer, however, has risked more than $1 million to reverse the trend.

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Business Observer Staff
January 7, 2010

2009 Financial Statements

GeoPharma Inc. net loss worse for second quarter; Inuvo quarter net loss falls to -$2 million.

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Business Observer Staff
January 7, 2010

2009 Financial Statements

Gerdau Ameristeel loss driven by facility closure; WellCare profit grows to $29 million.

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Business Observer Staff
January 7, 2010

Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were Paradise Inc. at $3.75 (26.32%), Alico Inc. at $2.21 (8.42%) and Kforce at $0.88 (7.57%). The biggest decliners were Walter Energy Inc. at $-3.83 (-4.84%), Wellcare Health Plans at $-1.39 (-3.64%) and Sun Hydraulics at $-1.23 (-4.48%).

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Mark Gordon
December 31, 2009

COVER UPDATE: More, Please

Steve Martin's chain of seven Tex-Mex restaurants on the Gulf Coast defied the recession in 2009. He is aiming for more of the same in 2010.

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Jean Gruss
December 31, 2009

COVER UPDATE: Claw at development

Conservation groups are ratcheting up the pressure on landowners in Collier, Lee and Hendry counties, threatening to place 1.1 million acres off limits to large-scale development and choking economic growth.

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Business Observer Staff
December 31, 2009

Not All Bad

Even in the roughest of economic times, entrepreneurs have drawn aces and full houses. This special issue updates us on a dozen cover stories from 2009. They're full of encouragement for 2010.

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Raw success

Fading Greens

Cut it CLOSE

Mr. Wizard's Fantastic Voyage

Corporate Report: Brown & Brown CFO retiring, subsidiary buys Alamo Group

2009 Financial Statements

Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Family Fueled Hotel

Drive Through

2009 Financial Statements

2009 Financial Statements

Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

COVER UPDATE: More, Please

COVER UPDATE: Claw at development

Not All Bad

Miami bank lends $27.5M for Tampa hotel sale

Publix opens third local store in a month

Waterfront restaurant owners add 30-slip deepwater marina

Bradenton restaurant to open second spot, in south Sarasota County

Net-zero Cortez community selects company to handle rentals

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