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Strategies

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  • October 5, 2007
Foreign Born

After surviving the paperwork gauntlet, a hip overseas firm is officially open in the U.S. It chose Sarasota for its U.S. headquarters.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2007
The Serial Entrepreneur

St. Petersburg executive Mark Swanson has started a number of technology companies over the years, including Telovations, a telecommunications firm in Tampa.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2007
Fewer Chiefs

Johnson Engineering reorganized the way its leaders make decisions and became one of the fastest-growing engineering companies in the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2007
Designs for Learning

Harvard Jolly Inc., a St. Petersburg architecture firm, is teaming with an education think tank to design new schools that promote student success.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 5, 2007
A Piece of the Rock

A small but vocal band of residents in southeast Lee County is threatening Southwest Florida's economy. Who will stand up to them?

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2007
Total Control

A pair of executives with established Gulf Coast construction firms has taken going independent to new heights. One's already hit $20 million in annual revenues.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2007
Commercial Clouds

Office-space vacancies are creeping up, rents may fall in some areas and prospective tenants are becoming more hesitant about leasing new space. But that's not stopping new development of offices along Interstate 75 from Tampa to Fort Myers.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2007
Parts on Tap

Carter|VerPlanck, a Tampa-based supplier of parts for water and wastewater plants, never stops searching for product innovations.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2007
The Manhattan Connection

James DeCuzzi served in New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's cabinet and managed 7 million square feet of prime Manhattan office space. So what's he doing in Fort Myers?

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2007
Count on 'em

A trio of Gulf Coast women shines through on a national list of the top financial advisers in the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2007
Woz's World

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and entrepreneur, believes there is plenty of opportunity to humanize technology for businesses and consumers.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2007
Corporate Report

AT&T eyes Florida for fiber-optic services rolloutHT Systems, Fujitsu Computer create palm-scanning devicePort Charlotte therapy company purchased by Aegis TherapiesMoffitt Cancer Centermoves to Microsoft's AzyxxiGerdau Ameristeel completes Chaparral purchaseAzteca America of SW Florida added to local DIRECTV

  • Industries
    By
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  • September 21, 2007
Legislative Builder

Balancing special legislative sessions and a lackluster homebuilding market requires special skills. Here's how Gary Aubuchon manages to be two places at once.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2007
Software Spartans

With fresh capital in place, Persystent Technologies, a Tampa-based business software company, unveils its latest product that relentlessly battles PC problems.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 21, 2007
Drive to Succeed

From poor beginnings to pouring concrete, Bill Manfull has come a long - and prosperous - way in a colorful life. Says Manfull: "I'm just a simple working guy who happened to make a lot of money."

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