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Strategies

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  • February 2, 2007
Comic Reality

Lamar Berry and Dean Young spent more than $4 million to build a franchise support system for Dagwood's before the first sandwich was served. Ambitious plans call for 4,900 locations within five years.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2007
Spillover effect

Commercial real estate experts are looking over their shoulder at their residential cousins and worry whether a commercial downturn is around the corner.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2007
Free the 'Net

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says the free online dictionary, written by volunteer editors, is a radical idea. It's part of a 'free culture movement' spreading through the Internet.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2007
Cell-ing the Future

T3 Communications, a Fort Myers-based telecommunications company, is growing at a rapid pace as it continues to add new business customers. Enter Adam Sewall, the company's new president and CEO.Sewall comes with impressive telecom credentials. Most recently, he was senior vice president of business development and operations for Fastmobile, a mobile-phone messaging provider. Previously, he was a venture partner at Comventures, a leading venture-capital firm in Silicon Valley, chief executive officer of Spectrum Wireless, and director of sales and strategic planning for Omnipoint, a cellular phone company that T-Mobile bought in 1999 for $11.6 billion.T3 Communications offers voice and data telecommunication services exclusively to business customers. The company provides services that include local and long-distance calling, toll-free lines, messaging, Internet and e-mail.The Review recently spoke with Sewall about his personal interests and his strategy for T3 Communications.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2007
Marketing Muscle

A pair of veteran business owners has opened their own company devoted strictly to marketing real estate projects. Will there be enough clients?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 2, 2007
Corporate Report

Roskamp claims drug fights Alzheimer's PowerTown Line Construction bought by Universal EnergyExecutives, shareholders tender purchase proposal for Ablest Sky Angel skips satellite in Canada, opts for Internet TV Radiation Therapy Services 4Q beats expectations iCap Realty Advisors expands to FloridaGeneral Dynamics' contract grows by nearly $40 million

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2007
'Place to Be'

A condo glut doesn't deter EcoGroup's principal from building New Port Tampa Bay - a luxury waterfront community where the land alone cost $74 million.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2007
The Common Way

A new and mostly unknown method of commercial real estate investing, tenants-in-common, is exploding thanks to an IRS ruling and strong demand.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2007
The rush is on

Commercial real estate brokers and developers have seen the recent growth in Southwest Florida. They want in on the action.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2007
Finding Gold in Dirt

By providing commercial real estate services, Murphy Business & Financial Servicesfills a niche and grows its own business.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2007
Something to Believe In

An entrepreneur who disdains risk has still managed to grow his business - in revenues, employees and product lines. It starts with faith-based principles.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2007
Corporate Report

Sirion gets European license for eye treatment HMA converts equity into debt, issues $10 one-time dividendPeach's hands out 25-store Missouri franchiseSarasota Cay Club, Reds reach spring training dealIA Global avoids AMEX stock de-listing

  • Industries
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2007
The Deal Economy

The market for acquisitions and mergers is hot. Not just nationally or globally. Tampa Bay companies are deeply involved.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2007
Corporate Report

Mattison's scores Catersource coverFlorida Bank Group buying The Bank of Tallahassee MedClose VCS reports continuing clinical success Retailer Chico's buying Minnesota franchiseeMurphy Business & Financial names top brokers for 2006Tampa training company enters copyright disputeBlue Cross, HCA agree Pilgrim sells to Nihon KohdenUltroid's 'painless treatment'squaremouth Inc. offers health Forbes lingers hereProgress Energy raises moneyRegions exec named FNB veep

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 19, 2007
Manufacturing Maturity

After a few starts and stops, an above-ground diamond manufacturer is hopeful a sales boom is forthcoming.

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