Strategies

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Business Observer Staff
March 23, 2007

No Strings Attached

CEO Charlotte Baker isn't after venture capital this time. She's clearly in charge, with no one else directing her moves, though she has two partners.

Entrepreneurs

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March 23, 2007

Entrepreneurial Bug

Truly Nolen built the pest-control company that bears his name into one of the largest in the industry. One key to success: humor.

Entrepreneurs

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March 23, 2007

Accomplish the mission

The best leaders don't boss others around, a pro says. They show them how to do it, starting with providing clearly defined goals.

Entrepreneurs

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March 23, 2007

Jim Walter joins gas-reductions groupWorld Energy Solutions, Rajax trading lawsuitsSource Interlink reaches deal with Thomas NelsonRadiation Therapy Services buys second Arizona facilityMangrove Software buys BenefitOne of America

Industries

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

Icahn boosts pressure on WCI

Icahn says he'll offer $22 a share for WCI Communities. Meanwhile, three major hedge-fund investors disclose new stakes in the Southwest Florida homebuilder.

Entrepreneurs

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

A Big Reach

A small Sarasota company has had big sales - it recently surpassed $20 million in annual revenues - by doing lots of little things well. Its forte is quickly adapting to change.

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

Customers at the Pinnacle

A four-office doctor's practice is bluntly going about improving customer service, normally a black eye in the medical field. Its model is a certain five-star hotel chain.

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March 16, 2007

Dividend Delight

William Schoen led a deal to borrow $3.25 billion and give long-suffering shareholders a $2.4 billion dividend. Here's an inside look at why and how the deal came together.

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

Hospital Survival

Hospital operators in Southwest Florida are fighting to keep their organizations profitable, but they're taking different approaches. Which strategy will pay off?

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

'We're onto something Big'

EpicTide is at the forefront of a national push to protect patient medical records from thieves. Health care fraud cost an estimated $80 billion to $120 billion annually.

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

'If not us, then who?'

A Gulf Coast nursing home is plowing ahead with a $23 million renovation project, despite being part of an industry that's a nasty combination of costly and unprofitable.

Entrepreneurs

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

Not Just Talk

An entrepreneur's chat with others about starting a bank turns into reality as the group hires a CEO and files an application with state regulators to form GulfShore Bank. It has raised several million dollars in the first couple weeks of its capital campaign.

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March 16, 2007

Corporate Report

IA Global moving to San Francisco, branch offices in Tokyo, Australia plannedReal Digital Media product brings Broadway to hotelsHunter Warfield software changesAlico denies ethanol decision, receives grant from FDOTChico's sales up 15% in February, same stores slip OSI Restaurant Partners comparables slide continuesGates McVey shuffles managementDattoli publishes results of cancer treatment study

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Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2007

Chasing the Best

Secrets are for sharing, not storing. So says the founder of a Gulf Coast-based business who lets all his employees see the firm's financials.

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Business Observer Staff
March 9, 2007

Not Your Father's Chamber

Night life. Condo towers. Hip retail shops. St. Petersburg isn't what it used to be. It's a vibrant, changing city.

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No Strings Attached

Entrepreneurial Bug

Accomplish the mission

Corporate Report

Icahn boosts pressure on WCI

A Big Reach

Customers at the Pinnacle

Dividend Delight

Hospital Survival

'We're onto something Big'

'If not us, then who?'

Not Just Talk

Corporate Report

Chasing the Best

Not Your Father's Chamber

$50M east Manatee renewable gas plant breaks ground

University of Tampa president to step down

Sarasota County sees spike in $10M-plus home sales

Baltimore firm buys Sprouts-anchored Pinellas shopping center

Pinellas County TV studio on the market

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