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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
Deliverance

A Gulf Coast-based shipping company nearly doubled itsrevenues this year, from $15 million to a projected $28 million.Saudi princesses with nearly $500,000 worth of accounts helps.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2009
Cross the Gulf

Louisiana-based IberiaBank resisted the temptation to expand its banking operations to Florida during the boom. Now that its rivals are struggling, it's diving into the state with two big government-assisted acquisitions.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2010
No-fly zone

Pamela Templeton did more than halt the construction of a road overpass in front of her Toyota dealership. She stopped a $1 billion road project that was going to be one of the biggest in Lee County's history.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2011
Great Expectations

Jim Kuhlman demands a lot from himself and his employees — a total warrior mentality. It has paid off.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 7, 2021
Kennedy Legler, 35

State’s Attorney Office, assistant state attorney violent crime division

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 17, 2017
'Premier Market'

Fifth Third Bancorp President and CEO Greg Carmichael says the bank is eager to grow its presence in Florida.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 28, 2017
Spirit Strategy

St. Petersburg Distillery seeks to inch its way to the top of a growing industry. Several obstacles (read: heavy regulations) stand in the way.

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  • By Randi Donahue |
  • August 5, 2016
Brews clues

In an increasingly crowded market, three Manatee County craft breweries work to set themselves apart. Each approaches the challenge differently.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 6, 2015
Leaping frogs

Franchise success for one company is all about moving the sales curve forward for each location, one store at a time.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 30, 2022
Crypto curious: Academics, bankers, entrepreneurs look to the future of money

When it comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrency, proceed with caution. But there’s no denying its growing economic importance and influence.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2008
Coffee Talk

Construction company continues to cut costs: Kesselring Holding Corp., one of the few Sarasota-based, publicly traded construction firms, continues to lose money - including $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2008.Broken home then, executive homecoming now: Jayme Harris grew up in a broken, dysfunctional home in Plant City. She finished high school, enlisted in the Air Force and the rest is history.Say what? Toll gives Naples an "A": Robert Toll, the chairman and chief executive officer of the luxury homebuilding company that bears his name, is well known for dishing out grades for various areas where he builds luxury homes.Fundraiser prospers despite gloomy economy: The weak economic climate on the Gulf Coast, no surprise, has led to a slowdown in donations for all sorts of charities and nonprofit organizations.Economic scorecard drops Tampa to last: The impact of the soft housing market pulled down the 2008 numbers on the Tampa Bay area's economic scorecard compiled by the Tampa Bay Partnership.Madden dishes out sizzle and steak: The next time you're in Denver, give John Madden a call. He might treat you to a nice steak dinner.Gulf Coast legislators receive recognition: The Associated Industries of Florida's annual list of pro-business legislators includes a trio from the Gulf Coast:Junk wars wage in Tampa Bay: Coffee Talk introduced you in March to a junk hauling company that relocated from Washington to Tampa, run

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 5, 2009
'Unstoppable Passion'

The name Bob Roskamp carries significant weight in Gulf Coast development and philanthropic circles. Its heft, however, was born of tragedy.

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  • July 23, 2004
Big Business

Donald D. Conn and an assistant mostly rely on outside help to solve Tampa Bay Water's legal problems.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2004
Finding Green in Green

WCI Communities Inc., Florida's largest master-planned community developer, plans a major expansion in the Sarasota-Manatee market.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Time for Change?

Floridais Growth Management Act might be rewritten for the first time in two decades.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 29, 2013
Common core: Don't do it

Common Core Standards. Put them in the same tin can as Obamacare.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 20, 2021
Former highflying corporate attorney humbled by prison stint

No longer chasing what he calls the wrong — and greedy — goals, Thad Bereday seeks salvation in a new path.

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 23, 2020
Road less traveled: Tourism CEO takes career detour with new venture

Keith Overton, former CEO of TradeWinds Island Resorts in St. Pete Beach, Florida, has plans for a new RV and cottage resort in Pasco County.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 26, 2019
Finish line nears for dog racing businesses

The owners of the Sunshine State’s greyhound tracks face difficult business decisions in the wake of last year’s passage of Florida Amendment 13, which bans dog racing.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 17, 2022
Entrepreneurs respond quickly to unmet need in senior care

Pioneering a concept, even with investments well into the millions, requires a nifty and nimble approach, several enterprising business owners are learning.

  • Strategies
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