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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Coffee Talk

Insurers to governor: What promises?: Seriously, Gov. Crist can't be surprised that homeowner insurance rates didn't drop as far as he and lawmakers predicted, can he?Challenges linger for Gevity: Lakewood Ranch-based Gevity is still struggling to execute its transformation from a professional employee organization driven largely by workers' compensation insurance to becoming a full-service human resource provider for small and mid-sized businesses.Analyst pessimistic on Tech Data: Though he has increased his target price on Tech Data shares, Zacks Equity Research senior retail industry analyst Rob Plaza is keeping his sell rating for the Clearwater-based technology distributor.New headquarters for WCI?: Is WCI Communities relocating?Speculation in Lehigh Acres: Dennis Black, the Port Charlotte appraiser who shined the light on speculative home buying in North Port, has his sights set on Lehigh Acres next.Do you have 1 million square feet?: Commercial real estate brokers at Cushman & Wakefield have identified nine companies scouting sites in Florida that could each handle 1 million square feet of space.

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  • October 10, 2014
Samuel Raabe, 33

General Sales Manager, Brandon Honda

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2012
Leading local businessman calls out pols on both sides

Tom James, an iconic figure in banking and personal finance, says the inability of American politicians to get out of their own way could be the biggest threat to full economic recovery.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 1, 2017
Wade In

In the past six months, a $150 million roofing company has moved into a new corporate headquarters and named a new CEO. Up next: managing rapid expansion.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2022
University rolls out series of programs for entrepreneurs

The Startup Studio, at the University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Program, offers micro-courses focused on ideation, mindset and product validation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 22, 2005
Reaper of Reparations

New York City lawyer Edward D. Fagan attracts controversy like a light draws bugs.He is perhaps best known for his $1.3 billion settlement in 1998 with Swiss banks on behalf of Holocaust victims whose savings were never passed on to their families.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 9, 2023
Data-driven hiring discrimination risk rises as companies turn to AI

Algorithm-based job applicant screening tools are nothing new, but the introduction of artificial intelligence into the job applicant screening process brings new potential for legal peril.

  • Technology
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 9, 2025
Retired nuclear sub captain on how to reframe, remain 'super calm'

Oftentimes crucial leadership decisions are made with little foresight. There is a better way.

  • Leadership
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 9, 2009
Change the Conditions

Want employees to act ethically? One business owner structures his employees' pay so they're not tempted to take advantage of the customer.

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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • April 4, 2013
EveryMove could help motivate you out of that desk chair

It's getting warmer and that means less clothing. Less clothing is scary if the cold weather stole your gym motivation or if work kept you confined to your desk.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2021
Insurance firm years ahead of boardroom diversity trend

HCI Group takes a deep dive into boardroom diversity — starting internally. Its program could be a national model for solving what’s become a vexing issue for many executives.

  • Insurance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 30, 2021
Acquisition changes trajectory of money management firm

An acquisition wasn’t on Ben Jones’ to-do list when the year started. A stars-aligned kind of moment changed everything.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 23, 2024
Venice construction company founder to sell firm to 3 employees

Owner Jeff Charlotte has partnered with three of his employees to take over his construction business.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 7, 2025
L.L. Bean opens 17K-square-foot store at UTC, first in Florida

The retailer specializing in outdoor gear is making its entry into the Southeast with its new store.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2012
Banker seeks to get back to the life

Neil McCurry likes to tell the story of how he worked 500 days in a row when he founded People's Community Bank in Sarasota in 1999.

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  • October 10, 2014
Katie Gower, 35

Director of Business Development, Ed Taylor Construction

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • June 4, 2021
Seven ways to improve resilience in the workplace

In the new era of work and workplaces, perseverance should be a high priority.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 3, 2020
Waterfront development underway will combine living, retail, office space and more

Construction on Waterside Place is expected to be finished at the end of 2020, with an opening planned for first quarter 2021.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 27, 2023
70-year-old Clearwater High School gets a $59 million face-lift

Clearwater High School in Pinellas County has recently finished undergoing a massive reconstruction that included the demolition of 17 existing buildings, mostly while class was in session.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Bank regulators seek coverBanking regulators are feeling the heat from Congress, and in turn they're putting pressure on Gulf Coast banks just as the regional economy struggles.+ Fowler White attorneysplit is amicableAbout 20% to 25% of the attorneys at Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa will be leaving the Tampa law firm Oct. 31. But they won't be going far.+ Lee County consultant:Raise taxesYou would think that raising taxes would be the furthest thing from the minds of Lee County commissioners, especially with the way the economy is going.+ Bank media guruplans for 'buyer's' marketOne of the Gulf Coast's most recognizable names in banking media relations has formed her own public relations firm.+ J. Christopher's looks to growBe on guard, First Watch.The Bradenton-based breakfast-brunch-and-lunch restaurant chain will likely face more competition from Atlanta-based J. Christopher's Restaurants LLC.+ Consultants to bringfirepower, ideas, to the publicA group of consultants and business gurus who have worked with numerous Gulf Coast chief executives on issues from budgeting to branding are bringing their road show to the public in a seminar scheduled for later this month.+ The next John Grisham?Cranking in Hyde Park?Cody Fowler Davis, a successful civil trial attorney and a member of a prominent Tampa family, is about to become a published author again.+ Horse droppingsto light up 1,40

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