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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 13, 2010
GULF COAST 500: International Smart

Brian Rist didn't wait for the housing recession to decimate his hurricane-protection business. Instead, he went to Cozumel.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 14, 2010
Hanging Tough

The painful back injuries Wayne Ruben suffered after he was named the Review's top entrepreneur turned out to be the least of his troubles. The real estate bust brought more aches.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 14, 2010
Hairless Growth

Laser-wielding Ideal Image has doubled sales by bringing franchise locations in house. A new generation of demanding customers could be the key to continued expansion.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2013
Corporate Report: February 1

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 5, 2011
Scott assesses session

On all of Florida Gov. Rick Scott's major agenda items, the Legislature shifted state policies in his direction. An interview with the governor.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 6, 2011
Collared Dreams

A Gulf Coast inventor-entrepreneur wants to shake up an industry — menswear — that has been pretty staid. He dreams big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 6, 2011
Free Fall

The wild spending ways of the federal government have driven one entrepreneur mad. He hopes for change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2011
On the Mark

Job growth at a Gulf Coast health and beauty products firm has come fast and furious. The company set ambitious goals to keep pace.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2011
A New Tune

David Brooks brings a philosophical mindset to banking on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • August 16, 2013
Power and Speed

A look at life in the fast lane with Fowler White Boggs' leading lady.

  • Strategies
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 22, 2012
Capitol Chatter: June 22

The weekly roundup of what's happening in government and how it affects business.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 18, 2011
International designs

When the Naples market for custom-home designs collapsed in the recession, Bill and Kerry Weber looked overseas. They found it in unlikely places like South Korea, Denmark and Nigeria.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2012
Hayek, not Keynes, got it right

In his new book, author Nicholas Wapshott asks: Who prevailed — John Maynard Keynes, or Frederick Hayek?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2012
Corporate Report: May 11

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2021
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Vibe Yoga, Owner and Instructor

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 6, 2021
To cut down on interview no shows, restaurant owner turns to incentives

Bavaro’s Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria offers cash to lure new employees

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2021
Radio industry icon, founder of $200M company dies at 89

George Beasley was in the radio industry for six decades.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 10, 2021
Commercial real estate industry optimism on the rise

Surveys from a trio of prominent industry groups -- Urban Land Institute, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and NAIOP -- predict a surge in activity for balance of this year and 2022.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2021
EDC names new interim leader

Move comes as organization faces scrutiny from some public officials.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2020
A Natural Fit

At Marcus & Millichap, David Bradley has morphed from agent to manager and teacher.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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