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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 2, 2020
Legal Zoom: Law firms make big changes to please the virtual court

Tampa Bay area law firms are adapting to the COVID-19 era, when legal proceedings have been moved onto virtual platforms like Zoom and with most trials delayed indefinitely.

  • Law
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 19, 2021
After five-year growth surge, contractor nears $150 million in revenue

Employee retention is both an underlying strength and an ongoing challenge at B&I Contractors. The strong side has led to an unprecedented growth surge at the company.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 13, 2023
City rejects Tampa synagogue, residential tower plan

Despite multiple changes, city council doesn't believe the project is compatible with the neighborhood.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2023
How to do a 1031 exchange

The IRS rules allows for investors to avoid some taxes if they reinvest in another property, but there are rules.

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  • By 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?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
The Real Enemy in the Trade War

U.S. and foreign companies taking advantage of lower overseas labor costs are not the real enemy. The real enemy is the American consumer. He loves low prices.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
THE ECONOMY

Florida tourism activity hit $4.3 billion in September, 12.9% more than the same month a year earlier, but the west coast cities of Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples lagged by comparison, according to statistics released by the Florida Department of Revenue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
The Meter's Running

Fred Munn Sr. built a thriving business out of measuringwater, air and electricity levels for others. The going has been so good that he's now guarding against growing too fast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 11, 2011
Roll This

A cigar aficionado has returned to his passion. It's a perilous move.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Lindsey Nickel-de |
  • March 13, 2013
StartUp Bus: The ups and downs of building a small business

After five days of competing in two startup competitions — pitch and interactive — as part of the StartupBus experience, Storedrobe didn't fare too badly. We might not have made it to the Pitch semifinals, but we ranked fifth in the interactive competition, scoring close to 1,800 points!

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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • October 14, 2021
Federal tax plan might extinguish Biden’s promise

Tobacco taxes tend to have an outsized impact on lower-income citizens.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2019
In Memoriam: Mark Richmond, 1955-2019

Mark Richmond died May 29 after suffering from a pacemaker-related infection.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2017
For the Love of Code

The complicated world of hospital health care billing is ripe with business possibilities. One company seized the market.

  • Strategies
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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • June 9, 2017
The high tax on marijuana

High taxes will punish marijuana sellers as long as it remains illegal federally.

  • Opinion
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 4, 2017
Calculated Risk

Clearwater-based EEI Manufacturing Services is experiencing a growth spurt. President Sue Englander credits the growth to carefully calculated risk and laser focus.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 9, 2018
How to win a big contract

Even small businesses can run with the big companies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 1, 2013
Curtains Up

Former food service executive Carl Cannova, who once oversaw 750 employees, didn't want to whittle away retirement on the golf course. So now he's back in business. The stakes, again, are tense.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 2, 2016
Teenage techie

Fourteen-year-old Rocket Burns wants to give everyone an easy entry into the world of 3-D printing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 7, 2016
A crafty approach

The Makers Market and Workshops hopes to become a DIY destination in Bradenton.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 22, 2016
Price discovery

Three Florida Gulf Coast University professors find home-price data from real estate agents may be off, especially during downturns.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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