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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 30, 2019
House call: Influential construction exec expounds on leadership philosophy

Beck Group executive Mark House, whose fingerprints are all over some of Tampa Bay’s most iconic structures, has a simple strategy for success: Find and mentor people who can replace him.

  • Leadership
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 26, 2019
Employee-owned company wired for success

A niche manufacturer seeks to shed its best-kept secret vibe. One challenge is to do that without sacrificing its finely tuned, problem-solver mentality.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 7, 2010
10 for 10

Ten government leaders who will play crucial roles in shaping the next decade.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 2, 2021
Business owners weigh in on getting back to work — and what it looks like

Tricky decisions about the future of work — hybrid, in-office or full-on work-from-home — have put many executives in a bind. With safety paramount, followed closely by flexibility, some businesses in the region have forged a pandemic path.  

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
Commercial Real Estate

N.Y., Chicago firms buy Club NaplesBonita Beach Road Facility AcquiredAmSouth Bank buys at Summerlin, Boy ScoutAIMCO pays $118,000 per unit for BaLayeOhio Group plans Laurel centerHoneywell International buys contaminated propertySMH acquires physician office buildingManatee Urology Moving to DowntownNew diagnostic center buys 1250 Tamiami

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 4, 2023
Father-daughter duo mix risk with stability at $220M beer business

Even after five decades in the beer and beverage business, John Saputo isn’t ready to walk away. If (when) he does, he’s confident the next generation is ready to run the company.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2007
Risk Eliminators

Surgeon and pilot Richard C. Karl expects his startup to play an important role in the national trend to reduce operating room mistakes. The company is working with hospitals to make surgery safer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
The Point Man of Five Points (Sara/Mana edition)

Ali Ebrahimi is accustomed to overcoming obstacles (ask him about Ayatollah Khomeini). If selected, his Plaza Verdi project would make him downtown's largest developer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 21, 2024
Retiring SRQ airport chief rose from janitor's closet to executive suite

Rick Piccolo began his 53-year career scrubbing toilets at a Buffalo airport. He will leave SRQ after 30 years doing nearly every airport job along the way.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 26, 2022
On-the-rise high school basketball coach dishes key leadership lessons

Jeremy Schiller’s leadership philosophy lends itself to business in multiple ways, from employee retention to consistent communication.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
The Big Picture

Jerry Pearson, Florida chief investment officer at Fifth Third Bank Investment Advisors, considers the broad economic themes before making his investment picks. It might make you think differently about your portfolio.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Calm After the Storms

Ober says he's steadied the Hillsborough state attorney's office.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2016
The last free lunch

How do you know you've made it in Tampa's business scene? When Bob Clark invites you to lunch.

  • Strategies
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • March 27, 2025
Good leaders need emotional management skills, not just technical know-how

The key to emotional management is to show, above all else, courage.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2025
Florida man sues state investigator after 11 felony charges dropped

The former roofing company salesman blames a "faulty investigation" and "fabricated facts" for upending his life.

  • Florida
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 23, 2023
Tampa Bay business brokers: Selling a business not as easy as it sounds

High interest rates aside, demographics and other factors are leading to what looks to be a surge in private businesses being sold in the coming years. The challenge for entrepreneurs? Finding a near-perfect buyer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 1, 2022
Manufacturing CEO reflects on successes as company nears $1B threshold

Helios Technologies looks to hit a big revenue milestone in 2023 — two years ahead of schedule.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2006
Wake-Up Call

As Kathleen Shanahan transforms an environmental remediation company into a market leader, the CEO is on the hunt for acquisitions - backed by one of the nation's largest equity firms.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2007
Coffee Talk

Company, family leaves little time for politics: Turns out Laura Benson won't be in for a primary fight after all in the race to be the Republican nominee for the District 69 State House seat in 2008.Chamber bill dies, then resurrected: A bill to make it a crime for a for-profit business to use the words "chamber of commerce" died in the Florida House of Representatives' economic development committee back on May 4.Get ready for some good eats: Hungry entrepreneurs interested in owning a fast food restaurant with an old Southern feel - all-day breakfast including country ham and buttermilk biscuits anyone? - will have their chance when Bojangles' Restaurants returns to Florida.Medicare payments threaten radiation company: Medicare, the government's health-insurance system for older people, is examining how it reimburses for the use of equipment and that could hurt Fort Myers-based Radiation Therapy Services, the country's largest publicly traded operator of radiation treatment centers.Lennar staying put in Southwest Florida: As homebuilders flee Southwest Florida's moribund homebuilding market, one national builder plans to be here for at least another five years.Suffolk plan for the long haul: Michael Beaumier just smiles patiently as the question is asked. He's heard it dozens of times.Gulf Coast airport traffic rises: Passenger traffic at airports along Florida's Gulf Coast registered healthy increases this spring over last y

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2008
Where's the Bottom?

Vulture funds are circling Florida looking to buy residential land for pennies on the dollar, but no one is prepared to call a bottom. A few investors have started buying.

  • Entrepreneurs
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