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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2011
Tech Data profits, Sykes loses

Tech Data, Sykes Enterprises, Odyssey Marine post updated financial results.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 4, 2011
Spotty Comeback

The Federal Reserve Bank relies on information from Gary Tice and colleagues around the country to set monetary policy. The longtime banker says the economy on the Gulf Coast is improving — albeit slowly.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 22, 2013
New Behavior

Behavioral-health organizations are merging operations as government reshapes the way it pays for health care.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2011
Uncertain Diagnosis

Medical office space has suffered along with the remainder of office space, but hospital-located and other high-class properties tend to remain strong.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2011
Hung Tough

Joe Holland was promoted to run a construction firm with offices in three states at the onset of the recession. His survival instincts bode well for the eventual rebound.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 7, 2011
True Patriot

Lori Larsen served eight years in the Army. Seeing opportunity in the private sector, she entered the corporate world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2011
Rub It In

The tricky art of bilingual marketing meets science at one Gulf Coast pharmaceutical firm. The project holds big potential.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 3, 2011
Snap to it

Cheryl Bourque knows how to dress up the flip-flop with fun accessories. She's hoping young girls will snap them up.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 5, 2011
A Renewable Gift

John Backe, the former president of CBS and a Gulf Coast resident, gave $1 million to Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers to jump-start a renewable-energy program and technology office park nearby. Will it pay off?

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2011
Green Shoots

A custom homebuilding firm has experienced some rapid growth, in spite of the economy. Can it keep it up?

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 16, 2013
Hiring Grads

Why does a company choose to expand operations in Fort Myers? One reason: Less competition for university students and recent graduates.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 23, 2013
Who's listening?

A company in Fort Myers mines 100,000 phone calls a day for large corporations, helping them gauge customers' satisfaction.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 6, 2013
Sandwiches in Paradise

Chip and Katie Beeman own two popular downtown Sarasota eateries. The couple's mantra, built on making subs in the Northwest, is consistency sells.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 2, 2012
Made in Florida

The experience of a small manufacturing company in Fort Myers proves that manufacturing can thrive in Southwest Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2012
Firm settles $2M FTC case

Clickbooth co-founder John Lemp says he sought to avoid long litigation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 14, 2012
Market Adjustment

Individual investors are starting to see signs of improvement in the commercial real estate market. It's been a long wait.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 31, 2012
Game Gurus

Leaving the confines of a parent company, especially one with a powerful global brand, can be nerve-wracking. Entrepreneur Steven Shenbaum, though, says his firm's growth was stunted with the status quo.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2011
Medical Paradise

A startup Gulf Coast business mixes health care with tourism. It hopes to be a local pioneer.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2011
What's Your Score?

People crave an edge in the vast and vastly competitive world of online profiles. A new website aims to deliver just that.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 25, 2011
Tour Time

A golfer who discovered his entrepreneurial swing, mostly by accident, now hopes to prove his business acumen. His sport will be the driving force.

  • Entrepreneurs
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