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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 13, 2025
Tampa hardware store owner seeks to transform community

All of his ventures have one common thread: strong customer service.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2025
Trust firm passes 50 employees, $2B in assets on its way to more growth

Even as the pace of growth has increased at Caldwell Trust Co., its leader stands by a core value to grow the right way.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 5, 2024
Former St. Pete state senator targets big changes in Tallahassee

A pair of policy-first leaders look to inject a sense of strategy into the chaos that often dominates in Tallahassee through a nonprofit think tank and policy bank, the Florida Policy Project.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 9, 2025
Tampa sports agent signs MLB all-stars, hustles for more

The pro sports agent world is known for leading with sizzle. JB Greer, less than two years into running his Tampa startup sports management agency, aims to deliver substance over sizzle.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2022
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OFDC Commercial Interiors, vice president of of flooring operations

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
The Coming Land-use War

Tampa attorney Ron Weaver has been involved in some of the largest development projects in Florida and says companies need to get involved in shaping the future of Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
A Buyers' Market

Jim Gillespie, Coldwell Banker's president and CEO, says there are plenty of homebuyers shopping for a home. They'll start buying again when sellers realize the market has changed.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Cut Taxes, Build Wealth

Who doesn't want to hold on to hard-earned dollars? Financial experts, from Naples to Tampa, offer tips to reduce taxes and protect wealth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2007
Focus on Fuel

A national power company chief executive - whose livelihood depends on more energy usage - publicly supports power conservation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2007
e-Learning Entrepreneurs

Brent and Rachel Fisher have created a company that offers online education to businesses, non-profits and organizations, such as school systems.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 3, 2006
Immigration Quandary

Employers already face severe limits on hiring foreign workers in the United States. And attorneys warn that stronger enforcement of immigration laws is looming.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Saunders donates $100,00O to USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus: Michael Saunders, the head of the well-known Sarasota-based real estate firm that bears her name, is donating $100,000 to the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus.First Watch continues aggressive growth: First Watch Restaurants Inc. has beefed up its management team with three newly created positions in an effort to support its aggressive growth strategy.Sanibel resorts for sale in a "seller's market": Meristar Hospitality Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment trust in Northern Virginia, has five properties for sale on Sanibel Island in Lee County.Confusion from our bank rankings: Well, we know the bankers are reading our annual banking edition. We heard from them.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 2, 2006
R&D Hit Parade

Striving to become a major research institution, the University of South Florida leads the region in recent patent approvals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 10, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Crossgate, EndVision buy into mixed-use projectVengroff, partners buy Gardenwood ApartmentsInvestor buys farm land, expects to flipBoca Raton homebuilder buys land for 900 homes in EsteroNaples company buys Fort Myers motelFamily trust invests in Fort Myers warehouses

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Lee-Collier Regional Winner

Brian Stock, Owner, Stock Development, Naples: Almost all of Brian Stock's waking moments are spent thinking about Stock Development, the all-encompassing real estate and development industry firm that bears his family's name.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
Risk Killers

Finergy Development's Enzo Gagliardi seeks to eliminate doubts in an unstable market. His mantra: Be patient.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
The Wal-Mart Challenge

Entrepreneur Henry Rodriguez convinced a town the time was right for Wal-Mart.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2005
The Wal-Mart Challenge

Lesson for developers: How Henry Rodriguez convinced a town the time was right for Wal-Mart.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Credit unions doing well: Banks and thrifts are the only financial institutions growing along the Gulf Coast.Out of retirement?: Last November, Tampa attorney Jonathan Alpert told Gulf Coast Business Review that for all practical purposes he had retired or at least was winding down his law practice.Nicer things to say: Banking analyst Richard X. Bove is toning down his recent criticism of SunTrust Banks Inc.Prestigious company: It must be an honor to receive an award named for Carlton Field's distinguished chairman emeritus, William Reece Smith.Good timing: Bob Paver, the Jabil Circuit Inc. general counsel, just missed the bull's-eye during a recent stock market trade.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2008
Young Achievers

There is reason to be optimistic about the future workforce of America. A group of spunky, yet savvy fifth-graders can prove it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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