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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 5, 2021
Local investor sets sights on unappealing properties to make a profit

A commercial building that makes others turn away is like gold to investor Frank Giuffre.

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  • November 2, 2007
Walsh: Review and Comment

Senate Republican leaders had a trump card, but they didn't have the courage to play it.

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  • June 13, 2008
'Growaholic'

Larry Morgan can look back on a lot of success as an entrepreneur, but prefers to plan the next business conquest.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 11, 2012
On the Trail

Business owner David Mulicka provides insights on what it's like for an entrepreneur to run for public office.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 8, 2012
Old School

Ave Maria School of Law draws students from the nation to its Naples campus.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 26, 2016
Fringe benefit

One property owner in the middle of Collier County's rural fringe made enough money selling his development rights he took early retirement. It's how the system is supposed to work.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2006
Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate:Venice hotel owners acquire local Holiday Inn Ocean Properties buys Lido resort, plans major renovationsMcKibbon buys land in Gulf Coast Town CenterBarfield Bay Properties buys Terrace PointeHillsborough Community College buys former Alterman building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Winter Park-based Investors Buy Land for Lakewood Ranch Country Club EastHolmes Beach localbuys complexMenke buys more for North Port GatewayD.R. Horton Land in Lehigh AcresDeveloper plans condos in Fort MyersTrombleS Buys SunTrust Building

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Bang a Gong

A late '90s Internet vibe rules the day at IntegraClick. But the Gulf Coast-based online advertising firm's funky approach belies its success.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Lemon Avenue Revival

A group of business owners, including Monika Tomlinson, are betting on a bright future for Lemon Avenue and Fourth Street, north of Fruitville.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2011
Tower Time

David Grain parlayed a devoted data-driven approach to business decisions into some terrific triumphs. He foresees more success soon.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 18, 2011
Get Aggressive

Bob Dutkowsky arrived as CEO of Tech Data as it recorded losses of more than $100 million. A more aggressive business plan led the firm to three years of record profits.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 3, 2021
From home improvement to home building, shortages causing major delays — and cancellations — for builders and contractors

Rising costs and material shortages put the construction and homebuilding industries in peril — while the economy wobbles.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 15, 2020
For highly driven cybersecurity CEO, mindset is everything

ReliaQuest founder and CEO Brian Murphy brings a relentless focus to his work, an effort that's put him at the forefront of an in-demand industry.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 28, 2018
Table top: Entrepreneur revs up his operation to deal with unexpected success

Tony Utegaard and the unique products made by his Safety Harbor, Florida-based company, Car Pool Tables Inc., are about to be introduced to a whole new market thanks to Costco.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 21, 2018
Area community banks take on upstart tech firms

It’s not just millennials that community banks risk losing. A recent report from global research firm Gartner, for one, pings community banks in particular on fintech: “By 2030, only 20% of heritage financial firms will flourish and win,” states the repor

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 8, 2019
Area insurance firm defies Wall Street's struggles with $229M IPO

Going public has lost its luster in some financial quarters. A rollicking Tampa insurance firm, with sights set on even loftier goals, is an outlier.

  • Insurance
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 17, 2018
Guardian Angels

Tamiami Angel Funds offers young, growing companies something more than money. List includes intellectual capital in business acumen and mentorship.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 29, 2023
$3.5B real estate brokerage, in a digital world, keeps opening offices

Naples-based John R. Wood Properties shows no signs of slowing down as it surpasses 65 years in business. Neither does its president and CEO.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 10, 2024
Stephanie Heredia, 30

40 Under 40 winner Stephanie Heredia is CEO of Taxes Tampa.

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