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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2011
Reporting for duty at ... Starbucks?

To help accommodate the tech-savvy ways of its agents, John R. Wood Realtors Inc. is trying to make its offices look like coffee shops.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 7, 2010
Claw from boredom

An Italian hairdresser in Fort Myers got tired of cutting hair the old-fashioned way and invented a new tool that has been well-received by the pros.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 30, 2024
Mall owners turn from new tenants to complete redos

While the future of traditional malls continues to be in flux, new mall owners see the huge pieces of land as an opportunity to reinvent.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2015
Now they see it

A decision made a decade ago helped a medical products firm fine-tune its focus. The move could pay off in 2015.

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  • By S-One Studios |
  • November 8, 2024
Unleash Your Vision With S-One Studios

Imagination has no boundaries. S-One Studios makes creating a video for your brand easy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Robert Savage, 32

Vice president of strategy and business development, The Symphony Agency

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  • October 31, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Fewer regioanl venture-capital dealsHow SMH is stopping the bleedingLongboat company disputes claim

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 16, 2018
Air in There

The so-called good problem of too much growth, too fast, was a real-life crisis for a Southwest Florida company. The solution requires discipline — and tough choices.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 30, 2021
Regional business organization gets new leader, first woman and Black woman to take the helm

Bemetra Simmons, executive at United Ways Suncoast, chosen to head the Tampa Bay Partnership.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Rod Thomson: Building the economy - a way of life

A business-friendly atmosphere needs to be a way of life to maintain a strong economy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2020
Long, drawn-out recovery expected in wake of COVID-19 crisis

A survey of Tampa Bay residents reveals the extent of the coronavirus pandemic's hardship, but also optimism.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2016
Get on the best list

The Gulf Coast 500, which the Business Observer will publish this summer, is the most comprehensive look at the largest companies in the region.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2016
Get on the best list

The Gulf Coast 500, which the Business Observer will publish this summer, is the most comprehensive look at the largest companies in the region.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 17, 2019
Nathan Kalin, 28

President, Cruise Car

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2022
Companies tap into an underutilized solution amid labor crisis: Employees with criminal records

The dearth of able-bodied employees has put employers on high alert for new avenues to fill open spots.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Warehouse glut

Warehouses and distribution buildings in Lee County have seen vacancies surge as the housing bust and declining consumer spending force companies to retrench. Lee County government aggravated the situation by raising taxes on new construction.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2006
Growth's Anatomy

Sure, Alan Zirkelbach, founder of a $48 million-dollar construction firm, knew he had to delegate to keep growing. The hard part: How?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • May 27, 2016
Tips for taking over the family business

As much as an entrepreneur may want to leave his business in capable hands, getting there requires a lot of work, and patience, on behalf of his successor.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 26, 2018
Wyatt Chocklett, 33

Chief operating officer, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 2, 2021
Sunny side up: Restaurant group's focus on beachfront locales pays off

The pandemic was a gut punch for Florida’s hospitality industry. Tampa, Florida-based SunPubs, owner of the MacDinton's and Caddy's brands, used the time to regroup and reinvest in its future.

  • Travel-Tourism
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