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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 9, 2025
Taylor Penny, 29

40 Under 40 winner Taylor Penny is land development project manager at Homes by WestBay.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 1, 2025
St. Pete bank posts $19M loss, but execs confident in restructuring

BayFirst National Bank believes selling its SBA loan portfolio, where it was previously a national leader, will help get it back to profitability.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 6, 2026
Fort Myers contractor goes global with marina storage niche technology

GCM Contracting Solutions’ ASAR automated storage solution made a big splash in the marina industry. Now it’s moving on to cars and other applications.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2026
Tampa technology company powers Naples' AI planning department tool

Blitz AI says bringing AI technology into a city or county planning department makes the process quicker without removing humans who make the final call.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 2, 2026
Leadership secrets revealed from a day at Disney's famed leadership institute

Lessons, in leadership and in life, abound at the Disney Institute. One example: It’s OK to be off task if you’re on purpose. Another one: What gets recognized gets repeated.

  • Leadership
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  • By Janelle Makowski |
  • January 30, 2004
In Defense of One's Honor and Life (Tampa edition)

Attorney Greg Schultz argues passionately about the case as though he, not a client, faces life in prison. He does.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
Change through Consensus

Howard Ross is creating a legacy as chairman of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 13, 2020
Top Entrepreneurs: CEO succeeds by focusing on what's ahead

An inventor and entrepreneur with more than 100 patents, Charles Murray has built a successful company that has filled a variety of needs for businesses and consumers around the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2022
‘Be Better’

The 2022 class of 40 under 40 winners chases dreams with vigor and is dedicated to constant improvement.

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 16, 2022
Be a better leader: Have the courage to maintain a growth mindset

Becoming a top-notch leader, according to one company that studies it daily, requires a high-energy commitment to the craft combined with deep concern for others.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2007
Premium Shock

The insurance hikes Florida homeowners experienced have spread to owners of commercial property. Now, the state is stepping in.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2007
Power Mower

Sarlo Power Mowers has slashed through Florida grass for decades. It's not afraid of cheap Chinese replicas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2007
Widen the road, now

The widening of Interstate 75 to 10 lanes using tolls will continue even if Collier County opposes the plan. The chairman of the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority has his foot on the accelerator.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
Advertising That Pays

In a local kickback case, an ex-Hillsborough County sheriff's deputy walks. Prosecutors cite legal technicalities and technical difficulties.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
Out of the Cold

Corvus International LLC has four projects, worth about $249 million, planned for Sarasota-Manatee counties, and more projects are expected in Tampa and Southeast Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
Market Interrupted

A Naples condo developer halts sales of a project, citing the soft market. Expect others to follow.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Bold Bet on Florida

With the acquisition of Kraft Construction and a substantial stake in Bank of Florida, Francis Rooney makes a bold statement about what he thinks of Florida's future.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Capital Idea

Capital is a precious commodity these days. Here's how four banks on the Gulf Coast have raised capital this year to strengthen their financial positions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Review & Comment: Walsh

SEC chief, regulators get sackedover Madoff

  • Opinion
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 2, 2009
Review & Comment

Two epochs defined our 'Spirit of America'

  • Opinion
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