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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 29, 2011
Masters of Their Atoll

A father-and-son team finds success in the movies and on the Naples waterfront. It pays to be diversified in the marine business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2021
Local brands hope to score big wins in signing college athletes

NCAA rule change opens floodgates for businesses — but vague and varying details of the regulations could pose issues.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 9, 2021
Insurance agency finds success going against the norm

At Atlas Insurance, finding another way has been the firm’s constant model for decades, and has lead to success.

  • Insurance
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 9, 2021
Readers unload on ivermectin story

Common theme: Stick to business — not science .

  • Opinion
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 1, 2021
Clothing subscription box business goes national

In the crowded subscription box sector, Amber Duncan values quality over quantity in her customer base. The strategy is paying off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 27, 2021
Entrepreneur sees the light on virus elimination

Forward-thinking entrepreneur makes pandemic shift to create a device that can eliminate pathogens. Up next: more market need-based shifts.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 13, 2021
$300 million construction firm builds smooth succession plan

A nice dinner out paved the way for Owen-Ames-Kimball to formulate ideas for top executives to exit the firm gracefully.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 17, 2021
Who says you can't come home again?

Tech entrepreneur comes back to Tampa to rebuild company he found two decades ago, and to spur the next generation of local innovators.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 4, 2021
Lovers Key State Park Welcome & Discovery Center

Project is valued at more than $5 million.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 26, 2021
International hotelier has big plans for lot with a long history of big plans

Long-vacant lot in Tampa to become site of luxury hotel and condominium development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 12, 2021
Area program equips people with entrepreneurial skills

The Goodwill MicroEnterprise Institute has notched some big successes — more than 900 graduates and 460 new businesses.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 16, 2019
Genetic test analysis company has cracked the code

Rising demand for clinical genetic testing has created a niche that St. Petersburg, Florida-based InformedDNA is ready to fill.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 23, 2022
Effective messaging requires consistency and a concise approach

One key: People take action based on emotion. They validate their decisions with logic. 

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 25, 2022
Entrepreneur grows company over 730% in just a year

Courtney Schomburg has discovered a solid niche in the space between real estate brokerage work and interior design.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 1, 2018
'Bridge' to the Future

Sasaki lays out a trio of design concepts for 53-acre sarasota city that is now home to the van wezel performing arts hall

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 21, 2018
Talent search: Bank leader offers insights on finding, keeping top executives

The Bank of Tampa CEO Bill West shares insights on finding and grooming banking professionals for executive-level careers.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 16, 2019
Area company grows customer base, sales and reach through focused social media

Seminole-based Teami Blends focuses on products inspired by tea.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 16, 2019
Luxury automobile business builds customer base, plans for expansion

Offering a high-end service in a market already known for luxury requires adhering to a key business principle: details matter, from first to last impressions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2019
Business owners head for the exits

As the baby boom generation continues to exert its influence on macroeconomic trends, a record number of businesses were again sold in 2018, according to BizBuySell, a website that helps business owners and brokers sell a business.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 15, 2019
q&a | Premier Airport Park, Fort Myers

Colliers International's Dan MIller is directing leasing for Principal Real Estate investors' Premier Airport Park, a 1.87 million-square-foot development in Fort Myers

  • Commercial Real Estate
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