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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Beyond minority growth

Revenues continue to grow for J2 Engineering, a 2007 Review Entrepreneur of the Year Tampa runner-up. The company is growing through the delicate are of mastering work with government.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2010
No Laughing Matter

A nationally renowned economist blames the federal government for much of the current financial mess. But hope, says Arthur Laffer, will be renewed in 2012.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 19, 2009
Stormy Dreams

The hurricane shutters industry has endured two major problems the past three years: A recession and few major storms to draw attention to drive demand. One entrepreneur hopes to beat back the trend.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 26, 2010
Back to School

Entrepreneur Sandra King Kauanui runs the Institute of Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2010
Movie studio revealed

The highly secretive move to Lakewood Ranch promises 117 well paying jobs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • August 6, 2009
Barter is smarter

A lack of cash is pushing some business owners to look elsewhere for services. One Gulf Coast entrepreneur is hoping to cash in.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 2, 2010
40 UNDER 40 WINNER: The Kids Are All Right

With $50.1 million in 2009 revenues, Willis A. Smith is built around a workforce of people in their late 20s and early 30s.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2011
High-Speed Chase

Real Estate attorney Tim Grogan is betting on budding NASCAR driver Andrew Gipson of Bradenton. It takes 'a lot of money.'

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 22, 2013
New Behavior

Behavioral-health organizations are merging operations as government reshapes the way it pays for health care.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2011
Uncertain Diagnosis

Medical office space has suffered along with the remainder of office space, but hospital-located and other high-class properties tend to remain strong.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2011
Hung Tough

Joe Holland was promoted to run a construction firm with offices in three states at the onset of the recession. His survival instincts bode well for the eventual rebound.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 7, 2011
True Patriot

Lori Larsen served eight years in the Army. Seeing opportunity in the private sector, she entered the corporate world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 3, 2011
Snap to it

Cheryl Bourque knows how to dress up the flip-flop with fun accessories. She's hoping young girls will snap them up.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 5, 2011
A Renewable Gift

John Backe, the former president of CBS and a Gulf Coast resident, gave $1 million to Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers to jump-start a renewable-energy program and technology office park nearby. Will it pay off?

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2011
Green Shoots

A custom homebuilding firm has experienced some rapid growth, in spite of the economy. Can it keep it up?

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  • November 14, 2012
Firm settles $2M FTC case

Clickbooth co-founder John Lemp says he sought to avoid long litigation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 14, 2012
Market Adjustment

Individual investors are starting to see signs of improvement in the commercial real estate market. It's been a long wait.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 31, 2012
Game Gurus

Leaving the confines of a parent company, especially one with a powerful global brand, can be nerve-wracking. Entrepreneur Steven Shenbaum, though, says his firm's growth was stunted with the status quo.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2011
Medical Paradise

A startup Gulf Coast business mixes health care with tourism. It hopes to be a local pioneer.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2011
What's Your Score?

People crave an edge in the vast and vastly competitive world of online profiles. A new website aims to deliver just that.

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