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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Job Jitters

A worker shortage is coming, author Steve Gunderson says. Executives and entrepreneurs need to make sure staff, both current and future, are well educated.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2011
Roll With It

Bob Dean never liked his stockbroker career. But he settled on a business with just as many ups and downs.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 27, 2011
Sun Power

A Central Florida Firm has quietly become one of the largest manufacturers of photovoltaic panels in the U.S.

  • Strategies
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 27, 2012
Risky Education

Rebecca White inspires Tampa's next generation of entrepreneurs to assess — and take — risks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 8, 2012
Beat the King

A real estate attorney who doubles as an office complex developer takes on the FDIC.

  • Law
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 27, 2021
State official to federal judge: Law protects consumers from contractors, does not violate First Amendment

DBPR Secretary says in court papers that allegations in lawsuit are "inconsistent" with act legislature approved and governor signed

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 29, 2020
College design engineers give manufacturing a try

University engineering departments shifts from design to manufacturing to meet skyrocketing demand for personal protective equipment.

  • Industries
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 28, 2022
Transactions: Feb. 22-28

Fort Myers apartment complex deal for $62.5 million leads all deals.

  • Transactions
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 5, 2019
Life Storage buys Tampa self-storage center to augment portfolio

Life Storage Inc. purchased a multilevel self-storage facility in Tampa in a deal brokered by SkyView Advisors' Ryan Clark to augment its existing portfolio of Tampa-area properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 15, 2013
Smart and healthy

Entrepreneur Scott Fischer says he renewed his focus on employees during the recession, saving his company from an uncertain fate.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 30, 2015
The band is back

A group of commercial construction veterans is helping Suffolk Construction win some big projects on the Gulf Coast.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 8, 2016
Sweet sound

Naples advertising entrepreneur Peggy Wilson says playing the bagpipes is a way to express her passion for music and the arts.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Court records back online by summer?: The Committee on Privacy and Court Records issued a draft proposal on court records on the Internet with recommendations that fall mostly in favor of open-record advocates.Bar trouble: Rumors swirled for months that the Tampa office of the Florida Bar had lost several of its senior attorneys, including Tom DeBerg and Steve Whelan. High employee turnover was reported to have brought a slowdown in the investigation and prosecution of lawyers accused of wrongdoing.Changing of the guard: John LaRocca succeeded Ray Sandelli as chairman of the Tampa Downtown Partnership at its recent annual meeting. LaRocca partners with Allen Murphy at Tampa's Murphy LaRocca Consulting Group, a land-use and real estate consulting group.Fishkind forecast: We're at the peak: Hank Fishkind, the widely quoted Florida economist, expects the national economy to enter a slow period beginning the second half this year. But there's some good news. He doesn't expect the impact of that slowdown to appear in this part of the nation until next summer.Long-time mentor named outstanding lawyer: John "Jack" Rudy II, a founding member of Bush Ross Gardner Warren & Rudy PA, was honored June 28 as the Hillsborough County Bar Association's outstanding lawyer of the year.NFIB taps Tampa CEO as 'small-business champion': Tampa businessman David Hurley was named "Small-Business Champion" of the Southeast region by the National Federation of In

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 6, 2020
CRE industry still sees headwinds ahead

Commercial real estate industry survey nationwide shows continued concerns, but Tampa Bay area real estate executives remain more optimistic about conditions and prospects.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
The Growth Factor

The Tampa Bay Partnership's scorecard on our business climate, unfortunately, is yet another reminder: We're good at growth, not so good on the qualitative side.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Chad Roffers

Sensing a bubble burst was a-brewing, Chad Roffers left his lucrative executive job in the technology industry in 2000. He moved from San Francisco to Sarasota with his wife and decided to seek a new career. He settled on real estate, naturally, he says with a chuckle, knowing he was entering the biggest of bubble-bursting industries.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: An investment group has a contract to buy the Farm and Garden Supply store.The Venetian Golf & River Club is on the cutting edge as a "green" or environmentally friendly community.Banker of the Year

  • News
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 3, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government action around the Gulf Coast

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2010
Opportunity Max

A top corporate America executive bets big on the Gulf Coast economy. If his past success is a guide, the new venture will be a big hit.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 14, 2010
Government Digest 1/14/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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