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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Calm After the Storms

Ober says he's steadied the Hillsborough state attorney's office.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 10, 2009
On the Wild Side

Pasco County's unique plan to create 25 miles of wildlife corridors over 7,100 acres includes uncertain incentives for landowners to go with a cost of $35 million and more land off the tax rolls.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 19, 2010
Election Dominos

Republicans can thank an unlikely source for setting off a chain of events leading to their historic victories across Florida. Democrats' ambition for higher office then paved the way to their own demise.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Carl Cronan |
  • September 3, 2010
Hero of Gyros

Salem Gharsalli is in expansion mode with his Salem's Gyros & Subs chain, with a goal of making his name a national brand. He's starting by steering customers away from the drive-through lanes of burger joints.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2010
Medical Momentum

The medical billing industry is on the cusp of colossal shift. Susan Coles, who built a 25-employee firm from her bedroom in less than a decade, wants in on the action.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 2, 2010
Grade Inflation

Two prominent business groups give liberal Gulf Coast legislators higher grades this year than last, but that may have more to do with a few slam-dunk votes and election year politics than any philosophical shift by Democrats.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 15, 2013
Forward Thinking

A gutsy move to maintain a hefty payroll in the core of the downturn has finally begun to show dividends for one entrepreneur.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 9, 2011
Strong Bonds

A small bond management firm in Fort Myers is quietly posting strong performance for its institutional clients. Its founder is a longtime bond manager who relocated his firm to the Gulf Coast.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 19, 2011
Foreign Capital, Local Jobs

A Tampa-Sarasota partnership's investment model finances development projects backed by foreign investors. The payoff: an expedited path to citizenship, if enough jobs get created.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 7, 2012
All He Could Be

A high-ranking Army officer based on the Gulf Coast attacks leadership like an art — not a science.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 15, 2011
Maze Buster

With 1 million unemployed, legislators aim to clear a path to jobs through the state's decades-old growth management maze by giving locals more autonomy. But environmental groups are stalling to have more time to review.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 10, 2011
Tripped Up

Unbeknown to key Lee County officials, their road impact fee formula charges for trips on I-75 and state roads even though the county doesn't plan to spend the money on those routes. It's costing fee payers millions of dollars.

  • Florida
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  • By John Haughey |
  • December 23, 2021
Diverse business incubator plans for robust 2022

After its own turbulent expansion, Lakeland business incubator — on version 3.0 — focuses on ‘velocity to launch’ for scalable startups.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
NetPark Tampa Bay was a creative conversion

NetPark@ Tampa Bay in Tampa represents the only retail mall in the U.S. to be successfully converted to pure office space, the result of an investment and commitment by insurer John Hancock Corp.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2018
Seagate Development building on diverse skill sets

Seagate Development Group a $50 million company in three years of homebuilding, commercial leasing and construction and developing office space

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2016
The last free lunch

How do you know you've made it in Tampa's business scene? When Bob Clark invites you to lunch.

  • Strategies
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • March 27, 2025
Good leaders need emotional management skills, not just technical know-how

The key to emotional management is to show, above all else, courage.

  • Advice
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 23, 2025
Port Charlotte's Sunseeker one year later: Low occupancy, high hopes

In its first year of business the Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor has faced storms and low occupancy, but the company and local tourism officials say there are signs that it is making an impact.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • October 9, 2025
Tatum Walker, 39

40 Under 40 winner Tatum Walker is senior business development specialist at Lee County Economic Development Office.

  • Class of 2025
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 21, 2026
Stickney Point questions prompt delay for lawmakers' $20M vote

Sarasota County commissioners voiced concerns about plans for the future and existing businesses that are tenants at the Boatyard property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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