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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2005
Lawyer of the Year: King of Domain

Attorney Bill Moore counts on facts, not theatrics, to defend the U.S. Constitution and the rights of the little guy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 1, 2011
Born to Lead

Freshman State Rep. Jim Boyd's legislative roots extend to his grandfather and uncle, who both served in the Florida House, but now the Palmetto native is making his own mark on a path to House leadership.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Fly Guy

Four decades of running a company that flies small planes across the world has taught Steve Hall one valuable business lesson: Nothing beats being prepared.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • November 26, 2010
Truck Stop

The trucking business isn't sexy, admits Gulf Coast entrepreneur Paul Henley. Still, Henley says the fragmented industry could sure use a $250 million national force. He hopes to give it one.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 24, 2020
Shop for growth: Firm assembles formidable lineup of subsidiaries

Vector Solutions, a Tampa, Florida-based e-learning company, has been on a run of growth over the past few years, acquiring 10 companies to diversify its offerings.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 29, 2022
Prosecutors and investigators in Florida take on COVID fraud

With trillions of dollars handed out during the pandemic, the opportunity for fraud was ripe. Now federal prosecutors locally are going after the criminals — and the stolen funds.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 16, 2022
Amid economic slowdown, cut outreach with caution, branding expert says

Stacey Harrison shares insights about how businesses can "recession-proof" their marketing strategies during tough economic times.

  • Advice
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 14, 2022
Erin Silk, 34

Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County, vice president of business development services

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 11, 2023
Social media marketing whiz moonlights as professional indoor soccer player

Chris Frederick had unfinished business in the sport he loves — soccer. So he rededicated himself to it, albeit in a different form.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2007
Rod Thomson: Mozambique vs. Michigan: A lesson for us

Michigan and Mozambique are going in opposite directions. They offer lessons to Gulf Coast business leaders.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2008
LASDAY: Your price is too high

In an era of low confidence and limited budgets, the mantra calls for "full service" at "lower price".

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2006
Thomson: Is more money best for schools?

Research, combined with good old-fashioned common sense, suggests that the best students come from solid families, not from big spending.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 12, 2006
Brains, Not Brawn

Cheap labor overseas won't stay cheap forever. USF professors say by using their heads, American businesses can stay ahead of the rest of the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
How to Minimize Trouble

Four lawyers, including the chief counsel for the Outback Steakhouse chain, advise CEOs what to do when a company is accused of sexual harassment.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
Generation Flap

Corporate America values younger workers because they are more flexible than Baby Boomers who don't deal with upheaval like they used to.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
The Old & the Rested

An economist who studied the Tampa Bay area's appeal to 'the young and the restless' thinks the region could bring in more retiring Boomers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 28, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa)

Jury sides with Rywant-Alvarez team in federal bad-faith lawsuitState Supreme Court reprimandsSt. Pete attorney Nina BaumanAfter 30 years, Trenam Kemker's John Vento retires from Air ForceOlson & Bearden discovers flaw in barter deal with client

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Hard Times

County governments throughout the Gulf Coast are in the throesof a budget crisis as the economic downturn lingers. One countycommissioner hopes to bring businesses back into the conversation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Smart Growth?

The slowing economy isn't the only worry facing business owners. Government growth decisionsare troubling some entrepreneurs, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast

  • Florida
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