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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2004
The Master of Marketing (Sara/Mana edition)

If you know anything about marketing, you know this name: Phil Kotler. Here's an interview that is required reading for everyone in business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2010
Cryo-Cell improves profitability

While revenues were stable, the Oldsmar firm boosted its margins.

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  • July 26, 2010
Orders up for Roper

Beyond today's merger announcement, earnings look bright for the Sarasota firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2010
Bay area lagging peers

The Tampa Bay market finished last among six metros in the latest scorecard.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 10, 2016
Hitting the Mark

If Kolter Group's reservations for its latest Sarasota condominium project are any indication, the downtown residential market in Southwest Florida is healthy — and then some.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2012
Radio's Radel runs for House

Trey Radel hopes to represent Florida's 14th Congressional District.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2014
Hertz starts hiring spree

Hertz has started hiring sales and management positions to staff its corporate headquarters in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Jason Becker, 34

President and CEO, Golf Membership Consultants

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Caged Growth

Danielle Huff has dealt with a broad range of challenges in running a Gulf Coast-based baseball-dependent metals company, all the way up to union struggles. But she's close to finding her sweet spot.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2020
Symphony moves into shopping center for some shows, operations

The Southwest Florida Symphony will hold small performances at Bell Tower.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 28, 2021
Prominent land developer launches consulting firm

Donald Schrotenboer seeks to help others get ahead in the complicated and usually costly sector.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 8, 2021
Banker reflects on long career — and his lucky break

David Hall helped build Sanibel Captiva Community Bank into one of the highest-performing community banks in the region.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2017
Revved up for franchisees

The Tampa Bay area auto repair industry is about to get a jolt from one of the largest companies in the industry, Meineke Car Care Centers.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 17, 2024
St. Pete tech entrepreneur launches Uber Eats — but on Jet Skis

John Bonaccorso is building an offshore ecommerce empire one bite — and Band-Aid — at a time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2020
Marketing executive maintains plan — even in crisis

Peggy Wilson founded Wilson Creative Group in Naples in 2007.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • August 7, 2015
Steel deal

P.J. Callaghan has built relationships, and projects, in the steel building industry since World War II. But even older companies need to reinvent.

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  • February 12, 2009
Eye for Innovation

Charles Armstrong has taken a flair for design and created a new product development and design firm in Tampa.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2011
Well Done

The success of First Watch in the last 25 years is a triumph for Ken Pendery. So too, is building a company of budding entrepreneurs.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • May 27, 2026
Report: Tampa, Sarasota rank among top cities in US for best ice cream shops

Tampa’s ice cream shops came in first place in a ranking of the nation’s 100 largest cities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2016
Entrepreneur returns

The lure of getting back into home contracting services was too powerful for Jim Abrams.

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