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  • By Jeff Durosko |
  • April 17, 2023
Win the day with employees — even in a tight labor market

From luncheons to launching a monthly good news newsletter, there are better to ways to engage with a firm's No. 1 asset.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 20, 2022
Gale force: Health tech firm steps up for storm-battered clients

Gale Healthcare, which serves nurses and long-term care facilities, didn't waste anytime in responding to the needs of hurricane-ravaged Southwest Florida.

  • Health Care
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2008
LASDAY: Segment to increased profits

Client segmentation of "profitability" spotlights hidden costs and real profit. After adding back internal expenses, you should recapture lost billings.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2021
Manufacturer, even after pandemic dip, sold in $4.3 billion deal

New Port Richey's Welbilt Inc. purchased by by Illinois-based Middleby Corporation in all-stock deal valued at $4.3 billion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2020
Medical supply firm aims to maintain payroll amid crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has put a crimp in long-range planning at Mercedes Scientific.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2020
Area advertising leader sees big future in blending working from home with an office

Patricia Courtois of On Ideas says people still want to connect with brands that are sincere about the role they play in a consumer's life.

  • Leadership
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • September 14, 2018
Change management

Here are five ways to help drive a culture of change.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 19, 2017
Q&A: Trey Carswell, Avison Young

'Our team has a lot of clout.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By James R. |
  • September 26, 2014
Employee engagement: Which employees build brands?

Don't just train your client-facing employees on the merits of customer service. The staff members customers never see can make the biggest impact on your brand.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 15, 2023
Four years after breaking ground, Port Charlotte resort is open

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor, which has seen major delays from a pandemic to particularly crippling hurricane since breaking ground, is set to open — with fanfare and hope atop the menu.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 16, 2023
Longboat Key community hub overcomes fundraising challenges

Rising costs led to a push for more financial support from town residents for the Karon Family Pavilion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 23, 2019
With innovative home plans, builder caters to evolution of 'single-family' housing

The Chicago firm has capitalized on a burgeoning trend in the region: multigenerational housing. New challenges await, including a battle for land.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2026
Potential New College takeover of USF Sarasota-Manatee campus looms

A local group is fighting back against the move, with a former University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee top official saying this would sacrifice one public school for another's dreams.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 12, 2006
Always Low Rates

A community bank's success with branches inside Wal-Mart Supercenters proves that local banks can coexist with the retail behemoth. One secret: Staff the branch with retailers, not bankers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2007
Coffee Talk

Gaining and losing muscle in the Russell: Coast Financial Holdings, the battered parent company of Bradenton-based Coast Bank, has suffered yet another setback: Being booted off the prestigious family of Russell Indexes, one of the leading stock market tracking funds.Chamber recognizes pro-business legislators: A diverse combination of old standards and rookie state legislators from the Gulf Coast were given high grades, and praise, by the Florida Chamber of Commerce when it comes to voting and pushing through bills in the best interests of business. Coffee businesses roast a good deal: Sarasota-based coffee entrepreneur Michael Duranko's main goal since he opened his first Local Coffee & Tea shop on Siesta Key in February has been to combine his ambitious growth plans with a keep-it-local mantra.Bay City Plywood re-brands: Tampa-based home improvement chain Bay City Plywood is modifying its name to add "Cabinets" to become Bay City Plywood & Cabinets.Hovnanian: Fort Myers is the worst housing market: What once was one of the best housing markets has turned into the worst.Colliers Arnold growing, makes moves: Clearwater-based real estate brokerage Colliers Arnold has hired 70 new people in the past year and is planning a move to bigger office digs.WCI Communities stock drops below $20: The stock of WCI Communities dropped 18% in the week ending June 26, generating endless speculation on message boards and blogs.Existing-

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 28, 2023
Words for 2024

At the start of each year, we pick a word to live by. We asked others to give us their word for 2024. They all make persuasive cases.

  • Opinion
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 24, 2018
A case for longevity

Korchmar enters fourth generation of leadership after marking 100 years of manufacturing leather case goods the hard way

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 26, 2019
Stealth run: Realtors reveal inner workings of a secret mansion sale

In January, two Clearwater, Florida, realtors celebrated one of the priciest residential real estate sales in the history of the Tampa Bay market — a $16.5 million deal that saw a Belleair Shores mansion belonging to former Philadelphia Phillies superstar

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2007
Rue Changes Strategy

The online training company is working primarily through institutions to reach more health care professionals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2007
LASDAY: STREET SMART MARKETING

How to market to marketers, direct the directors, teach the teachers and lead the leaders.

  • Opinion
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