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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2021
Keeping customers (and their pets) happy drives dogged entrepreneur

Tricia Bolds builds business on passion, guts.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 12, 2021
A leap of faith (and some long days) were all one entrepreneur needed to find success

With a coaching and marketing company named Be Your Best You, businesswoman follows her own advice — with some early success.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Busy litigator: Tampa lawyer John Fitzgibbons has more prominent cases pending than most local attorneys.Sweets fight: A Mexico City candy manufacturer has accused a former business partner of trademark infringement and unfair competition for making copycat jellybeans and Gummee Bears with real fruit juice.Gallagher to banks: Drop fees: How's this for political timing: Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has asked more than 500 financial institutions in Florida to stop charging Holocaust survivors for wire transfer fees.Lawyers filing W-suits: Could using a "W" land you in hot legal water? Top 10 finish: Kearney Development Co. Inc. has earned the 10th spot on this year's Southeast Construction magazine list of top specialty contractors.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Hudgins resigns from Fifth Third: Jody Hudgins has resigned from his position with Fifth Third Bank.Lawyers filing W-suits: Could using a "W" land you in hot legal water?Yahoo and Miva make up: Miva Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Craig Pisaris-Henderson has nothing but nice things to say about former archrival Yahoo.Two seminars just for non-profit board members: The Sarasota Bar Association and the Nonprofit Resource Center are holding two presentations Sept. 15 by nationally recognized management consultant Bob Harris at The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, 2635 Fruitville Road, Sarasota.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2003
Q&A with Steve Queior

The incoming president of the Greater Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce shares his early impressions and vision for the county.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: Gulf Coast companies Win Sustainable Florida AwardsOrion Bank earnings grow by 30%Edgewater Beach Hotel & Club adds 1,100 square feetFamily Business reports differing opinions on economy

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 10, 2009
Government Digest 12/11/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 19, 2012
Capitol Chatter: April 20

Tax Watch Turkeys, vetoed budget items, PIP returns, and the vote for gambling.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2021
Guy King III, business leader, philanthropist and mentor, dies

Tampa business man remembered for being leader in the community and stepping in to solve problems.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 1, 2021
Engineering school creating tools for the next generation of warfare

USF's Institute of Applied Engineering works to find solutions for the military while training students for the real world.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 26, 2021
International hotelier has big plans for lot with a long history of big plans

Long-vacant lot in Tampa to become site of luxury hotel and condominium development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 2, 2020
Entrepreneurs take long view in running one boutique resort, selling another

After four decades in the boutique resort business, a pair of entrepreneurial siblings believe they have the right amount of resilience to outlast the pandemic.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 10, 2020
Area bath, body and beauty goods company grows to offer several products

Lolablue sells to customers around the country. An opportunity with Whole Foods could increase its sales and exposure in a big way.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 10, 2020
New craft supply company stands out by focusing on collaborations

For Maker Forte, collaborations with influencers and creating products for sometimes-overlooked demographic groups are key.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 25, 2020
Ad agency owner delivers confidence in a tough time

Peggy Wilson discovers that in a difficult and complicated environment, going deeper, and doing more, for every client is always a winning strategy.

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  • By A.G. Lafley |
  • January 21, 2021
Advice: Combat crisis with bigger circle of control

Things in the world — and with your business — might look like they are in peak volatility. But there are ways to rise above the instability.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 8, 2020
Restaurant embraces new options to meet market demand

The pandemic has put a dent in the large events Michael’s On East is known for. And while sales remain down overall, there are some bright spots.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 28, 2020
Long view: Developer sees post-lockdown surge of activity as trends converge

The pandemic forced Naples, Florida-based Ronto Group to temporarily shutter its sales office for an ambitious new condo tower in Tampa. It used the downtime to keep interest high — and deposits flowing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 18, 2020
Tea company sips, shifts to new market demands

Local Tea Co. has felt the impacts of the pandemic on its wholesale business. Recent months, though, have also led to more online sales.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 6, 2019
Return to Seller

Parkway Property Investors has teamed with Swiss-based Partners Group to buy a collection of Westshore and downtown Tampa office buildings — some of which Parkway had owned previously.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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