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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 4, 2012
The Island Inn Way

The Island Inn on Sanibel nearly went out of business as it juggled preservation with profits. Its unique corporate structure proved to be a challenge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 27, 2023
An entrepreneur and a developer are rebuilding an Ybor City corner

In the shadows of a massive, transformational project in Tampa lies a separate and smaller — albeit important — second development. This one goes heavy on urban ethos.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 22, 2018
Venerable uniform company looks ahead, not back

Formerly known as Superior Uniform Group, the newly christened Superior Group of Companies has embarked on a spree of acquisitions as it looks to grow in new markets.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2008
CEO Solutions

CEO groups, such as the CEO Council and The Executive Committee, help chief executives manage their companies and lives.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2010
Dare to Dream

Scott Miller has successfully blended a corporate life with an entrepreneurial one. He's found there's a lot more similarities than differences between the pair.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 18, 2011
Pension Bomb

Government employee pension plans are a time bomb for cities and counties on the Gulf Coast. The recession has lit the fuse.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 18, 2020
As pandemic drags communities down, banks step up

Tampa Bay area banks and credit unions are donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations that provide food and shelter to people whose lives have been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 15, 2025
Former Navy Seal's Tampa firm brings solar power to Manatee arts school

Manatee School for the Arts' planned solar project includes 3,000 panels and was drawn up by former U.S. Navy Seal Steve Rutherford, who used technology to protect soldiers in Afghanistan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 23, 2010
Death of a Partner

What happens when the founding partner of an architecture firm dies? Dan McGahey reflects on the last 18 months since his business partner, Bruce Gora, died of cancer.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 13, 2012
Healthy Restoration

Chris-Tel Construction found a niche in historic-building renovations and stuck to it. Today, the firm is one of the survivors.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
Rast Bryant, 37

The general manager of Lloyd Roofing learned his work ethic not from a carpenter but from a planter and landscaper.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
Deborah Martohue: Impact-Fee Explosion

To put it bluntly, Florida has an impact-fee crisis. On average, impact fees in Florida are some of the highest in the nation with no cap in sight.How did these fees jump so dramatically in the last two to five years?

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Argus to host Bush basher George SorosMorton, Currin to receive lifetime achievement honors from ArgusSupreme Court to consider government takingsPlaza Veri deal: Stalled or dead?

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 23, 2021
College provides students an integral asset: leadership skills

Liberal arts students sometimes clash with buttoned-up businesses. A few leaders in the corporate world went back to campus to fill that gap.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2020
Retail-focused developer returns to CEO role of prominent firm

Greg Sembler sees opportunity among the carnage ecommerce brought to retail.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Downtowns are Back

All along the Gulf Coast downtown cores are resurging. With St. Petersburg and Sarasota leading the booms, residential development is driving the trend.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2022
From the ashes: Cigar maker embraces change while honoring traditions

J.C. Newman Cigar Co., the last bastion of Ybor City's cigar industry, is determined to thrive, not just survive.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2011
System Strict

A small Gulf Coast city was the scene of a surprise surge in condo sales last year. The success gives hope that a full-blown rebound could be on the way.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 12, 2014
There's much more to the beer brawl than you read

Learn the real story behind Tallahassee's fight about beer.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2022
Companies tap into an underutilized solution amid labor crisis: Employees with criminal records

The dearth of able-bodied employees has put employers on high alert for new avenues to fill open spots.

  • Strategies
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