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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 21, 2020
Auto dealership's counterintuitive pandemic sales strategy pays off

Longtime Tampa, Florida, auto sales executive John Marazzi, 55, has never seen anything quite like the COVID-19 crisis.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 21, 2017
Train Rolling

Not many companies can successfully hire, and then train, and then retain, 150 people in one year. A Tampa firm is undaunted in its mission to accomplish that feat.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • May 11, 2018
Health care giant takes over transplant program

Lee Health's Kidney Transplant Institute at Gulf Coast Medical Center is a community service — but officials don't expect a moneymaker.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2016
Get the scoop on Top 500

Want to know more about the top companies in nine counties on the Gulf Coast of Florida? Look no further than the annual edition of the Business Observer's Gulf Coast 500.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2009
Its Own Way: A Special Report on FCCI

The recession has clearly been a drag on FCCI, much like it has for just about every other business in the region. Its top executive, however, likes what he sees in the company's future.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 19, 2011
Foreign Capital, Local Jobs

A Tampa-Sarasota partnership's investment model finances development projects backed by foreign investors. The payoff: an expedited path to citizenship, if enough jobs get created.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 5, 2023
Multimillion-dollar gym to open in north Manatee County

The Crunch Fitness is the fifth owned by the franchisee in the Sarasota-Bradenton area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 14, 2018
Production company executive aims to turn area into content creation hub

David Shapiro believes in Sarasota’s potential as a filmmaking destination. He’s helping the area get there through a commercial-nonprofit collaboration.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2013
Industry veteran joins BCB

Residential homebuilding veteran Jamie Pirrello joins Naples-based BCB Homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
It's beginning to look a lot like ...a boom

A population spurt is driving growth in shopping centers all along the Gulf Coast. Highlights include a new JCPenny concept, a Best Buy in every market and a segment of tiny national retailers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2022
Power of passionate people motivates sports nonprofit CEO

Marc Riker readies himself for a busy few months.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2020
Report correlates union membership with business climate

Center Square, a Florida news service, has issued a new study that correlates union membership with business friendliness, or lack thereof.

  • News
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 6, 2017
Motor along

The recession thinned out the boating industry across the region, but the companies that remain are poised for a strong 2017.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2006
Tax funding won't solve gridlock; it's time for tolls

Lee and Collier counties want to privatize expansion of I-75. Waiting forfederal funds is futile.

  • Opinion
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 16, 2020
New bright, open Barnes & Noble store offers different look along with items popular during pandemic

The new store is 14,000 square feet with rooms showcasing different genres and themes.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Servant CEO

Gwen MacKenzie built her reputation in Detroit as a turnaround specialist. At Sarasota Memorial, conditions are much better, so after some adjustments, she has her sights on taking SMH to the top 10 in America.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2017
Strength in numbers

Chico's FAS shows the power of women in business.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • January 13, 2012
Legislature begins session

A new gambling bill, a look at Florida's special taxing districts, and hospital quality are all on the docket this week.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 14, 2012
Stay Focused

The universal problem of distracted driving is getting the business treatment nationwide. A Gulf Coast firm aims to get in on the action.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 22, 2022
Community banks feel pinch of shifting industry

Several community banks in the region are looking to find opportunity amid a heavy amount of challenges, leading with the industry’s rapid digital shifts.

  • Finance
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