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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 4, 2011
Tool Guy

Jeff Brown's power-tool stores faced the twin challenges of the construction recession and competition from big-box stores like Home Depot.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2011
Corporate Report: June 3

The latest news from United Insurance, Sunovia Energy, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2013
Resident Techie: That computer's on fire! Oh No!

It's going to happen. You know it will. But still you put it off and now, disaster has struck. There's no telling what form it'll take. It could be everything from the more obviously sinister burglar or virus to that seemingly innocent (yet dastardly) glass of water. Or it could happen with a whimper, something as simple as a strange clicking noise that means your computer has become a giant paperweight.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2012
Corporate Report: August 17

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2021
Naples real estate pioneer, entrepreneur dies at 92

The real estate brokerage John Wood founded is now one of the biggest in the region.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2021
Tampa firm looks to simplify critical insurance barrier through tech

Behind $20 million in new capital, a high-tech firm targets an unheralded niche in insurance.

  • Technology
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 21, 2020
Secret sauce for wine shop owner is robust mix of right prices, high-touch service

After years of working for others in the wine industry, Thomas Morgan opened Seagrape Wine Co.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 13, 2020
Southwest Florida residential activity surges amid pandemic

Southwest Florida transactions and permit levels soar as a result of in-migration and low interest rate environment.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 1, 2021
Economic forecast: Businesses brace for multiple unknowns

Preparation — of the unknown — might be the biggest challenge businesses face in 2021.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 18, 2021
Nimble spice manufacturing business tastes big year

Southwest Florida cooking ingredients company balances managing rapid growth while eyeing a simmering, second revenue stream.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2020
New medical practice aims to defy odds

Launching an oncology practice is a rare act these days. It requires a counterintuitive mindset, patience and, among other necessities, a lot of capital.

  • Health Care
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 25, 2020
Full-court press: Stymied entrepreneurs continue to pursue redevelopment project

After a several iterations, a plan for a revamped Sarasota Bath and Racquet Fitness Club remains in limbo. The property owners are giving it one more go.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 20, 2019
Exit ramp: Firm succeeds by smoothing the sale process

Aberdeen Advisors, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based boutique mergers and acquisitions firm, has seen rapid growth as more companies take advantage of the bull market to sell or merge.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 27, 2019
Half-century old manufacturer enhances strategy, model

Pelican Wire is going new in several areas, from clients to equipment to even employee benefits. The strategy could begin to pay off in 2020.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 1, 2020
Successful remote work strategies require over-communication — and perspective

Firms are shifting from employees working at the office to working from home with whiplash speed. Several steps — maintaining meaningful connections among them — can ease the transition.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2020
Real estate sector opens new portal for sales

Agents and brokers embrace a once-unthinkable reality: selling homes without an in-person showing.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 30, 2019
Patient developer tackles several challenges in latest project

Mike Miller uses a bend-but-not-break approach.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 1, 2017
Doubling down

Publix Super Markets has bought dozens of its stores in recent years, while looking for 'the next big thing.'

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 7, 2014
Why stop at $10/hour? Go all the way: $200!

Barack Obama's campaigns for income equality and higher minimum wages explicitly illustrate what the Jesuit priests called “invincible ignorance.”

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 22, 2013
Out of the Lab

Algenol Biofuels Founder and CEO Paul Woods says he's ready to build a commercial facility to produce ethanol from algae. He has powerful financial backing.

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