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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Quick Move

Stuart Suddath couldn't hack business school; he wanted to deal with numbers that counted. Now the numbers at the moving company he runs mean something, such as 335%, which represents the firm's three-year growth. It made a nationwide fastest-growing list for the second straight year, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Runner-Up: RxTrocar

Laparoscopic surgery, also known as Band-aid or minimally invasive surgery, has revolutionized abdominal procedures.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2005
Fixer

Persystent Technology's Ray Weadock believes he has software that will transform the computer world. It fixes your PC every time you boot up. Techies beware.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
DrugMax Goes for the Max

The stock of Clearwater-based DrugMax lnc. languishes outside of Wall Street's radar. COO William LaGamba says becoming a $1 billion company should take care of that.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Head Start

Developer Roland Rogers transforms old hotels into upscale condominiums. The result: A spike in property value and an improved look for the beach.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Center Pointe owners buy second office buildingLupers buy Siesta'sHeron Lagoon ClubTurtle Beach owners buy Anchors DownEdith Horn buys Tanglewood Apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Neighborhood Builders

Charlie Funk and Jeff Meehan have found a wealth of commercial and residential development opportunities in Manatee, Sarasota and Hillsborough counties since forming a tightly controlled partnership nearly a decade ago.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sand Pebble owners buy Alamanda VillaCED-Concord Management buys land for Rolling Green SouthLepore family plans Blackburn Point Business CenterChamp Products buys larger Bradenton building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Capstan plan changed, less property includedDevelopers starts San Marco condominiumPartners gear up for Villas at Point PleasantBeckett Whitney plans to renovate Commerce building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 5, 2010
Legally Bondi

Pam Bondi, an 18-year career prosecutor from Tampa, has put away murderers, rapists and gang members, defeated two experienced candidates in the primary, and now has her eyes set on being attorney general.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 17, 2010
Hot Pockets

The Gulf Coast homebuilding industry continues to struggle. But builders who survived the downturn have found small pockets of opportunity from Pasco to Collier counties.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 8, 2010
Off the Shelf

What are a bunch of New York financiers doing in Immokalee? Loaded with $440 million in capital, they're planning to build one of the biggest Florida-based financial institutions since Barnett Bank.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2011
Concrete Save

A pair of businessmen with opposite pasts shares a common, albeit, complex, goal: To rebuild a once-successful construction company in an industry littered with hard-times stories.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 10, 2012
Bigger Hands

In 2011, Ted Todd Insurance wrote more insurance premiums than any other Allstate Insurance agency in the country. Seizing opportunities and altering the business model were keys.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 23, 2021
Skincare business grows rapidly with laser-like focus

After humble beginnings —a Home Depot credit card with a $20,000 limit helped — an entrepreneurial couple in a fast-growing industry looks to build on some recent success.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 2, 2020
Word for 2020: Persevere, and make it "Golden"

Given the past three years of strife in Washington, one word that comes to mind is ‘stop’ — as ‘Stop it!’ But a better approach is to take the high road: the Golden Rule

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 19, 2019
Gulf Coast banks bucking national trend

Federal Reserve survey suggests a tightening in commercial lending nationally, but banks in the region are seeing the opposite. One key factor: the surging population.

  • Finance
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 8, 2022
Restaurant family shares their secret: Failure is not an option

With three decades in the restaurant business under their belt, the Caragiulo family is chewing on a new concept designed for Palmer Ranch.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 17, 2017
'Premier Market'

Fifth Third Bancorp President and CEO Greg Carmichael says the bank is eager to grow its presence in Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 24, 2017
One step up

A tight labor market and facilities 1,100 miles apart are some of the tougher challenges that awaited Steven Dawson at his newest CEO assignment.

  • Strategies
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