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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Tampa Bay): Joy Gendusa

Being a good parent is what motivated Joy Gendusa to eventually become a successful entrepreneur.Gendusa, 43, a New York native, worked a number of jobs, including selling vacation packages at night and doing typesetting, earning $8 to $12 an hour.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Central Park Realty buys 39 condos

The Sarasota-based residential and commercial real estate firm Central Park Realty Corp. purchased 26 units in the Pinecrest Arms condominium and 13 units in Beneva Village for a total of $2.04 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2010
Southwest debuts Florida plane

Southwest Airlines unveiled its latest state-flag plane Friday morning.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2011
Unemployment down in metros

New data show lower unemployment rates — but few net job increases.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2011
Tampa General among region's best

When it comes to the best hospitals, the Tampa area is well stocked with high-performing health care, according to the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

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  • By Brad Hobbs |
  • August 28, 2015
My View | Baptists and Bootleggers

Large businesses and regulatory agencies often portray regulations on a moral ground. Truth is, more regulations often protect their advantages and give them more power.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 27, 2023
Sailing school company promotes internally for new CFO

Offshore Sailing School turns 60 years old next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2010
Googling is basis for new book

Inspiration for a book can come from just about anywhere, and often in time to go to press right before gift-giving season.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2013
WCI Communities: It's deja vu all over again

If you needed another sign that real estate is hot again, then consider the case of WCI Communities.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2013
Enfield to FGCU: Dunk This

That didn't take long.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2012
Neogenomics posts $975K loss

Cancer-testing firm Neogenomics reports a loss.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
Glazer adds name to historic Tampa armory

It's been an iconic home to history for decades -- from an early performance by Elvis Presley that made the cover of his first album, to one of the final speeches delivered by President John F. Kennedy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2007
Corporate Report

Romark announces new drug testSun Hydraulics buys stake in California companyOdyssey Marine Exploration in National Treasure campaignBlood Bank Cryo-Cell collects menstrual stem cellsVerizon opens Tampa Fiber Solutions Center

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2010
Superior Uniform turns profit

The Seminole-based company earned $0.09 per share this quarter.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2012
Lee home prices rise

Median home prices in the Fort Myers area jump in April.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2012
Cancer-treatment firm expands

Radiation Therapy Services acquires a treatment center in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2016
High-risk pregnancy practice joins growing firm

Fort Myers-based Maternal Fetal Medicine of Southwest Florida was founded in 2000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2014
It's gotta be the shoes

A Sarasota firm with U.S. distribution rights for Blackstone shoes, a popular canvas-style brand in Europe, found some unusual partners for its latest marketing initiative: Retired basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal and the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2015
Tech firm granted new patent

Sarasota-based xG Technology has more than 100 patents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 14, 2025
Report: Rays reach $1.7B deal to sell to Jacksonville billionaire

The new ownership prefers the team move out of St. Petersburg to Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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