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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
Help Desk Help

Tampa's Numara Software made products to help IT professionals run their help desks, kept improving those products and has reaped the benefits.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2009
Survive to Win

Lee County has been at the epicenter of the residential real estate bust and the ranks of homebuilders there have been decimated. But the survivors will benefit from the eventual rebound.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2007
Corporate Report

Verizon FiOs demand driving new local hiringTigris Pharmaceuticals gets $16 million in financing Consejo announces settlement with HMAGulf Coast Builders Exchange elects officers NeoMedia, Gavitec agree on acquisitionGlobal Imaging Systems buys California businessColdwell Banker Realtor heads FARQuality Distribution lowers 2007 projections

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2007
Prescription for Success

Get doctors and nurses involved in the medical-supply buying process and an amazing thing happens: hospitals save millions of dollars. Here's how a cooperative effort by two Southwest Florida hospital groups does it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 22, 2013
Surround Sound

A corporate executive turned entrepreneur once thought success was all about fast growth. But he discovered that's not always true.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2006
Coffee Talk

The annual Capeopoly real estate conference in Cape Coral drew more than 400 people recently. It's easy to understand why: Cape Coral was the nation's fifth-fastest growing city last year.Cannon seizes commercial opportunity in housing slowdown The tech company accelerator located in Pinellas County might be one of the best-kept secrets a startup can find.John Cannon: Housing slowdown not carrying other sectors downOutback buyback done deal?Fox Electronics was honored with the 2006 Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award, an awardthat recognizes businesses in Lee and Collier counties that have successfully overcome adversity.The ongoing Wilson family saga is set to add another chapter Nov. 14, when an empty land plot in a Sarasota subdivision goes up for public auction. Downtown Tampa is finally on the cusp of becoming a 24-hour city where people live and work, as the first phase of Grand Central at Kennedy in Channelside nears completion and other residential towers take shape, according to the newest office market report by GVA Advantis Real Estate Services Co.Bonita Bay gives more money to schoolsWCI Communities outlook remains grimHappy birthday to you, DooleyMack

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  • July 22, 2013
Seven up

Flexibility, an integral attribute for any business owner, is a learned skill for some. A local nurse-turned-convenience-store franchisee recently made that discovery.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2018
A league of their own

American Express study shows Florida leads nation in number of women-owned business.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 18, 2017
Local and Global

Desperation was an unsurpassed motivator for a novice businesswoman. Now Poonam Maini has more to prove.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 22, 2013
Tampa to Marco

Naples-based Premier Sotheby's International Realty, fresh off a banner year in 2012, moves into South Tampa's luxury market with its first office there.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 9, 2013
Wok this way

A new entry in the hot U.S. fast-casual restaurant segment aims to leverage its global experience to find success. 'We want to elevate Chinese food,' says an executive.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2012
Tight Wire

Gulf Coast companies heavily connected to the boating industry had some recession-related troubles. But one business in that category is now in comeback mode.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2012
Boots Up

Finding a client base for a niche product can be an entrepreneur's greatest challenge. One Gulf Coast business hopes it has stepped in the right direction.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 1, 2021
Economic forecast: Storm protection products firm readies itself for big year

Brian Rist, executive chairman, Storm Smart

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2020
Student starts company that sells products to encourage social distancing

Aleah Colón-Alfonso launched the business Stay Safely Away.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2020
Developer buys fitness facility for $5.5 million, plans 207 homes

The property includes a 40,000-square-foot fitness facility with a Junior Olympic swimming pool, 29 tennis courts and a full-service restaurant.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2025
Sarasota County pays $1.3 million to protect Venice land

In the week's top commercial real estate news, developers buys Wimauma land to build 196 townhouses, a Sarasota theater is being upgrading, and a day care chain is expanding in Southwest Florida.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2007
A Blossoming Business

The thought of getting bigger once scared Charlie Lenger to death. Guts combined with investments - $1.2 million on in-house, innovative pricing software, for instance - changed all that.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2023
Ringling Bros. are back in the spotlight

After a six-year hiatus, the show is returning with a 50-city tour planned.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2022
$11M soap company names new top merchandising executive

Katherine Way has four decades of marketing and branding experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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