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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Lost Edge

A 30-year-old Gulf Coast knife company is fighting to avoid its demise. It hopes some big risks will result in a big payoff.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 17, 2009
Power Grab

Regulating reductions in greenhouse gas emissions puts more control of energy markets in the hands of government in a mandated “market”-based cap-and-trade system.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 15, 2009
Express Success

Brian Cardinale and Jim Matzke's online seafood business was just a few months old when a whale of the restaurant business came calling last year. The recession kept them from capsizing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2010
Dual Roles

Robert Lincoln despises Hometown Democracy and is a trusted backer of developers and their legal rights throughout the Gulf Coast. But in one huge local project, he's the man fighting developers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2010
Dare to Dream

Scott Miller has successfully blended a corporate life with an entrepreneurial one. He's found there's a lot more similarities than differences between the pair.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 26, 2010
Dreams With Teeth

A bold group of entrepreneurs hopes to take a big bite out of an even bigger market. Plans include going from 20 to 280 employees in five years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 23, 2010
Sports Craze

Sports facilities, businesses and teams have become highly prized trophies of local economic development efforts and more than just a seasonal tourist attraction. More new facilities are on track.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 9, 2010
Flood of Risk

The federal flood insurance program presents another kind of risk these days for real estate lenders and borrowers: congressional risk.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 23, 2011
Own the Market

A medical supply-buying cooperative that delivers market share for medical manufacturers translates to big savings for some hospitals on the Gulf Coast.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 13, 2012
Sign of the Times

Jamie Harden was only two years into running his own business, a 100 employee-firm, when the downturn forced him to transform the company. It was tougher than he thought, but now he can see success.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 18, 2011
Pension Bomb

Government employee pension plans are a time bomb for cities and counties on the Gulf Coast. The recession has lit the fuse.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 12, 2020
Multiple national franchise brands plan Florida expansion

With the pandemic looming, several spirited franchise businesses — selling burgers, breakfasts and breaststrokes — set the groundwork for Florida-focused growth.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2021
Relinquishing a CEO role can be hard — yet rewarding

Entrepreneurs often struggle with knowing how, and when, to leave a company they started. A pair of dynamic leaders who recently did it reveal their secrets.

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 18, 2020
As pandemic drags communities down, banks step up

Tampa Bay area banks and credit unions are donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations that provide food and shelter to people whose lives have been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 21, 2019
Poker princess parlays life story into key business lessons

Molly Bloom bottomed out — in business and in life. Now she offers sound advice for entrepreneurs: Kindness matters. So to does a moral code.

  • Leadership
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 12, 2018
Company credits growth to ESOP structure

B&I Contracting ESOP double-digit growth

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2019
All in: Real estate firm pivots from management to ownership

Ciminelli Real Estate Services acquired, for $16.4 million, the Rubin Center, a commercial real estate property it managed, and plans to rename it and spend $500,000 on upgrades to it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 16, 2018
Get Smart

Even in the best of times, 'somebody can come along and eat you, like Amazon,' says one data-infused executive. His company helps businesses bite back.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • November 11, 2016
Go young

Less than 5% of millennials seek a career in insurance, according to one survey. But the industry is attacking the issue with vigor.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2017
Art of Acquire

A big bank like Raymond James, with hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars at stake, can't afford a mistake in an acquisition. It helps to have an executive like Alexandra Band at the helm of that department.

  • Finance
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