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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 11, 2016
See the future

Three insurance pros — trusted risk managers — are going from a $6 million book of business to an almost startup. Can they pull it off?

  • Strategies
  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • February 17, 2017
Exclude 100% of your gains

New tax laws make the C Corporation a more favorable structure for many business owners, but a special provision can allow you to pay zero taxes on gains on a sale if executed correctly.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2017
Ready to Launch

A young area entrepreneur seeks to stake out his space in training others how to use the get-it-done business tool of the future, and the now: drones.

  • Strategies
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 4, 2017
Calculated Risk

Clearwater-based EEI Manufacturing Services is experiencing a growth spurt. President Sue Englander credits the growth to carefully calculated risk and laser focus.

  • Manufacturing
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 1, 2017
A New Tune

The song doesn't remain the same for Tampa's Symphonic, which has embraced changes that caused seismic shifts in the music industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2014
Corporate Report

Women Lawyers of Pasco receives new designation; Three entrepreneurs honored by HCC; ARMA Global awarded spot on Washington Technology's Fast 50; and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 14, 2014
Robo growth

St. Petersburg's Hine Automation is just settling into its fourth expansion in four years. This time around, it has planned for room to grow.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 1, 2013
Curtains Up

Former food service executive Carl Cannova, who once oversaw 750 employees, didn't want to whittle away retirement on the golf course. So now he's back in business. The stakes, again, are tense.

  • Strategies
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 15, 2013
Encouraging innovation

Entrepreneur Elaine Myrback started her technology company 15 years ago. Now she encourages her employees to come up with ideas to help the business grow.

  • Strategies
  • By Anita Todd |
  • April 8, 2016
World class

Economic development isn't only about luring companies from high-tax states in the Northeast. One county goes further.

  • Strategies
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 20, 2016
Clean start

Joe and Sandy Nelson brought the sparkle back to a local Molly Maid franchise. Hiring the right people — and being unafraid to purge the wrong ones — has driven the comeback.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2016
Are you missing a deduction?

Manufacturers may be well familiar with a rule that allows them to exclude income created on U.S.-made goods. But recent changes expand it to contractors, engineers and architects.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2016
Money makers

Selling the services of finding money isn't always as easy it sounds.Tami Wankoff makes it work.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 29, 2016
Corporate report

Grocery giant headed to college; Company wins Microsoft partner designation; Real estate company adds leaders; Homebuilder executive joins board; Tech firm expanding national reach; Collier cities rank high in job retention

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2015
Savvy users

Executives with a St. Petersburg-based tech startup believe 2015, which marks five years in business, will be a sizable leap forward.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Corey Neil |
  • February 1, 2024
Bankers seek reasonable solution on IOTA issue to avoid disruption

Industry leaders seek compromise over what they say is a unilateral — and not well thought out — rule change.

  • Opinion
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 20, 2023
Scott Hopes replaced as CEO of troubled Sarasota company AeroVanti

The former Manatee County administrator was notified that the brother of founder Patrick Britton-Harr is now in charge of the air service company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 20, 2024
AeroVanti pilots sue for back pay, allege exec compared startup to Apple

The troubled Sarasota air service company is facing a class action lawsuit from employees who say they've not been paid since June.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 29, 2010
Sparks fly over energy zone

Energy economic zone legislation, pushed by Sarasota County to add green jobs soon, and now watered down by state bureaucrats, may die. But the county could still move ahead with its own ambitious plan.

  • Florida
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 3, 2023
TD Bank adding four locations to Tampa Bay

As TD eyes growing Central Florida market, Manatee County will get its first branch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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