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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • January 14, 2011
Out of the Blue

Greg Bicket retires as president of Cox Target Media as Valpak expands its traditional coupons into the digital realm. He believes paper and online versions can coexist.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
BayWalk on the Brink

Ten years after opening, St. Petersburg's retail/entertainment complex is a gaping hole in a vibrant downtown. Will a new owner be able to bring it back?

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  • April 23, 2010
Corporate Report: April 23 - April 29

New information from TIB Financial Corp., Romark, MyUS.com and Teltronics.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 27, 2012
Skinny Prots

There's money to be made in the diet business. But how do you break out from the crowd?

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 24, 2013
Full Nelson

A local homebuilder has grown revenues more than 200% since 2011. He's even been able to do what was impossible in the downturn: raise prices.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 31, 2013
Rinse and repeat

A pair of entrepreneurs hopes to make good, for a second time, on an auto racing business. The risks, however, are thornier this go-around.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 14, 2012
Character Lending

The Microenterprise Institute of Goodwill plans to launch a microloan program for entrepreneurs to start a business in partnership with local banks.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2011
Roll With It

Bob Dean never liked his stockbroker career. But he settled on a business with just as many ups and downs.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 11, 2011
Bolt Up

An entrepreneurial electronics business seeks long-term growth through a major expansion. Despite high unemployment, staffing is its biggest challenge.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 17, 2013
Wisdom of the Crowds

A Naples entrepreneur created WikiRealty, a site he hopes will draw crowds of people interested in talking about real estate.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 30, 2011
Great Expectations

The billon-dollar women's health industry has a new device, an innovation a long time coming for a specific, and monthly, issue. The Gulf Coast firm behind the product has big plans.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2011
Banker's Wish

The recession-forced shrinkage of the Gulf Coast banking industry pushed many bankers out of work. The solo route was one banker's redemption.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2011
Vroom with a View

A laid off executive-turned-entrepreneur is on a mission. His aim: to bring class, decorum and respectability to the auto and tire repair business.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 27, 2011
Sun Power

A Central Florida Firm has quietly become one of the largest manufacturers of photovoltaic panels in the U.S.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 16, 2013
Hiring Grads

Why does a company choose to expand operations in Fort Myers? One reason: Less competition for university students and recent graduates.

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  • November 14, 2012
Firm settles $2M FTC case

Clickbooth co-founder John Lemp says he sought to avoid long litigation.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 24, 2012
The Right Mix

Alliance Financial Group is expanding throughout the state, boosted by strong growth in its home market of Fort Myers.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 12, 2012
Planting Roots

Russ Ringland is a commercial and residential builder in Lee County, but he's best known for planting more than 7,000 trees in Cape Coral. His goal: Plant 20,000 trees.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 27, 2012
Burn Through

Bank-owned real estate has started to move. One boutique commercial real estate firm has seized the opportunity, but efficiency is key.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2021
Connecticut company expands presence in Florida with Sarasota acquisition

This latest acquisition brings the company's total number of Florida-based offices to 14.

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