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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 27, 2015
Ride into the future

A sports facility with a big role in tourism plans to spend $1 million on improvements. The plans face some potential hurdles, including a lack of high-end hotel rooms.

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  • June 18, 2004
Bruised, Pruned But Budding Again

A lesson for not-for-profit and corporate boards. What happens when directors are out of sync.

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  • December 28, 2012
Seize the Day

Liberty Group's Punit Shah has grown his company's portfolio by 40% this year.

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  • September 20, 2013
Tranquil Times

Returns on equity and assets continue to improve at a large swath of Gulf Coast banks.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 18, 2018
Over the cliff, with no regrets

Chad Nuss, a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based serial entrepreneur, is comfortable taking risks, which he says is essential for good business ideas.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 27, 2017
On the Move

With a counterintuitive mindset, developer Steve Bradley often looks beyond the bottom line. He's confident his latest move will work out.

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  • By Jamie Kane |
  • November 8, 2013
The truth about hidden sales costs

The following sales costs aren't on your profit-and-loss statement, but that doesn't mean they're not affecting your bottom line.

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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • October 7, 2016
The scoop

Bulk Nation, with its latest stop in Polk County, seeks to capitalize on changing consumer habits.

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  • April 29, 2016
Corporate Inversions 101

It's not a loophole. It's a legitimate way a corporation can reduce its tax burden.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2016
Band of brothers

How do you bust a conventional business model that resists change? Lots of persistence. And never relent on quality.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2015
'Feet on the Street'

Marketing can be challenging in any field. One company does it without a website, or even social media.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 17, 2022
Software firm finds successful new direction

Geographic Solutions, with 450 employees, has enough work to support 100 more staffers. The rub? Finding those people.

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  • July 15, 2004
Conquering Foreign Lands

Bob Williams, of Vengroff, Williams & Associates, pushes the Sarasota collections and receivables company into the European market. Next up is Central and Latin America.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 26, 2016
A moving tale

During a two-year search, Coast to Coast Moving & Storage had three deals fall apart before finding the right fit for its headquarters.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2007
WCI bets on Bal Harbour

WCI Communities' executives fight to keep the company's cash coming in as they soothe anxious lenders who are owed $1.9 billion. Meanwhile, billionaire investor Carl Icahn and two hedge fund allies formed a majority on a newly created board to be elected Aug. 30.

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  • November 18, 2024
Naples firm invests $14M in newspapers, buys 5% stake in Dallas Morning News

The beleaguered newspaper industry has been written off by many — including Warren Buffett. Naples billionaire David Hoffmann, with a quixotic bent, believes the industry is ripe for a comeback.

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  • April 1, 2010
Feds seek Crop comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks comment on a new USDA program.

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  • January 6, 2011
Carmax buys into Fort Myers

The auto retailer paid $4.1 million for a 16.73-acre parcel on Colonial.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2010
USAmeriBank expands

Largo-based USAmeriBank is looking to open a new branch in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2010
Plasma-Therm leases facility

The company has moved to a new facility in St. Petersburg.

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