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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 5, 2019
Life Storage buys Tampa self-storage center to augment portfolio

Life Storage Inc. purchased a multilevel self-storage facility in Tampa in a deal brokered by SkyView Advisors' Ryan Clark to augment its existing portfolio of Tampa-area properties.

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  • October 28, 2016
'Real food'

Many entrepreneurs chase fast growth, but managing it can be a struggle. One company addresses the challenges methodically.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 24, 2017
Aim high

A global developer has high hopes for its entry into senior living — despite obstacles and competitors. First stop: Fort Myers.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 19, 2018
Raises, bonuses flow at beverage firm

Outspoken CEO relishes tax break and move toward 'good government.'

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  • June 27, 2014
The Visionary

A CBRE industrial broker has been chasing the former headquarters of Kearney Construction since 2009. Now that he has the property, Rick Narkiewicz just has to figure out how to sell it.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 28, 2014
Ready for takeoff

Drones delivering packages for Amazon is just one of myriad business applications for unmanned aerial vehicles.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 15, 2013
Smart and healthy

Entrepreneur Scott Fischer says he renewed his focus on employees during the recession, saving his company from an uncertain fate.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 16, 2016
The right fit

By the time it completes its acquisition of Sarasota-based Insignia Bank, Stonegate Bank will have bought six lenders on the Gulf Coast. Next up: a march into the Tampa-St. Petersburg market.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 6, 2016
Tennis ace

Tennis star Emilio Sánchez Vicario is expanding his tennis academy beyond Naples and Barcelona, Spain.

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  • By Anita Todd |
  • May 6, 2016
Progress not perfection

The success at Lanier Upshaw is predicated on having an elite workforce. Those employees even get to own a bit of the firm.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 22, 2016
Dialing out

Air conditioning entrepreneur Louis Bruno overcomes the major objections to home-appliance monitors: privacy and security.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2016
Iron man

The heavy construction equipment industry is light on technology. A trucking entrepreneur aims to change that.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 25, 2016
Work it

The co-working trend doesn't have to be only a big-city thing. An entrepreneur believes the 'burbs are also ready for it.

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  • October 10, 2014
Charles 'Chas' Bruck, 31

Principal, SoHo Capital

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 3, 2015
Open the vault

A Fort Myers manufacturer's vault door will be showcased in a new Smithsonian exhibit in Washington, D.C., elevating its profile.

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  • July 3, 2015
Home base

After 12 years of paying rent, Dunn&Co. decides to make its current home, in Tampa's historic Corina Cigar Factory, permanent.

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  • October 16, 2015
Amy Barrett, 34

Senior associate, commercial services, Colliers International Tampa Bay

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 4, 2015
Get linked

Social media site LinkedIn is a great way to find the right people, but then you have to be persistent with follow-up phone calls and personal visits.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 18, 2015
All about location

How important is site selection? Just ask McDonald's. The store on its first real estate land deal in Florida is still busy nearly 60 years later.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2015
Hang tough

Jeff Charlotte refused to let the recession squash his business. Now the payoff: Sales are up nearly 90% since 2012.

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