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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2020
Onetime GM exec drives for growth in new career

We need to get a bigger piece of the pie,’ James Gallagher says.

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  • February 17, 2017
'Premier Market'

Fifth Third Bancorp President and CEO Greg Carmichael says the bank is eager to grow its presence in Florida.

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  • September 11, 2024
Developer readies a rarity: A new Longboat Key commercial plaza

The project will provide over 14,000 square feet of commercial space among six spaces in a prime mid-Key location along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

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  • April 11, 2008
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  • December 9, 2005
In Hot Pursuit

Now that Palm Beach environmentalists have blocked construction of a Scripps Research Institute development, state Sen. Mike Bennett is trying to bring it to the Babcock Ranch.

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  • October 10, 2003
Street Sales

Admobile of Tampa Bay tries a new twist on an old concept. But its moving billboards may not be able to stay in one place for very long.

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  • September 3, 2009
Her Own Style

A super-sized gamble is paying off for a gutsy entrepreneur who left a six-figure salary to go solo. 'I haven't given up on this economy yet,' she says.

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  • April 19, 2012
CEO Emeritus: Wicked Opportunity

JoAnn Elardo ventured into Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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  • October 31, 2014
More choices

Students at a leading art and design college are taught to think and act like entrepreneurs. They might soon get more chances to do that.

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  • July 10, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Ron Wheeler CEO, Sembler Co. St. Petersburg

As the head of 50-year-old Sembler, Wheeler needs to both see and anticipate retail industry trends.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
Thomas Sowell: Cheap Pay, Lousy Politicians

I don't make a million dollars a year but I think every member of Congress should be paid at least that much. It's not because those turkeys in Washington deserve it. It's because we deserve a lot better people than we have in Congress.

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  • June 19, 2008
Commercial anchor

While retail banks expanded rapidly, The Bank of Tampa centered on its commercial customers. The focus served it well.

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  • April 15, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Best laid plans: Only 100 days into her first term in office, Hillsborough Clerk of the Court Pat Frank has lost a key member of her senior management team.Business support: Judges in the Hillsborough and Pinellas-Pasco courts have an unlikely ally: Associated Industries of Florida. A little late for taxpayers: Local news media this week marked the first anniversary of a span collapse at a Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway construction project by tallying the costly aftermath.DeLay reaction: After the Terri Schiavo tragedy, Tampa solo practitioner Herbert M. Berkowitz has one question:Why didn't one of the many judges to rule in the case sanction U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas?New beginnings: After five years, Phil Wolff has split from Sarasota's Levin Tannenbaum Wolff Band Gates & Pugh PL.

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  • September 11, 2003
YP: Marc Blumenthal of Intelladon Corp. Tampa

USINESSProfile: Tampa's Intelladon Corp. offers online learning to corporate customers, government organizations and non-profits. Company founder Scott Gostyla designed the company's main asset, a software program called Advanced Learning Platform, whic

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  • April 12, 2022
Bradenton officials consider lucrative offers for City Hall

Bradenton City Council will decide in coming weeks whether to sell its waterfront building.

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  • By Deb Mabari |
  • August 26, 2020
Building a virtual workforce: How to hire top talent — remotely

One key is to rethink the way your company conducts interviews.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 22, 2024
CEO Shirl Penney: From the depths of poverty to running a billion-dollar business

Shirl Penney’s life — from homeless teen to founding a $90 billion financial services company — is a made-for-Hollywood story. It’s also a story of grit, guts and grandfatherly lessons.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2022
Multimillion-dollar high-tech cancer facility set to break ground

Southwest Florida Proton leads the way in the region for advanced cancer treatment.

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  • June 12, 2023
Selby Gardens CEO elected Visit Florida chair

Jennifer Rominiecki will lead the state's official tourism agency for 2023-24.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2004
Garber: Increase Productivity

Avoid common pitfalls in the quest for higher performance. And build a solid foundation.

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