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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 9, 2009
A Second Chance

The banking industry shakeout is underway. Former top executives of once high-flying banks are seeking — and finding — new jobs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2004
'Only in America'

The odds were against a Ukrainian ship captain and his crew who spoke little English.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Blalock Walters starts headquartersi expansionJEBCO Ventures plans design center Ken Smith, Bill Dooley develop office-flex space American Financial Realty Trust buy Bank of America portfolio

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2009
See Through Success

When Greg Burkhart launched a window-installation firm during a recession — the one in 1992 — his inner circle thought he was a tad mad. Crazier still: He's now pumping money into the company to outlast the recession.

  • Industries
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 24, 2010
Price of Failure

Black males make up 8% of the population in Florida, but nearly half of the prison population. One possible reason: Just 37% of black males graduate from Florida high schools — 49th in the nation. Socio-economic and budget impacts keep rising.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2011
Peachy Keen

Two budding restaurateurs took over a prominent breakfast-lunch chain on the verge of collapse. It's an oversized gamble.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2011
Anchors Away

A pair of diligent and persistent business partners with diverse backgrounds dips deep into the maritime industry. It's a risky course.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • January 20, 2012
No More No-Fault?

Car accidents are down but payouts for personal insurance protection are skyrocketing, costing insurance companies and consumers millions. Can legislators overcome the moneyed opposition of lawyers and doctors to fix it?

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 26, 2020
Small time: Entrepreneur brings tiny homes, village to region

Dan Dobrowolski, a Wisconsin entrepreneur, has launched Escape Tampa Bay Village, a tiny home community on a 1-acre parcel at 11008 U.S. Highway 301 in Thonotosassa, Florida.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 17, 2014
Economic forecast

Charlotte-Lee-Collier

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 17, 2025
Coworking spaces in region emphasize flexibility, culture

An amenities race — hello, cold plunge — is breaking out in developing and leasing coworking spaces. A pair of Sarasota entrepreneurs leads the way.

  • Florida
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 21, 2010
Resetting the Table

Tampa's Innovative Concept Group has been helping align restaurants with food suppliers for more than 10 years. Overcoming old relationships is part of the challenge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 28, 2015
They've got game

A little more than five years removed from a tumultuous and complex bankruptcy, a software firm disguised as a golf cart accessories business seeks a broad expansion.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 2, 2026
Leadership secrets revealed from a day at Disney's famed leadership institute

Lessons, in leadership and in life, abound at the Disney Institute. One example: It’s OK to be off task if you’re on purpose. Another one: What gets recognized gets repeated.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2004
10 Difficult Steps to More Housing

Sarasota and Monterey County, Calif., face similar affordable housing problems and solutions.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2019
Fort Myers appraisal company defining the evolving industry

Technology-driven data collection and valuation models have dramatically changed the appraisal business in the past decade

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2015
Hurdle jumps

Empowering employees is more than a catch phrase for one of the top managers in major league baseball. It's also a great way to build a winning team.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 20, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Jan. 30-Feb. 6 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A hotel sale in Hillsborough for nearly $76 million paces the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Fantasy man

Telecommunications executive Joe DiMaiohas turned into an entrepreneur and now gives information to fantasy sports league players.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 25, 2011
Frozen Growth

Tampa's HenneCold Storage has added to the amount of climate-controlled space it rents to clients for food products and other perishables. Recessionary conditions aided the process.

  • Strategies
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