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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2014
Corporate Report: Feb. 21

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • April 11, 2014
Seven must-haves for a successful business

Successful businesses shared some common characteristics. Below are some of the traits and must-haves that made these businesses thrive.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 25, 2014
Global Touch

After a Foreign Service career with stints everywhere from Moscow to Indonesia, Rob Weisberg can speak five languages. He can also speak with authority on a host of leadership and management principles.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 23, 2014
Cool Growth

Louis Bruno's air-conditioning firm is growing fast with a fleet of trucks that promise customers they'll be cool in two hours.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 6, 2013
Always running

A small running specialty store in Fort Myers sells the most Newton shoes in the country on a per-square-foot basis.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2013
Corporate Report: Dec. 6

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 13, 2013
Take the profits

Gulf Coast banks boosted profits 14% in the third quarter, buoyed by a recovering economy.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 10, 2014
Mountain men

A trio of close friends went for the biggest physical and mental challenge they had ever experienced: To climb one of the highest mountains.

  • Strategies
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  • By Anita Todd |
  • August 19, 2016
Accidental executive

From the east coast to Naples to now Polk County, Jennifer Idell has seen a lot in banking the last two decades.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 22, 2016
Breaking wise

Tampa-based ConnectWise recently merged multiple companies in which it invested. Up next for the fast-growth tech firm: a possible trip to Wall Street.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2016
Going intermodel

Purchase of the 489-room Doubletree by Hilton is part of a larger state plan for future public transportation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 27, 2016
Corporate report

Raymond James fined $17 million; Hospital system adds executive position; New Tervis president continues family legacy; Nationally recognized homebuilder reports steady sales; Behavioral health nonprofit appoints CEO; Airport official wins industry honor

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 31, 2014
Mega month

A Tampa commercial real estate firm had one of its best months ever in October. The company credits increased demand from foreign investors.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 5, 2014
Radio days

AJ Lurie says people who sell radio advertising inevitably go through dry spells. Here's how they stay motivated.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 22, 2015
Food for thought

Trying new things at a rapid pace fuels Greg Gentile's entrepreneurial success. Says Gentile: 'I'm all about change.'

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 29, 2015
Scare yourself

Greg Murtagh, six months after a spectacular entrepreneurial success, is back in business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2015
Bright opportunity

Don't tell Earl Hagman Florida is anti-businesses. The executive ditched a troubled expansion project up north for the sunshine.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • July 3, 2015
Handing down your company

Enhance the odds of long-term success with a good family business succession plan.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 3, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Lee E. Arnold Jr.

Lee E. Arnold Jr. chairman and CEO, Colliers International,Tampa Bay

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Ryan Brown, 38

CEO, XByte Technologies

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