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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 14, 2018
Company, led by veterans, focuses on key, life-saving product

SpecOps' agile approach to product development puts it in a good spot: armed to handle market demand in two price points.

  • Technology
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 14, 2012
Earning It

Earnings at banks headquartered on the Gulf Coast improved dramatically this year. Borrowers should benefit.

  • Finance
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 7, 2023
Sarasota law firm embraces growth to achieve top tier status

For a while, the founders of what's now Bentley Goodrich Kison resisted big-time growth. Not anymore.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2007
WALSH: Review and Comment

Arthur Laffer's supply-side sidekick sees the economy climbing from 1% to 3% by year end.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Econofists

A prominent panel in Tallahassee continues to debate tax policy that could ultimately become a decision all Florida voters will make. The latest kink: Inviting the Legislature into the process.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2004
Well-Rounded Genius

Picking great stocks isnit the only thing Warren Buffett can do, says an author who writes and lectures on the Berkshire Hathaway chairman.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 18, 2010
Victory Dance

The lost art of setting specific goals for every employee has been rediscovered at an island resort company. It has helped the business swat the recession.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 27, 2021
Industrial real estate sector is experiencing sustained growth

The design of industrial real estate today reflects logistics changes that have been influenced by a move to e-commerce. Experts say those shifts will propel new development for years to come.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 2, 2022
Shrewd moves early in the pandemic pay off for interior designer

More growth, including a new 60-employee location, is forthcoming for Clive Daniel Home.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 9, 2016
Laundry disruptor

The Laundromat business might not seem ripe for a multimillion-dollar technology infusion. A Tampa entrepreneur has different ideas.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 5, 2015
READ AND COMMENT | More Medicaid: Federal ransom

The call of media editorialists, state senators and altruists for expanding Obamacare's Medicaid program in Florida remains a cacophonous drumbeat of pots and pans.

  • Opinion
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 24, 2025
Multiple lenders accuse Sarasota brewery of not paying millions in loans

Big Top Brewing Company is involved in multiple lawsuits over allegations it has not made payments on loans. In one case, the business has filed a counterclaim.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 18, 2023
Our presidential contenders

Three Floridians want to be president. Timing and circumstances appear to be working against one. Another is up to his usual insults. The third has the courage, but does he have the will to bear it all?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
Change through Consensus

Howard Ross is creating a legacy as chairman of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • December 3, 2010
Damage Control

Dais Analytic, a small Pasco County nanotech firm, looks to get bigger by marketing processes aimed at cleaning up the earth. It's growing rapidly with deals to China, but still looking to be profitable.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 19, 2012
A Balanced Approach

The diet business, a $61 billion dollar industry nationwide, clearly has no shortage of customers. A firm aims to seize that opportunity on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2021
Fire inspires restaurant chain to make changes

First the pandemic. Then a crippling fire knocked a popular Tampa restaurant down again. Now it’s back, providing a jolt for its owners — and the shopping center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • July 31, 2015
Safety zone

Building specialized senior housing for former pro football players is a hyper-specific niche for a developer. This one gets into it with a bold game plan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 17, 2025
Tampa universities name sports leaders amid national disruption

University of South Florida and University of Tampa have confidence Rob Higgins and E.J. Brophy, respectively, will stack up the wins — even amid the uncertainty of big-money college athletics.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Count on 'em

A trio of Gulf Coast women shines through on a national list of the top financial advisers in the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
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