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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2004
GET BIG think small

Your corporate 'road to riches' is assured with segmented market niches.

  • Opinion
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • September 24, 2009
One Healthy Company

In its first year, Freedom Health brought in less than $2 million in revenue. Four years later, they'll make more than $300 million. And they're still growing.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 3, 2011
Corporate Report: Dec. 24 - Dec. 30

The latest news from Tervis Tumbler, Inuvo, and more.

  • News
  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 4, 2010
Government Digest: June 4 - June 10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • September 9, 2011
Sinkhole Sages

Two former construction workers dug into an unwelcoming industry at the start of the recession. Their keen intuition helped them find success in the sinkhole business.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 9, 2011
Market Expansion

It's been two years since IberiaBank acquired two failed Gulf Coast banks, Orion and Century. Now, the Louisiana-based bank is courting customers with loans and wealth management.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2012
Corporate Report: May 25

Successful MS tests, Boar's Head introduces new meats and PayPass Wallet tests

  • News
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 21, 2012
Birth of a Salesman

Sales consulting firms are all over the business world. A Gulf Coast consulting firm, though, grew its own annual sales 800%, to more than $13 million, with a focus on long-term habits.

  • Strategies
  • By Robert Fisher |
  • September 15, 2021
Credit union acquisition milestone demands Washington response

The proliferation of credit unions buying banks has a downside, says a national community bank lobbying arm. Hundreds of millions of dollars in lost federal taxes are at stake — among other issues.

  • Opinion
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2020
Justin Allbright, 33

Security Alarm Corp., President

  • Class of 2020
  • By Ted Carter |
  • May 11, 2018
Health care giant takes over transplant program

Lee Health's Kidney Transplant Institute at Gulf Coast Medical Center is a community service — but officials don't expect a moneymaker.

  • Health Care
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 24, 2017
Long division

Consumers, merchants, developers and investors alike are differentiating between quality retail properties and marginal ones.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 25, 2017
Year by Year

Targeting a specific segment of the market has been a big boost for a thriving company in a competitive market. Now it's preparing for even more growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Ted Carter |
  • September 15, 2017
Friendly Fire

Some community banks, seeking cash, have found a willing partner in an unlikely place: credit unions.

  • Finance
  • By Ted Carter |
  • September 18, 2017
'Burden of excellence'

An intensely focused entrepreneurial couple, with a rarely satisfied mindset, targets dizzyingly fast growth.

  • Strategies
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 23, 2017
Tailor Made

United Uniforms USA wants to help even more people get dressed for work. A new branding campaign is a big ally.

  • Strategies
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 23, 2017
Ice Cream for a Cause

A Dairy Queen franchisee answers to a higher calling, beyond customers and employees.

  • Strategies
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 5, 2018
Raving Fans

One of the largest health care organizations in Florida goes into the new year with a new top executive at the helm for the first time since 1999.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 19, 2018
Shirt Tales

A pair of experienced entrepreneurs tackle a common problem in the shirt industry — small orders that squeeze margins.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 11, 2014
Magic Wand

An entertainment executive shifts to home health care. Clients are totally different, but one principle remains the same.

  • Industries
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