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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2009
The Four Fs

A life-altering car crash forced Anand Pallegar to discover his passion: Building a business.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 7, 2013
Cementing the recovery

Gay Rebel Thompson wonders if the recovery is going to be sustained. Her family's cement business is a good gauge of the local economy.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 25, 2013
On the upswing

Growth can be found in the golf business. One local company's success course is based on an all-out focus on planning.

  • Strategies
  • By Denise Kalette |
  • February 8, 2013
Skilled Workers

CEOs who plan to expand or relocate their companies could face delays because of a shortage of trained workers in the construction trades.

  • Industries
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 12, 2013
Veteran by design

The process of getting certified by the federal government as a disabled-veteran-owned small business is rigorous, but the payoff could be big.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 13, 2012
Data Driven

A business-coaching program run by a prominent nationwide entrepreneurial foundation has expanded to Florida. The Gulf Coast is the first stop.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2012
Residential Reboot

The recession crushed the first go around of a $100 million luxury condo project on the Gulf Coast. A New York real estate firm will now take its turn, armed with a new strategy.

  • Industries
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2012
Mesmerizing Appeal

The company with the biggest budget won't win the battle for the best brand. The champ instead will be the firm that delivers the most memorable experience.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2018
Business leaders take ballpark pitch to the people

Jason Woody, a leader of the Tampa Bay Rays 100, a group of business leaders supporting the team's bid for a new ballpark, spoke to community groups about the project and how it could be financed.

  • News
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 7, 2022
Summit makes business case for big spending on resiliency

The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council’s resiliency summit on April 5-6 in St. Petersburg, Florida, painted a grim picture of the region’s future if leaders don’t get serious about the effects of climate change.

  • News
  • By Denise Federer |
  • October 21, 2016
Are you paying enough attention to company culture?

Whether you lead a public company or a family business, the culture at your organization will go a long way toward ensuring your employees are engaged, which will enhance your bottom line.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Steven Kossoff | Meridian Development Group, Tampa

Some people doubted Steve Kossoff and his then 5-year-old company, Meridian Development Group, could pull off the Winn Dixie challenge in 2006.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 10, 2015
Safe mavens

High-profile attacks have made a cybersecurity company busier than ever, but now it needs to find the right people.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 9, 2025
Retired nuclear sub captain on how to reframe, remain 'super calm'

Oftentimes crucial leadership decisions are made with little foresight. There is a better way.

  • Leadership
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 22, 2020
Florida charter school leader targets expansion

Launching — and then managing — a charter school is a singular business challenge. Financial executive-turned-school choice leader Erika Donalds might be the perfect student for the task.

  • Education
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 24, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Tom James: SEC practices 'unacceptable': Tom James, chairman and chief executive of Raymond James Financial Inc., has issues with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Henriquez still ready to do heavy lifting: A term-limited legislator leaving the Florida House of Representatives in 2006 after eight years did some heavy reminiscing for the Tiger Bay Club of Tampa the other day.Cracker Barrel pegged: The folksy restaurant chain, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., is being sued over a peg from one of its tabletop brain-teaser games. Yep, it seems a patron slipped and fell on an errant peg.DCA says Downey erred on molester sentence: The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Brandt Downey erred when he sentenced a child molester to a year in jail instead of the minimum of 30 months in prison as the state sentencing guidelines call for.Red carpet treatment in a warehouse: Tampa lawyer Cody Fowler Davis and Finn Caspersen, Beneficial Corp.'s former chairman, rolled out the red carpet for guests during the recent grand opening of their warehouse renovation project in the Channel District.

  • News
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Walton Street obtains $97 million for projectJacaranda Beach developer buys 48 condo-hotel unitsDeveloper pays $15 million for 14 acres on Tierra VerdePinellas investors acquireVacant Kmart building

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
'Not Good Enough'

The Cyberstates technology-jobs ranking places Florida No. 2 in the nation for adding tech jobs. The not-so-good news is Florida still ranks below the national average of tech positions per 1,000 jobs and in tech pay.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Shannon Hotel founders start graphics firmMorris named president of Cleveland firm Two Sarasota views of New York Attorneys Susan Chapman and Diana Moreland now move on to a runoff

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2003
Growth Spree

One of Sarasota's largest law firms is hiring nine new attorneys. Is that an indication of an upward employment trend for other firms?

  • Law
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