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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
'Because God Ordained It'

Arthur Allen felt right at home with his angel investor. He has borrowed against his home to make 30 acquisitions and build his ASG Inc. to a $200 million software-service business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 7, 2009
Cost control

Rising expenses for uninsured patients has forced Health Management Associates to cut costs and improve patient admissions. So far, the Naples hospital company has been able to withstand the tough economy, but it is not immune.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2018
Upstart insurance firm from California targets growth in Florida

Pleasanton, Calif.-based Assured Risk Cover — founded by catastrophe risk professionals and backed by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm — sells parametric insurance under the brand name StormPeace. Parametric insurance covers supplemental losses from

  • Insurance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 18, 2015
Real vision

Ave Maria is the best-selling residential community in Southwest Florida, vindication that Barron Collier's push east of I-75 was the right strategy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2022
St. Petersburg brewery to open new location at airport

On June 2, St. Petersburg, Florida-based 3 Daughters Brewing will open a new location at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2021
Nike store in Hyde Park Village gets opening date

Nike is opening date its new concept store in Tampa's Hyde Park Village next month

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  • September 5, 2012
Survey: Aging in Florida is a mediocre proposition

Sarasota officials and business leaders have played up the area's older demographics as a source of widespread potential economic development.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2021
Letter to the Editor: Simplify process for transformative park

Organizations seeks quicker timeline for project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 13, 2024
Coca-Cola to close Pinellas County plant, lay off 200 people

The soft drink company is the third manufacturer since Feb. 5 to announce it is closing a local plant and cutting jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Lasday: STREET SMART MARKETING

Short burst of non-traditional actions will be more powerful than dated plans.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 19, 2009
Branching out

A tree entrepreneur looks to survive the market by relying on his strengths and size.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 4, 2010
Bonus, Baby

Kristen Horler never thought her burning desire to lose pounds gained in pregnancy would be the ticket to a new business. But it was, and now she has ambitious growth plans.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
Beef and Brass

A well-known casual dining brand, under new private equity owners, seeks a bigger piece of a large market.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 20, 2015
Rain down

DeAngelis Diamond Construction put its entire information technology infrastructure in the cloud. The move took the haze out of employee communications.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2010
Small package, big success

Business leaders who seek to put an end to the dearth of high-flying technology companies on the Gulf Coast have a new model to emulate: Think Jerusalem.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • January 20, 2017
Smart buyers

What's changed in homebuilding in Southwest Florida the past 20 years?

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • March 7, 2024
USF hires former undercover cop, NBA referee to combat operational stress

Former mob buster and NBA referee Bob Delaney is joining the University of South Florida's Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education to lead seminars about operational stress.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 27, 2015
Second wind

A new wave of downtown development is coming to downtown Fort Myers, where investors may spend as much as $500 million on new condos, shops and offices.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2007
Hospital Survival

Hospital operators in Southwest Florida are fighting to keep their organizations profitable, but they're taking different approaches. Which strategy will pay off?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 29, 2016
'Walk the Talk'

HFF found a niche in high-profile investment sales. But the heart of its culture is a relentless focus on clients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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