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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 16, 2011
Waste Not

Ruggero Santilli spent 20 years securing a patent for his technology. But learning how to make money with it has been the biggest challenge.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 20, 2013
Quiet Giant

Crews Banking Corp. has quietly joined the exclusive $1 billion asset club of Florida community banks and has been profitable even through the downturn.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2013
Act Now!

Pioneering pitchman Kevin Harrington oozes success in selling stuff through infomercials. One key: Promote yourself and your product early and often.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 18, 2012
Angel Builders

John DeAngelis and David Diamond are masters at commercial construction, but they're just as skilled at helping startups build their own businesses.

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  • By Lindsay Downey |
  • July 6, 2012
Guns Blazing

A Lebanese immigrant recently relocated his business from Connecticut to the Gulf Coast. Despite several hurdles, the move is working.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 13, 2012
Sign of the Times

Jamie Harden was only two years into running his own business, a 100 employee-firm, when the downturn forced him to transform the company. It was tougher than he thought, but now he can see success.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2012
Corporate Report: August 31

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 13, 2012
True Believer

A quirky Gulf Coast tourist attraction has come to a soggy intersection. Its owners — two local governments — have some big decisions to make.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 4, 2012
The Island Inn Way

The Island Inn on Sanibel nearly went out of business as it juggled preservation with profits. Its unique corporate structure proved to be a challenge.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 16, 2012
The Cape is Back

Cape Coral suffered mightily during the housing crash, but Florida's second-largest city is seeing signs of a rebound.

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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • June 3, 2021
Office furniture firm lands multimillion-dollar opportunity

Reimagine Office Furnishings remained nimble and resolute — even as offices region-wide went dark.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2021
The art of impactful leadership lies in the middle

Nico Hohman encourages leaders to utilize a disparate balance of virtuous pillars. The list includes anger, empathy and transcendence.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 25, 2020
Top Deals: Tampa Bay

Despite COVID-19, apartment sales once again dominated the Tampa Bay region over the past year.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 20, 2020
Job and population growth make Tampa apartment market fundamentally sound

Developers have built more than 44,000 new multifamily rental units since 2015 in response to surges

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 14, 2019
Sky's the Limit on Skyplex

The Lee County Port Authority's 1,150-acre business park known as Skyplex is landing major office users like Gartner Inc. and Alta Resources Corp.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 3, 2022
Counter balance: Nimble developer finds ways to navigate housing crunch

Tampa, Florida-based Metro Development Group has capitalized on pandemic-driven market trends to bolster its appeal to frustrated homebuyers. Now it has to keep up with newfound demand.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 14, 2018
Sub chain CEO: 'I'll clean the worst restrooms'

Don Fox was recently in Tampa for a University of South Florida Muma College of Business “Conversation with a CEO” event. In an interview with the Business Observer, Fox talked about leadership, franchise best practices and connecting business with philan

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 11, 2019
Experts feeling cautious, but good, about commercial real estate outlook for 2019

Following a robust 2018, commercial real estate markets along the Gulf Coast are poised to be equally active in the year ahead.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
NetPark Tampa Bay was a creative conversion

NetPark@ Tampa Bay in Tampa represents the only retail mall in the U.S. to be successfully converted to pure office space, the result of an investment and commitment by insurer John Hancock Corp.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 11, 2016
There's the Beef

A new model in farming, getting food to the customer faster and fresher, isn't for the faint of heart. A passionate duo leads the way.

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