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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 10, 2012
Healthy Money

The key to reining in health spending is changing behavior. UnitedHealthcare touts products that will make being healthy more than just physically attractive.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2019
Team up: Outsourcing, insurance pros join forces

Outsourcing veteran Daneen Gurney has been lured out of retirement by the chance to launch her own professional employer organization with Ryan Clegg, owner and operator of Clearwater, Florida-based Clegg Insurance.

  • News
  • By Tom Johnson Sales & Leasing Coordinator |
  • June 28, 2018
Tips for Local Businesses to Select Better Store Locations:

There are many complexities that exist in a site selection process.

  • Lakewood Ranch Commercial
Sponsored Content
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 17, 2012
The school gift

Schools have cut programs for gifted students in recent years, so one organization plans to fill the void. But it's tough to compete against free programs.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 8, 2022
Effective messaging: How to build your story — and find your inner Yoda

Utilize messaging that speaks uniquely to your client needs.

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  • By James R. |
  • September 18, 2015
Celebrity endorsements: good idea, many pitfalls

I recently had the opportunity to meet and have lunch with someone I have most admired in business during my career.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2007
Gulf Coast Week in Review

Trump Tower developers get more timeTampa City Council looks to change charterHillsborough busnetwork in the worksMakeover time for Sarasota tourismCollier Enterprises plans new townWCI Communities lays off 575 employeesHodges University expands to Florida Keys

  • Industries
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  • By Guest Author |
  • February 12, 2021
Rock industry veterans drum up interest in new venue

Looking beyond the pandemic, a pair of music industry entrepreneurs target a new entertainment business with an old-school vibe.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 12, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $43M apartment complex sale in Sarasota highlights the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 17, 2013
Perfect timing

Brian Stock has been prescient about the economic cycle, timing the new-home market with uncanny success on the downside — and the upside.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Bang a Gong

A late '90s Internet vibe rules the day at IntegraClick. But the Gulf Coast-based online advertising firm's funky approach belies its success.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 3, 2013
Staying solo

Douglas Stevens operates a solo practice in Fort Myers, but he's had to adjust to stay in business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2013
Corporate Report: September 13

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 10, 2017
For the class

John Yanchunis has taken on the biggest companies for consumers involved in data breaches. His latest case is colossal.

  • Law
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 19, 2016
Off the floor

When Travis Carlson joined his father, Al Carlson, in the flooring business in 2003 after graduating from college, the construction boom was in full swing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
DrugMax Goes for the Max

The stock of Clearwater-based DrugMax lnc. languishes outside of Wall Street's radar. COO William LaGamba says becoming a $1 billion company should take care of that.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 13, 2012
One of a Kind

Nathan Benderson turned a hardscrabble childhood into a lifetime of success and philanthropy. He died April 7.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2019
Fort Myers appraisal company defining the evolving industry

Technology-driven data collection and valuation models have dramatically changed the appraisal business in the past decade

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2008
Follow the Rules

Tampa attorney Bruce Lamb helps doctors and hospitals keep in step with state and federal regulations and has received board-certified status for his specialty.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2009
Follow the rules

Tampa attorney Bruce Lamb helps doctors and hospitals keep in step with state and federal regulations and has received board-certified status for his specialty.

  • Law
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