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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2022
Atomic age: Next-gen cancer treatment centers coming soon

Proton therapy, a next-gen cancer treatment option, is coming soon to several Gulf Coast communities.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 28, 2018
Table top: Entrepreneur revs up his operation to deal with unexpected success

Tony Utegaard and the unique products made by his Safety Harbor, Florida-based company, Car Pool Tables Inc., are about to be introduced to a whole new market thanks to Costco.

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 25, 2019
Another Hardy deal for commercial developer

Developer Paul Hardy repurchases industrial site in Fort Myers to develop Alica ITEC park to attract technically oriented companies

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 12, 2019
Succession, stalled after CEO's accidental death, finds happy ending

An established Pasco waste hauler, with a colorful backstory, is now armed with a potent parent company. Its strategy to win hearts and minds starts with top-notch service.

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 22, 2018
Entrepreneur creates an Oasis in a franchising desert

Oasis Senior Advisors CEO Tim Evankovich grows franchising business with heavy support and has been inducted into The Cleaning Authority Hall of Fame

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 17, 2018
Guardian Angels

Tamiami Angel Funds offers young, growing companies something more than money. List includes intellectual capital in business acumen and mentorship.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 16, 2014
Back with a Roar

Scott Fischer had to shrink his motorcycle-dealership empire during the recession, but he says the result is a better company today.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 13, 2016
Podcasting profits

A target audience that willingly tunes in to a show to hear about a business and its message is marketing gold. Several entrepreneurs dig in early.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 20, 2025
Manatee entrepreneur uses social media to build crafty business following

Papercrafting company Pink and Main fills a niche that big-box retailers cannot, according to owner Michelle Currie.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 25, 2023
Farm, winery squeezes new revenue streams with fruitful expansion

Sometimes the best business ideas come from raw experimentation, rather than a specific plan. A fast-growing Plant City winery is Exhibit A.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 8, 2025
Pasco County affordable housing development brings 360 units, 234 for seniors

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota Starbucks sells, a Polk County Carrabba's is on the market, and Naples apartments are sold.

  • Florida
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 7, 2025
Historic, yes; could be better

Credit Speaker Perez and his House colleagues for finally reining in spending. But there are still political gimmicks and pet projects in the budget.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 27, 2024
Florida CBD retailers worry statewide hemp legislation will crush them

A pair of legislators from the region remain steadfast in their beliefs: Current regulations on certain hemp products need to be tighter.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 25, 2024
$2B Tampa REIT: NYSE listing allows it to 'raise equity much more easily'

Days after ringing the bell at Wall Street's famed New York Stock Exchange, Sila Realty Trust's CEO talks about the future, the process and lessons he learned from his father.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 12, 2025
Tampa physician invests in AI-powered preventive medicine app

Dr. Lyda Lindell, wife of Tampa real estate investor Carl Lindell, is pioneering new technologies in longevity medicine

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 14, 2025
SWFL media exec pursues long-shelved dream: Running for Congress

The president of Fort Myers-based radio and television station company Sun Broadcasting is vying for Florida's 19th district seat to serve the community and fulfill a lifetime goal.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
From the Trenches

There are pundits, ivory tower profs and media purveyors of doom, then there are those entrepreneurs and businessmen in the trenches of everyday business warfare. Here is their boots-on-the-ground outlook.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 12, 2023
Students as young as 14 forge entrepreneurial paths

As young workers struggle to keep up with Tampa Bay’s rising cost of living, educators have responded with programs aimed at cultivating business development skills at an earlier age.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 22, 2022
Health products firm rises above industry challenges, founder's vaccine comments

Despite the noise over Dr. Joseph Mercola's vaccine opinions, the company that bears his name continues to thrive.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 24, 2022
Command performance: Theater enters new era with leadership change

As its CEO of more than 30 years retires, the Straz Center for the Performing Arts welcomes a new leader and heads down a path that will radically reshape it physically.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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