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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Retail is Alive (Really!)

Reports of the death of Florida retail aregreatly exaggerated. For now, an objective look at commercial real estate vacancies and rents doesn't show widespread distress.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2011
Corporate Report: Apr. 29

The latest news from First National Bank, Invisa, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2008
Ship Shape

Bill Michel's thriving boat parts company is stillgrowing in an industry that is rapidly doing the opposite. Accepting, not fighting, change has been a big key.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 28, 2013
Happy fields

A cavernous former hotel in downtown Fort Myers will get new life as senior housing, removing an obstacle to growth there.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2015
Rock it

A determined scientist aims to find success in a new role. He won't let a company history littered with scandal deter him.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 4, 2010
Political office

Joe Gammons uses his political savvy to sell office furniture in the Fort Myers area, one of the hardest-hit areas of the Gulf Coast. His management style has paid off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2010
Move to grow

The executives at the Gulf Coast's largest construction firm by revenues take nothing for granted. “We aren't the only guys coming to the dance,” its president says.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 21, 2010
Change of Plans

Bay Cities Bank, launched in the last decade as a potential buyout candidate, appears to be doing fine on its own. A big vote of confidence comes in the form of $21 million in new capital.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 4

Regional business news at a glance.

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 12, 2012
Partner Up

A prominent Gulf Coast law firm senses opportunity in a match with a larger, $100 million-plus practice from Alabama.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2011
Corporate Report: Dec. 2

The latest news from Park Royal Hospital, Valpak, and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 6, 2019
New apartment community an oasis of cool amid urban jungle

NRP Group, a Cleveland-based multifamily housing developer, has completed Allure at Gateway, a 274-unit, $48 million apartment community in Pinellas Park, Florida, that offers striking water features and creature comforts.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 6, 2019
By tapping into needs of several entities, construction firm develops niche in cold storage facilities

Lakewood Ranch-based Halfacre Construction Co. has done over 20 cold storage projects — and counting.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 22, 2023
Hurricane protection products firm braces for stormy economy in 2024

Advanced Hurricane Technology, while winning accolades and new customers, keeps one eye on a slowing economy that "certainly is scaring everyone here," the firm president says.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
The Cable Guy

Steve Dvoskin took a risky career leap when he came to Comcast. Now he's helping solidify the cable giant's spot in the pole position.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 26, 2025
Rays get borrowed stadium ready for Opening Day

After an offseason focused on stadium negation and ownership, the team has a few days to get ready for 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2010
Retail research gets firm in big trouble

Tampa-based Retail Intelligence Group LLC probably didn't expect to make national headlines when it was visiting Big Lots Inc. stores and surveying their managers.

  • News
  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes |
  • March 2, 2018
What's An Employer To Do In The Age Of #METOO?

Employers that do not take time to review policies and train employees may be at a disadvantage if claims ever arise.

  • Williams Parker
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2017
Region posts record tourism figures

The Tampa region collected more than $6 million in bed taxes in the first two months of 2107.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 16, 2024
4 insurance villages to help Gulf Coast policyholders after hurricanes

Focused exclusively on insurance-related issues, the sites are put together by the Florida Department of Financial Services.

  • Florida
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