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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 15, 2018
Q&A: Bruce Erhardt

Bruce Erhardt of Cushman & Wakefield reflects on four decades of land deals and changes in and around Tampa Bay

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 1, 2014
Laser Focus

With more than 30 years' experience with retail giants such as Nike, Calvin Klein and Warner Brothers, Bruce Fabel knows what it takes to build and expand. He's laying the groundwork at Ideal Image.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 15, 2013
Employee strong

Three employee-owned companies in Southwest Florida might change your view of such corporate structures.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 6, 2016
Building insurance

Commercial real estate brokerage firms have traditionally steered clear of the insurance business. One Naples firm has decided insurance is an integral part of the business.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2015
'One more step'

The voice within your head goes a long way toward shaping your leadership skills. A skilled combat veteran shows how it's done.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 22, 2025
Battery manufacturer gets charged up for expansion project

Tampa-based Lithium Battery Co. seeks to grow its workforce tenfold in three years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Water Watcher

Inventor and entrepreneur Ron Sargent explains how his newest invention is coming to life. His advice helps creative people make financial sense of their ideas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2018
Loans rise at area community banks

Executives at five banks in the region share the why behind their loan growth.

  • Finance
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 22, 2023
Developer reveals transformative plans for Sarasota mall

Torburn Partners is planning 1,200 apartments and 500,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and commercial space on the former mall site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 18, 2022
Something to smile about: Dental college's new program a big win for grins

The U.S. dental industry faces declining numbers of new dentists, particularly in rural and underserved areas. Nova Southeastern University tackles the problem head-on.

  • Education
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2007
Working University

Hodges University has built a solid reputation helping professionals advance their careers. Starting this fall, most students won't even have to set foot on its campus.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2007
10 years: Ambition trumped good sense

Navel gazing hasn't been our thing. You know, talking about yourself ... boring people with the most overused word in the dictionary: "I." But indulge us for a little of that - just for a little while. The Gulf Coast Business Review is 10.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Genetic Growth

Neogenomics is rapidly becoming a force in the world of cancer testing. Its president tells how he manages the company's growth and how the company will expand.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
Coffee Talk

For sale or lease: new Re/Max building: Down 40% from its sales volume peak, Sarasota-based Re/Max Properties Inc. is looking to trim its overhead by turning to one of its biggest investments, its building.Neomedia wants out of Fort Myers: Neomedia Technologies, a company that provides Internet technology to mobile phones, is contemplating moving its headquarters out of Fort Myers.Naples makes its flight on time: You can call it an airport's version of the consolation prize.Manufacturing partnership releases five-year stats: The Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership recently released its five-year numbers.Job growth slows, score remains the same: The Tampa Bay Partnership released the fourth edition of its annual Regional Economic Scorecard this week and the result: no change in the overall score from last year.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2005
Cancer Trackers

Naples financier Steven Jones wants to turn a small genetics lab in Fort Myers into a cancer-testing powerhouse. He's hired veteran lab director Robert Gasparini to turn it into a profitable venture.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Slump Spoilers

Looking for reasons to be optimistic in the constructionand contracting industries that don't mix reality with real wishful thinking? See Butch Mullet. He's got a bunch.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Miles ahead

A decision to pump $1.5 million into a company with declining revenues during a deep industry downturn can test anyone's resolve. "My instinct was to build," says Roger Miles.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2004
The Answer to Affordable Housing: Shoes

Here's the reality: Sarasota County will never have an ample supply of affordable housing. It will never have an ample supply no matter what government handouts and subsidies and trust funds it creates. And the reason is simple: Sarasotans ...don't want i

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Conference Center Be Unconventional

Is public financing and subsidy the only way? The gurus recommend that Sarasotais conference center be unique. Maybe thereis a way with private equity.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2010
Medical Momentum

The medical billing industry is on the cusp of colossal shift. Susan Coles, who built a 25-employee firm from her bedroom in less than a decade, wants in on the action.

  • Strategies
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