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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Niche Player

The past year hasn't been great for many investment banks, but Skyway Capital Partners in Tampa has been steadily growing as a middle-market firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2009
Life team

The Klars make their family companywork by keeping their egos in check.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 23, 2009
Family Focus

Growing an organic clothing business organically takes the right combination of industry buzz and business savvy, two sisters are learning.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2009
The Four Fs

A life-altering car crash forced Anand Pallegar to discover his passion: Building a business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Lee-Collier

Cookies & Cracker Corp. buys 75 acres

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  • December 3, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Welcome back Economist speaks Florida: middle of the pack

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • September 24, 2009
Inventing a Market

Triad Digital Media is thriving off of its novel approach to online advertising. By placing ads on websites where people already plan to spend money, Triad's clients get a dramatically higher return on their advertising investment.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 12, 2010
Supply the Demand

Leslie Hindman owns and manages the largest auction house in the Midwest. So what is she doing opening an office in Naples?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

The latest news from MarineMax, Ultramatics, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 22, 2010
'Has hell frozen?'

Collier County has the reputation as one of the worst places to do business on the Gulf Coast. Now that its unemployment hovers above 13%, Collier government's anti-business attitude may be mellowing.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 6, 2010
Strength in Numbers

Independent restaurateurs in one part of the Gulf Coast have captured some marketing successes by banding together. The concept is now spreading across the region.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 24, 2013
Repair central

Annalisa Xioutas' company repairs foreclosed homes all over the country for groups of investors. Managing it all efficiently takes custom software.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 9, 2011
Pump Up

Strong College Students, a Tampa-based moving company, has hit record revenue figures and plans to branch out into franchising.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 30, 2013
Pure Play

WCI Communities reports positive earnings and rising revenues, but Wall Street remains conflicted about the company's pure play on Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 18, 2012
Pat Neal: Observed

A day in the life of Sarasota-Manatee Entrepreneur of the Year Pat Neal.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 6, 2012
Bud is back

Bud Nocera led Florida's tourism efforts in the 2000s. Now, he's returned to Lee County where his career began.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2012
Just Right

Karins Engineering believes it has finally gotten past the 'surviving is winning' stage of the recession. Now it aims for more growth.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 31, 2012
Web Democracy

The high cost of website development will fall as companies like Snehta make it more affordable for small businesses.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 20, 2012
Like This

The Facebook phenomena had many savvy ad firms salivating at the opportunity for new business. One company plans to double in size by focusing on advertising firms.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2012
Residential Reboot

The recession crushed the first go around of a $100 million luxury condo project on the Gulf Coast. A New York real estate firm will now take its turn, armed with a new strategy.

  • Industries
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