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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Learning Curve

Joe Sterensis helped his own high-school-age children do better on test scores, then started a business to help others.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Problem Solvers

Health Integrated finds holistic solutions to help people with mental and physical illnesses as it controls health care costs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2008
Corporate Report

GunnAllen wins arbitration case filed by ex-managerFort Myers, Tampa firms merge to form ENTRIX Water SolutionsWest Coast firm sues Raymond James over auctionManasota Flooring merges stores; adds cabinetry, countertop divisionProgressive Employer Services markets Salesgenie.com to clientsSunovia and EPIR developing new solar energy alternativeDBS Consulting changes name to Ensite

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: New warehouse construction underway at Port entrancePersonal-injury attorneyplans office near S.R. 70Reeder Ranch sells thousands of acresCoast Bank buys downtown Republic Bank building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Made to order

Restaurateur-turned-entrepreneur Drew Peloubet wants to crack a virtually untapped market: restaurant management software.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 7, 2009
Crist vs.Rubio: It's celluloid vs. substance

Real Republicans in Florida, especially those big-money business people who helped finance Charlie Crist's march to the governorship four years ago, have a serious dilemma.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 17, 2009
Shirt Equity

A Gulf Coast T-shirt company is surpassing $2 million in sales this year, a notable feat considering the recession slamming retail. Its success is based on a combination of grit, good decision-making and learning from mistakes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2009
Election time: Crist changes his tune; don't buy the pitch

Don't buy it. Please don't buy it.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 4, 2010
Running for Office

Loranne Ausley is betting her competition can't outrun her on the track and in politics. She hopes to be a foil to the state legislature's Republican leadership.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 28, 2010
Where's the flood?

Investors raised billions of dollars in anticipation of a flood of distressed commercial real estate for sale at deep discounts. It hasn't happened — yet.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2010
A New Hope

Gary Johnson proved that a successful businessman — indeed, a capitalist — can be elected governor of a state that leans blue. He recently brought his libertarian-leaning views to the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2010
Sweet Dreams

The Gulf Coast hotel industry has been hit from all sides lately. But one entrepreneur has bet big — $25 million big — on his visionary property.

  • Industries
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 14, 2010
Feed the Giants

Greg Murtagh is commanding attention from major retailers as Triad Digital Media moves into a new phase of growth. It all started with a presentation to the folks from Fayetteville.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2011
Concrete Save

A pair of businessmen with opposite pasts shares a common, albeit, complex, goal: To rebuild a once-successful construction company in an industry littered with hard-times stories.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 19, 2011
Ready to Represent

David Mulicka successfully managed his construction firm through the downturn and now plans to take his entrepreneurial skills to Tallahassee.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • April 29, 2011
Banking on Business

Orlando officials want to make the city Florida's leading sporting event host. To beat Tampa and Miami, the city will need plenty of help from the local business community.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 1, 2012
Echo Chambers

Some business owners in the tiny hamlet of Matlacha want to start a chamber of commerce, but Lee County already has 15 chambers.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 14, 2012
Credit Check

Three Tampa-area credit unions are in the thick of a recession-busting expansion that stretches from Cape Coral to Columbia, S.C. The long reach of regulation remains a big hurdle.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 13, 2012
The Winding Road

A large-scale hotel renovation, one without the support of a global brand, is a bold move. Paul Martin hopes it pays off.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 23, 2021
Skincare business grows rapidly with laser-like focus

After humble beginnings —a Home Depot credit card with a $20,000 limit helped — an entrepreneurial couple in a fast-growing industry looks to build on some recent success.

  • Strategies
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