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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 30, 2018
Attorney draws experience from work in construction industry

Jeff Guy made stops in health care and construction before becoming an attorney. The experiences helped him gain a better understanding of how to work with clients.

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 6, 2018
Shoppes at Park Place foreclosure shows even solid retail can be vulnerable in changing climate

Online shopping and changing consumer preferences are impacting retail centers, but excess debt can play a role, too.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 13, 2018
Pro basketball exec outdoes competitors in mining data

Being good at having data — and knowing how to use it — is a business necessity. A pro basketball executive shares some how-to behind his successes.

  • Leadership
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 20, 2017
Visitors' paradise

The tourism industry could be the industry with the most dramatic shifts in the past 20 years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2014
Corporate Report: Jan. 31

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 21, 2014
Resolve and evolve

Over the last five years, lawyer Joseph Kokolakis took over his family's contracting business. He says winning repeat business is a lot like practicing law.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 25, 2014
Grand Poobah

Samantha Scott says she's gotten better at figuring out the work-life balance.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 30, 2014
Well Connected

Former bankruptcy lawyer Kelly Hoey is known as one of the top women in the tech entrepreneurial world. She credits good networking with her success.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2013
Corporate Report: Dec. 6

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2013
Corporate Report: Dec. 20

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 15, 2016
Corporate Report

Manufacturer adds 50 jobs; Company creates new product; Health platform selected by major hospital; Hospital names new board members; Hotel expansion project begins; Hertz invests in valet parking firm

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 27, 2016
In question

Hospitality numbers for the first three months of the year showed Gulf Coast hotels' year-over-year occupancies declined, but average daily rates went up. With several hot spots of hotel development occurring on the Gulf Coast, we asked four leaders in the industry: Is the region in danger of over-saturation? Why or why not?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 12, 2016
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Carlton Lloyd

Carlton Lloyd has been the managing director of Integra Realty Resources' Naples office since 2009, but he keeps tabs on Florida's commercial real estate market beyond Collier and Lee counties as a partner in the firm's Orlando and Miami offices, as well.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 1, 2016
#SWFL #Homebuyers

Builders are using social media and a more conversational approach to attract millennial homebuyers.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 22, 2015
Food for thought

Trying new things at a rapid pace fuels Greg Gentile's entrepreneurial success. Says Gentile: 'I'm all about change.'

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
Corporate Report

Chargebacks911 eyeing Europe, adds Arizona sales group; Clearwater agency sells to Virginia firm; ACI Worldwide handling payments for Missouri bank; Premier Eye Care moving operations center; Premier Eye Care moving operations center; Premier Eye Care moving operations center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2015
Corporate report

Tropical Realty Appraisal sells to Franklin Street; xG Technology sells stock, options, brings in $5 million; BNY Mellon hires Wells Fargo exec to lead Gulf sales efforts; WRH Realty Services awarded contracts to manage two Jacksonville communities; Medical Center of Trinity developing Palm Harbor ER; Gateway Bank credit analyst named Risk Management Association president

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
Corporate report

Florida Power & Light plans two Gulf Coast regional solar centers; Federal government awards contract to expressway for connected vehicle program; Heritage Insurance board approves $20 million share buyback; Car Lister partners with eLEND integrating financing services; Georgia agency files notice to offer Medicaid contract to WellCare

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 8, 2015
'Wear people down'

John West is an expert on finding talent. Doing it right requires a lot of steps.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 25, 2024
Italian restaurant chain founder slows down with latest venture

Bar Italia, founder Ricky Doody says, won't get as big as Bravo! Cucina Italiana or Brio Tuscan Grille.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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