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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 12, 2019
Disruptive doctors: Health care provider blazes a new path

ChenMed, a Miami, Florida-based company, is disrupting health care as we know it — and it sees Tampa Bay as the ideal market for its rapidly growing brand.

  • Health Care
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 19, 2024
137 companies in region ranked among fastest-growing in US

Companies from Lakeland to Naples made the Inc. 5000 list for 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 28, 2024
Café L'Europe to become The Café on St. Armands in 2025

An upscale eatery on St. Armands Circle will transform into a Mediterranean cafe in the new year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 10, 2025
Bradenton firm to merge with HR tech company

Both companies provide humane resources solutions for small and mid-sized businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
TECO Classic

TECO Energy, the parent company of Tampa Electric, has shed non-core assets and stepped-up employee training to return to its past successful formula.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2005
People to Watch

Will their stars keep rising? Or will they go down in flames? Regardless of the result, these 10 business people are sure to intrigue.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 30, 2020
New CEO brings gutsy — yet polished — edge to $930M firm

With humility and a burning desire to outwork competitors, the new leader of a storied insurance firm faces unique situation: prosper through a pandemic.

  • Leadership
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 8, 2023
Original owner returns, plans to open new Sarasota brewery, restaurant

With lessons of growing the first go-around of his business too fast fresh on his mind, Sarasota chef and craft beer entrepreneur seeks to do things differently in act two.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2006
Cape Growth

Cape Coral is the fifth-fastest growing city in the nation. Developers have taken note.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Sticking with Sullivan

A Gulf Coast executive running a company that recruits other executives shares success secrets: Start with eliminating mean employees.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
'Like a Pitbull'

Alexandra Miller was cut out of running the family business just as the company was nearing $20 million in annual revenues. She didn't sit on the sidelines for long.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2006
The Fallacy of Controlling Growth

Here's a primer on the deleterious effects of trying to manage and control growth. Everyone loses - except those making the rules.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 25, 2009
Kingpin

Patrick Ciniello polished bowling balls as a boy in exchange for free games. Today, he runs one of the biggest bowling-equipment companies in the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2011
Hold 'Em

A Texas firm with bravado and a few boldfaced backers has entered Florida. It doesn't intend to let a crowded marketplace deter its plans.

  • Industries
  • 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.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2014
Pure Will

The Pat Neal of today is well known as a singular success in homebuilding. But the Neal of yesterday, of teenage jobs and lessons learned, tells a compelling story of resilience and determination.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 15, 2013
How did this happen? A cosmic collision

The world is a bell curve. Our nation is a bell curve. Americans are a bell curve.

  • Opinion
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 18, 2024
Skin care entrepreneur prospers with 'failure isn’t an option' attitude

When the pandemic temporarily shut down Alexis Pfropper’s new spa, she shifted. She paid rent in gift cards (the landlord loved it) and even developed a skin care line for a new revenue stream.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • September 20, 2024
Innovative Pasco landowner finds new revenue in eco-friendly burials

Landowner Laura Starkey embraces a "go for it and see what happens" spirit, which led her to an unusual land conservation strategy: green burials.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Builders contest impact fees How SMH is stopping the bleedingLongboat company disputes claim

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