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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 11, 2011
Retirement on a Budget

Financial advisers often tiptoe around the most important issue facing retirees today: spending. But Carole Peck tells them like it is.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 31, 2013
Rinse and repeat

A pair of entrepreneurs hopes to make good, for a second time, on an auto racing business. The risks, however, are thornier this go-around.

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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • December 28, 2012
The E-doctor

Software innovator Vitera is changing the game for the medical office and the patient.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 23, 2011
A Fresh Start

Two entrepreneurial contractors strike out on their own after more than a decade working for one of the Gulf Coast's largest commercial builders.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 24, 2016
Pivot play

A $220 million deal to mostly exit the scorching hot senior living market opened new possibilities for an opportunistic company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2016
Labor days

Employment law is changing fast, and in wide directions. An established firm seeks to lead the way.

  • Law
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 10, 2014
Raise the bar

Kevin Cieply, the new president and dean of the Ave Maria School of Law, is on a mission to help more students pass the bar exam.

  • Law
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 14, 2015
Betting on Vets

A Tampa firm with offices on five continents has found success in helping military veterans find work.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 17, 2015
Stressing distress

Brian Davison suffered through one economic crash. He says his new business is recession-proof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Winner: MadahCom Inc.

How do you convince someone you can solve their problem if they don't believe the problem exists? In its early years, MadahCom Inc., a Sarasota-based provider of public warning systems for homeland security, was faced with this very challenge - trying to convince the public that there was a need for its product.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2020
Report: four counties in region will lose $5.7 billion in second-quarter GDP

Florida faces a big economic hole, according to several projections.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2016
Economic reasons for happiness

The national economy has a yuck factor: It's growing less than 1% a quarter, the stock market is in a correction and corporate profit forecasts are dropping.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2004
Lights.Camera. Action.

After an acting stint in New York City, Anthony Garcia opens a new Hyde Park law firm with Rick Alvarez, a former partner of Steven Yerrid.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2013
Marina at Edison Ford

Royal Palm Marina purchase and conversion into Marina at Edison Ford

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 19, 2015
Turning up the heat

New energy rules will add efficiency — and costs — to building.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 10, 2020
Ace announces plans for new place in Plant City

Ace Hardware chain to more than double existing distribution center capacity with new Blue Steel development in Plant City.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2022
Locally owned bank reports second-quarter results

BayFirst National Bank’s total assets rose from $888.54 million to $921.85 million, an increase of 3.75%.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 20, 2019
Dallas apartment firm buys coveted Largo tract

Lantower Residential has purchased a Largo tract on busy U.S. 19 where it likely will develop new apartments, a departure from the acquisitions it is best known for,

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 8, 2019
Prominent restaurant chain appoints new CEO

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin’ Brands has a new CEO, David Deno.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2014
DDR Corp., Blackstone affiliate buy The Forum, Northpoint

A joint venture of DDR Corp. and an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII purchased the 458,394-square-foot The Forum at Fort Myers and 119,709-square-foot Northpoint Shopping Center for a combined $39.9 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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