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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 24, 2014
Review and Comment

It's all about performance

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • July 20, 2012
Service Shift

Rather than cut back during the downturn, a management company for homeowners associations added services and hired staff. Now it's larger than ever.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2010
Roaring Back

Research shows 37% of recession companies will return stronger than ever. How do they do it?

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 27, 2019
Make a name: Homebuilder's surge led it to branch out with new brand

Riverview, Florida, homebuilder Homes By WestBay launched a foray into the market for more-affordable townhomes in 2019.

  • Strategies
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 24, 2009
Engineering a Comeback

Last September, the Gulf Coast's construction marketplace simply didn't have room for the giant engineering firm that Heidt & Associates, Inc. had slowly become. Now, “nimble” is the key term, as Heidt Design LLC opens its doors.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2021
Nest egg: First Watch celebrates life as public company

About 75 employees from one of Manatee County’s largest companies took New York City by storm for the company’s IPO.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Is Airport chief paid well enough for successes?North American Properties wins early battle for Bee Ridge CenterSupreme Court dismisses anit-morritorium casesIs it bankers' turn?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 8, 2010
Bond managers shine

Good stock advisers are hard to come by on the Gulf Coast, but you don't have to look far to find great bond pickers.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 27, 2021
Hundreds of apartments proposed for Tampa neighborhood address growth but draw the ire of neighbors

Developers are responding to a population surge in a Tampa neighborhood with a trio of multifamily project proposals . One early challenge: opponents are mobilizing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
USF business school receives $25M gift

Pam and Les Muma have now donated more than $40 million to the school.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2024
Walmart closing all 23 Florida health centers, including 9 in Tampa Bay

The retail giant joins Walgreens in closing medical offices in the state and nationwide.

  • Florida
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 29, 2015
Peer pressure

ASD balanced risk and reward with The Pier in St. Petersburg, the highest of high-profile projects. It was almost a gamble not worth taking.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2012
Marketplace of Ideas: Free Market for Higher Education

The current system taxes to subsidize public higher education, which results in a poor investment for all.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 18, 2014
Hot Communities

Institutional investors are paying top dollar for manufactured-home communities, lured by high occupancies and steady income. Even private equity firms are looking at the hot sector.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
Island Fever

A group of influential Naples investors is buying a small bank in Marco Island that it will use to expand into the rest of Southwest Florida. Recent bad loans won't scuttle the deal.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Surprise!

Insurance premiums for commercial buildings havebeen falling as competition increases in Florida. It's a good lesson in free markets for regulation-happy legislators.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 17, 2018
Entrepreneur's journey takes him from night clerk to store owner

John Nguyen worked his way up from a 7-Eleven night clerk to a franchisee with three stores. Success, he says, stems from systems — and a willingness to take out the trash.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2016
Bright transition

A $200 million, 900-employee manufacturing firm handled its CEO succession with aplomb. Being methodical was key.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Corporate Report

Gerdau Ameristeel plans Chaparral Steel purchaseProgress Energy Florida seeking renewable sourcesDenCor sells to Great Expressions Dental CentersDiamondhead Casino expanding casino landGeneral Dynamics Ordnance receives $44 million order Beall's stores president moving to head Beall's OutletsObee's Franchise Systems predicts $662,000 in earningsPeople's shareholders back merger with Superior BankSudbrook named CEO for Partners

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2022
New surf park in Tampa Bay area expects to exceed $50M in revenue in year one

Developed in conjunction with an Australian company, Peak Surf Park is expected to open in the Tampa Bay region in 2025.

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