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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2006
Dock Duel

A pair of marina owners are trying to reshape the boat docking industry along the Gulf Coast, using competing business plans.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2009
A Perfect Match

Insurance firms have traditionally shied away from partnerships, mostly because there is too high a risk of failure. But a pair of long-established Gulf Coast companies is taking a chance on partnering up.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 17, 2010
Urban Cowboy

A former elected mayor of Tallahassee who wants to be agriculture commissioner can boast of a hardcore farming background. What he doesn't have, at least not yet, is statewide name recognition.

  • Florida
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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • June 25, 2010
Got Detail Dump?

Invest vision and passion when excitement is at its peak. Rocket the 'new hire's' launch with inspiring orientation.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 23, 2016
New focus

The sudden death of a company leader didn't derail a prominent area architecture firm.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 9, 2025
Luxury Naples restaurateurs plan exclusive Japanese, French concepts

Corinne Ryan and Veljko Pavicevic have found Naples to be an ideal fit for their luxury restaurant concepts. One key, says a co-founder: "We stopped hiring and started recruiting."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
It's beginning to look a lot like ...a boom

A population spurt is driving growth in shopping centers all along the Gulf Coast. Highlights include a new JCPenny concept, a Best Buy in every market and a segment of tiny national retailers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2007
Runner Up - Sarasota/Manatee

Neil McCurry Jr.Norbert DonellyStephen SutterGary Shaprio

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Double Whammy

Regulators said Fort Myers-based First Community Bank had too many construction loans and not enough people fighting terrorism. Bankers take note.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2003
Startup Readies for Growth

Entrepreneurs Mike Varga and Joe Philipose left the security of longtime jobs at Honeywellto start a high-tech business.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2021
Entrepreneur 'takes the yuck out’ of convenience stores

Gigi Rogers seeks to revolutionize convenience stores for customers from all walks of life. She’s already invested some $10 million into the project — with more on the horizon.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 18, 2018
Real estate heavy hitter leads company with focus on vision

Judy Green has spent three years in the real estate industry, currently heading up Premier Sotheby's International Realty.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 17, 2016
Survivor's story

Bank of Commerce has a unique tale — so far — in recession survival. Will it have a happy ending?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
Coffee Talk

Coffee Talk:SKY Sotheby's confirms move :Looks like Coffee Talk was on to something when it reported last month that the word in local real estate circles was Brandyn Herbold, co-founder of Sarasota luxury real estate firm SKY Sotheby's International Realty, was planning a big move, possibly to Minnesota. Review gets an intelligence boost: The Review is welcoming another member to the family: The S2 Report, a free daily business newsletter sent by e-mailChico's continues transparency: Fort Myers-based Chico's FAS is known on Wall Street for its straight talk with investors and a recent filing demonstrates that once again.Tired of golf? Treat customers to the circus: Here's a break from the norm: Instead of taking your important clients for another round of golf or treating your star-performing employees to a four-star dinner, how about a night under the big top?Tampa Bay still has work to do: There really weren't any surprises in the newest economic development scorecard of the Tampa Bay region. How Tampa Bay ComparesA friend of Florida business?: Even though the position of lieutenant governor in Florida is far from a decision-making powerhouse, Coffee Talk did a double take when Republican gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist picked Cape Coral State Rep. Jeff Kottkamp as his running mate. Another cool confernce in Sarasota: Last month, the initial Sarasota/Manatee Technology Conference: Integration at the Crossroads wo

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  • September 25, 2008
Corporate Report

TBE Group merges with Cardno LimitedComegys Insurance Cornerbuys Jakhotia Insurance Roper Industries buysU.K.'s TechnologFlanders to move corporateoperations to N.C. facilityNanak's Landscapingbuys All About Green Revolution Money debutsnew reloadable cardNYSE grants extensionto WellCare Health PlansTIB Financial establishesnew trust committeeTechnology Research CFOplans to resignTarpon Springs Institute offersnew cataract lens implantAlico converts line of creditdebt on long-term loanHomeBanc opens two newbranch locations in Tampa Brooke Chase Associatesfinds CEO for Hoffco Beasley Broadcast Groupissues reduced quarterly dividendGates, Marinelli to be addedto Business Hall of FameSuperior Uniform Grouppicks Steelwedge SoftwareThree area companies topartner in Mercedes contestManatee Community Collegeapplies for four-year degreesGevity's next CEOreceives work permit

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 26, 2025
5 years later, Gulf Coast executives look back at managing through COVID

On the anniversary of the COVID, several business leaders from a wide swath of fields discuss the decisions they made, their worries and their early response to the pandemic in 2020.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Mar. 18

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 1, 2019
Media software firm targets massive growth, to $125M in sales

Newswire offers automated press releases and outreach to media professionals through its proprietary system, which utilizes a Software-as-a-Service model with monthly and quarterly payments.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 20, 2014
Knead for Speed

Rene DeGuia doesn't just toss dough. He turns making pizza into a fast-paced passion. It's made him a better businessman.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 12, 2024
PR exec climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to teach himself, daughter life lessons

Entrepreneur Preston Rudie climbed one of the tallest mountains in the world to learn he could do less — and that his business would be OK.

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