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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Saya Heathco, 39

Moving to Florida "for a guy," marketing expert Saya Heathco's career took off despite Chicago colleagues' doubts.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 7, 2021
Richard Marques, 34

Revcontent, CEO

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2021
Founder of Tampa private equity firm credits approach to hiring and managing risk for growth

Brian Katz of Katz Capital Financial believes getting the right people is critical for companies to grow

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 27, 2020
Apartment deals surge throughout the Gulf Coast

After a COVID-19-inspired pause, investors in the final quarter of 2020 are once again pouring money into multifamily rentals throughout the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • June 30, 2017
'Constant Development'

Naples hotelier and restaurateur Phil McCabe's appetite for economics, and risk, helped rebuild what's now a star attraction in downtown Naples: Fifth Avenue South.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 1, 2025
St. Pete bank posts $19M loss, but execs confident in restructuring

BayFirst National Bank believes selling its SBA loan portfolio, where it was previously a national leader, will help get it back to profitability.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • December 17, 2010
Stay Strong

After 40 years, Tom James gave up his CEO title at Raymond James, but not all of his responsibilities. He says the financial services firm has the capacity to grow twice as big as it is now.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2025
3 accomplished Sarasota leaders set to retire — and get more sleep

Decades of top-level leadership will be taking a step back in the coming months with a trio of retirements: Roxie Jerde, Larry Thompson and Teri Hansen. Lessons learned are legion.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2008
Brand Builder

Colleen Chappell, the new CEO of Roberts Communications in Tampa, aims to strengthen companies through strategic partnerships.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Downtown Saga

One developer's saga in downtown Fort Myers shows the perils of urban redevelopment. It's a warning to other entrepreneurs who have grand plans for urban living.

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  • By Sheldon Richman |
  • March 27, 2009
The Goal Is Freedom: Crisis and Opportunity

Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel are using the nation's economic disarray as their cover for expanding government control and further limiting freedom.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2004
Technology that Makes Cents

Looking for less whiz-bang and more practicality, courthouse administrators and clerks of court turn to technology to get the most bang for the bucks.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 22, 2018
Group establishes vice grip on selling high-end condos

Smith & Associates Real Estate focuses on high-end and luxury condo projects in Tampa Bay and beyond by focusing both on developer and client needs

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 21, 2023
Hospital CEO gets 10-year contract extension

John Couris has been with Tampa General for six years.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Executive Session: GERRY DAVID

The GCBR sat down with the COO of CyberWize.com Inc.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Downtown Survivor

Raimond Aulen's bar in downtown Fort Myers has survived bad city ordinances, years of street repairs and now aneconomic slump. It doesn't inspire investor confidence.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Calendar of Events

View events from around the Gulf Coast for free.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Chad Roffers

Sensing a bubble burst was a-brewing, Chad Roffers left his lucrative executive job in the technology industry in 2000. He moved from San Francisco to Sarasota with his wife and decided to seek a new career. He settled on real estate, naturally, he says with a chuckle, knowing he was entering the biggest of bubble-bursting industries.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
Government Watch

A look at government events from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Wishes for 2004 from some of the top business and education officials including: William Seider, Jim Tollerton, Harvey Vengroff, Bruce Franklin, Larry Thompson, John Tylee, Ian Black and Tom Luzier.

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