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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Faster Recovery

Ultroid Technologies, a St. Petersburg company, has developed a non-surgical product to treat hemorrhoids that cuts recovery time drastically.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Frequent developer benefitsBuilt-in safetyViva Las HomewoodKellogg & Kimsey, GCBE volunteer honored

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Fair Trade

St. Petersburg's real estate department finds early dividends in going the extra mile for displaced businesses and residents.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 24, 2009
Bad Press

President Barack Obama's trip to Fort Myers brought an avalanche of negative publicity to Lee County that will take a long time to undo.

  • Florida
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  • By Art Carden |
  • February 27, 2009
Minimum wage, discrimination and inequality

Minimum wages laws perversely affect the people they are trying to help by destroying opportunities to learn in the marketplace.

  • Opinion
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  • By Brian Steiner |
  • April 10, 2009
Re-Visiting Refis

Rock-bottom interest rates are attracting more and more homeowners interested in refinancing. But the number of actual refinancings has plummeted.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
BRENT CRAVEN

President/CEORedVector.com - Tampa

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Ratings Game

After magazine and bar scores, should Stetson and other established Florida law schools be looking over their shoulders?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Last wordHe told you soMystery solvedNetworking successGrrrrr

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 18, 2021
Could three projects boost a sleepy commercial district?

City and business leaders in Cape Coral hope projects can transform South Cape into trendy hotspot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 25, 2020
Tech firm looks to recapture past growth rate in 2021

The pandemic pushed a fast-growing tech company in unexpected directions. While several moves were for survival, others lay the groundwork for a solid 2021.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 21, 2020
Seize the moment: Bankruptcy lawyer capitalizes on crisis

Scott Underwood, a bankruptcy lawyer in the prime of his career, has left a powerful national practice to launch his own firm in Tampa, Florida.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 7, 2020
Community bank readies itself for surge in business

With new buildings and new customers — capitalizing on bigger banks’ missteps in one case — Sanibel Captiva Community Bank primes itself for a solid end to the year.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 27, 2019
Package deal: Strategic makeover, flavored with luck, boosts firm's fortunes

TeaZa Energy, based in Clearwater, Florida, had a successful 2019 thanks to a revamp of the look and messaging of its product.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 3, 2019
Jaxi Builders puts One, Allure sites in Fort Myers on the market

Jaxi Builders abandons plans for two ambitious condo projects in downtown Ft. Myers, One and Allure, and brings sites to market for $16.2 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 14, 2019
ConnexPay pioneers funds on the fly model for online travel agencies

Naples startup processes millions of dollars in transactions per day with a one-of-a-kind fintech model. Market education is the next hill to climb.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 21, 2018
Wealth management firm, behind new president, targets robust 2019

A leadership change drives a salient point for a successful, yet best-kept-secret, money management firm in Sarasota: How can it become better known?

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 8, 2019
Case work: Duo target insurers' legal costs with new venture

Carly Todd, along with her husband, Wesley Todd, founded St. Petersburg, Florida-based CaseGlide in 2015 as a way for insurers to cut down on their legal defense spending.

  • Insurance
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 22, 2019
Restaurant Rebirth

Owning a nice place to eat is about more than the staples, good eats and great service. For one enterprising eatery entrepreneur, the brand has to be perfect.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 18, 2019
Entrepreneur’s interest in wine grows into business venture

Making Cellar Fifty-Five successful will mean seeking out a specialized client base.

  • Strategies
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