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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
Lessons from the Storm

How the Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers recovered from Hurricane Charley offers valuable lessons in crisis management for any business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2016
Banker promoted to senior vice president

Thomas Welsh has been with HomeBanc since 2010.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 9, 2022
Restaurant company, behind 5-star fun motto, nearly doubles locations in less than a year

Fun-loving restaurant owner John Horne takes a "why not now" approach to growth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Runner-Up xG Technology LLC

xG's radio wave-based technology promises faster, cheaper and geographically broader data transmission than any current method.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 28, 2018
Retail therapy: Ambitious mall makeover hits its stride

The quiet transformation of University Mall in Tampa, Florida, into an urban development concept, rebranded as Uptown, recently shifted into a new gear.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 1, 2019
Child watch

Behind a $5 million valuation and some national attention, tech startup IGPS has eyes on bigger days ahead by filling a growing demand.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2019
In Memoriam: John Watts, 1951-2019

The Tampa Bay, Florida, banking sector lost a towering figure, in more ways than one, April 18 when John Watts, executive vice president of commercial banking for Cadence Bank’s Florida division, died unexpectedly at age 67.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • April 7, 2023
Keeping the family business (and the family) together

Tips from a psychologist on minimizing family fallout during business successions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2006
Poultry Prosperity

Dan Cathy, president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, gives a candid look at how his unique fast-food chain doubled its revenues in five years without borrowing a penny - and the strategy that makes it family-friendly to run a franchise.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Free Press (Tampa Edition)

This week's items: AXA Advisors LLC expands office networkSpeedcom converts $672,000 interest into common stockColdwater Creek to open Tampa retail storeLandMark Bank to open third branchSarasota Memorial listed on Money's best list

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2018
Ericka Perry, 32

Ericka Perry, 32, is the founder and CEO of The Stork Bag and a member of the Business Observer 40 Under 40 Class of 2018.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 25, 2018
Nicola Lutgert, 39

Vice president, marketing Premier Sotheby’s International Realty

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Where Growth is Headed

If you want your business to go where the growth will be, it's pretty obvious: You don't have to look far. Florida continues to be one of the nation's fastest-growing states. And judging from the economic models of Florida forecasters and trend watchers

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  • May 2, 2014
The new Bucs in town

Say arghh to the newest Buccaneers on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 18, 2016
Sweet success

Lick My Spoon's sauces and confections have turned from hobby to viable and fast-growing business. Managing the expansion could get sticky.

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  • By Jennifer Fowler |
  • June 13, 2025
Hurricane Preparedness Plans: Is Your Business Ready for a Visit from Jim Cantore?

Businesses should be aware - before a storm - of what each of its insurance policies cover, applicable deductibles, and requirements to successfully make a claim.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 21, 2012
Birth of a Salesman

Sales consulting firms are all over the business world. A Gulf Coast consulting firm, though, grew its own annual sales 800%, to more than $13 million, with a focus on long-term habits.

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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • March 3, 2017
Do away with unnecessary pain

Made a mistake in your taxes? Request a first-time penalty abatement from the IRS.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 4, 2015
A live life

TV shoppers don't have access to the physical element of making a purchase. That's when selling an idea becomes key.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 15, 2022
New Frontiers: Cryptocurrency and the metaverse are here to stay

Success in the commercial real estate industry of the future — and maybe even the now —requires an embrace of technologies that take the real world digital.

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