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  • May 9, 2005
Option Play

Some shareholders may not realize the impact on their investments when community banks cut their CEOs in on the stock action.

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  • August 22, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items:Entrepreneurial slump over?Fraud detectionMCC offers security technology certificateLegal appealThe missing linkOne more dig at the anti-bridge crowdBanker of the Year Nomination

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One Big Litter Box

Environmentalists' federal lawsuit to force designation of 3.1 million acres of Southwest Florida as a critical habitat for the Florida panther could cost businesses and governments tens of billions of dollars and thousands of jobs.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2021
Former Best Buy CEO: seek purpose, not profits

One of the world’s most respected CEOs, in leading the turnaround of a multibillion-dollar company, learns a new way of leading people.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 13, 2015
Tom's time

Tom Santilli guided his firm to the top of Entrepreneur Mountain, a climb that included surpassing $20 million in sales. Then he made the decision of a lifetime.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 30, 2022
Cool market an opportunity for homebuilding franchisor

AR Homes, with a new CEO leading the way, embraces a dip in residential construction activity as a chance to further demonstrate the value of its four decades in the industry.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2007
Entrepreneurial Bug

Truly Nolen built the pest-control company that bears his name into one of the largest in the industry. One key to success: humor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2008
ARM Pains

Washington Mutual is hobbled by increasing defaultson the one-time popular payment option ARMs.

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  • August 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: former real estate development lawyer Cynthia Henderson faces repeated grilling Fifth Third Corp. has paid the highest premium for an American bank since the beginning of last year Unfounded complaints

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Analyst: Dump BankAtlantic Florida's most convenient bank is heading for a fall.Rumor fuels media frenzing over Schiavo case judge Nuisance abatement issue his Florida SenateSarasota Palm proposals narrowed to five

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  • May 7, 2004
Sarasota County loses ground

For the first quarter of 2004, the county faced big declines in single-family, residential/alteration,multifamily and pool construction starts and values.

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  • February 28, 2013
Gov. Rick Scott's Medicaid Remarks

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  • February 3, 2012
Donut Dough

There's serious growth brewing in the business of fried dough and ice cream. Dunkin' Donuts wants a big bite.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 29, 2020
New hotel concept opens first location with pandemic precautions top of mind

Compass by Margaritaville on Anna Maria Sound opened in Manatee County on July 15.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 15, 2020
Tammy Charles, 30, Tampa

Senior faculty member, Ultimate Medical Academy; founder and chief strategist, Inovo Strategic Consulting

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 9, 2018
Pace maker: Entrepreneur gets back to basics

Doug Pace, CEO of Tampa-based Stonehill, a performance management consulting firm, suffered a massive stroke in 2016 right after he exited his previous company. The experience caused him to re-evaluate his business priorities.

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  • September 13, 2019
Bowling-aligned firm strikes balance between old, new customers

What’s a company supposed to do when its core customer base begins to shrink? For one business, the answer lies in innovation and a heavy dose of customer education.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 6, 2018
Minor miracle: Market-savvy boys of summer hit business homers

Minor League Baseball, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has seen big increases in attendance and merchandise sales over the past few years.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 18, 2017
Bolt and Jolt

SeaBreeze Electric isn't afraid to plug into growth opportunities — a nimble mindset that has led to rapid expansion.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 5, 2018
'More of the Same'

Heightened demand across sectors, employment growth and continued population influx bode well for the area's CRE market in 2018.

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