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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
The Daily Grind

John Cauthen found a niche and way to meet it: the ground-up remains of the melaleuca tree.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Out of a Pinch

Tony Phelan was a successful restaurateur in Texas when the oil bust shattered his life. But he rebuilt a stronger chain in Southwest Florida.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2006
So Long HMO

An entrepreneur exploits a new concept in medical insurance. But raising capital has been hard. He predicts one in 20 Floridians will be covered by his company in five years.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Family Reunion

When Joe D'Jamoos sought leaders for his thriving development business, he turned to familiar faces: His family. So far, the family plan is working.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Caged Growth

Danielle Huff has dealt with a broad range of challenges in running a Gulf Coast-based baseball-dependent metals company, all the way up to union struggles. But she's close to finding her sweet spot.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Firm Puts Down Roots in Tampa (Tampa edition)

Memphis-based Tate Lazarini & Beall is launching a new statewide securities law practice from Tampa. Managing partner Shepherd Tate picked local securities lawyer George Guerra to run it.

  • Law
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 24, 2009
Doubling Down

Of the 233 community development districts along the Gulf Coast, 42 are already in default on $1.1 billion in debt to bondholders. That number could double in coming months.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 11, 2011
The right moves

DeAngelis Diamond Construction is one of the few commercial builders that managed to grow revenues last year.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 19, 2012
The Elephant in the Room

Can executives get past the election? Some say they won't make any plans for 2013 until they have more certainty about taxes, health care and other critical business issues.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 18, 2011
Power Player

John Ramil stays plenty busy these days in leadership positions with TECO Energy and the University of South Florida. He has never avoided challenges, which has led him to where he is today.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2020
Financial services firm invests time, resources into disruptive model

Vimvest seeks to be at the front of the line as its industry chases tech-based disruptions. To get there, the company is seizing on a seismic shift in how people invest and save money.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 3, 2020
Imagine that: With $64 million project, city dreams big for downtown revitalization

2020 will bring new energy to Clearwater's stagnant downtown waterfront and business district as the ambitious, $64.5 million Imagine Clearwater project breaks ground.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 20, 2020
Construction industry faces persistent labor shortage

The construction field is getting squeezed on both ends — not as many young people are entering the industry and more people, especially the bulge of baby boomers, are retiring.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 20, 2022
Billion-dollar industry blooms as acceptance for marijuana becomes widespread

As the marijuana industry and its connected sectors gains acceptance, it creates real estate and other challenges.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 4, 2025
Venice manufacturer, boosted by surge in AI-hungry customers, grows rapidly

With a client list that includes corporate behemoths — hello, Amazon and Meta — DMSI has grown in terms of staff and space. But the CEO says this is a temporary "bandage" amid the skyrocketing need for its products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 27, 2025
Sarasota County resort blends old with new in $1.5M double-storm recovery

To recover from the 2024 storm season, Manasota Beach Club is blending the tried-and-true with the modern-day.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2007
Destroying the Destroyer

To grow a business, the naysayers must be negated, a national business consultant says. Start with being positive.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2008
TAMPA: On the brink

While St. Petersburg has blossomed into a downtown living success, Tampa rallies to do the same, but it has to follow a different path

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
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