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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2011
Risky Eats

Three cousins are determined to save a cursed restaurant location. They've invested more than $500,000 to support the gamble.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2011
Hit the gas

Spending is back. A new Porsche dealership in Fort Myers reflects increasing consumer and investor confidence.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 19, 2013
The dock masters

Vin and Jonathan DePasquale manage two restaurants in Naples that have served customers for decades. The plan is to keep doing that for many more years.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2011
Diversity Dynamos

Variety, in terms of clients or services, isn't a novel concept. But construction executive Gary Simone has turned it into a thriving business model.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2011
Sunset Story

A diversified economy is a prized trophy. One Gulf Coast county believes it's on the right path, with wisdom its guide.

  • Florida
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 11, 2011
The Heartbeat of Technology

Fox Electronics makes essential parts for microprocessors, staying ahead of the competition by investing heavily in research and development through good and bad times.

  • Strategies
  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 27, 2011
Back in the Box

First-time retailers and other users are finding homes in vacated big-box spaces left behind by bankrupted merchants. Opportunity knocks for those looking to expand at a lower cost.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 1, 2012
Farming for New Business

Economic turmoil forces people to become entrepreneurial. Economic growth will be powered by new entrepreneurs born in incubators.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 29, 2012
It Takes a Village

An urban planner and an attorney stuck to their vision of an eclectic commercial real estate community. It's taken a while, but the strategy has begun to pay off.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2012
Tight Wire

Gulf Coast companies heavily connected to the boating industry had some recession-related troubles. But one business in that category is now in comeback mode.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 13, 2012
News Makers

News delivery in the digital age has long confounded media industry executives. A Gulf Coast firm has some answers.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2011
House of Pain

The death of a beloved parent, and mentor, could cripple a small business owner. But tech entrepreneur Kathy Durfee found a way to battle back to success.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 2, 2011
Transatlantic Triumph

The recession is all about perspective, say a pair of British siblings who recently moved to the Gulf Coast. Now they aim to make a go of American entrepreneurialism.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 19, 2012
No Reservations

A $75 million expansion will swell the square footage and number of employees at the Seminole Hard Resort & Casino in Tampa.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2021
3D technology opens world of possibilities for DIY room designers, e-commerce firm says

St. Petersburg's Marxent one stop closer to winning patent for 3D e-commerce technology

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2021
Firm celebrates milestone with big-time bash

Party includes undisclosed musical act.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2020
Florida loses out on two big economic development projects

Florida lags other states in economic development game.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2020
Experts: Big game's benefits transcend attendance questions

Despite pandemic-driven uncertainty about its direct economic impact, Tampa Bay business leaders are optimistic about the Super Bowl's marketing value to the region.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2020
Pandemic crushes media firm’s profit, revenue

Beasley Broadcast Group took $26 million out of its cost structure to overcome pandemic challenges.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Hit the brakes: Beleaguered car rental giant runs into legal roadblock

A judge has rejected Estero, Florida-based Hertz's proposal to pay 14 executives a total of $5.4 million in bonuses.

  • News
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