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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 31, 2020
Rapid ascent: Executive's edge, hustle clear a path to the top

Kye Mitchell has quickly risen through the ranks at Tampa, Florida-based Kforce to become COO.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Lasday: 'You've Got Bragging Rights'

Be ready with a quick self-commercial. In today's economic environment, bragging is a must.Lou Lasday, an independent marketing advisor who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic marketing initiatives for emerging companies.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 18, 2010
Victory Dance

The lost art of setting specific goals for every employee has been rediscovered at an island resort company. It has helped the business swat the recession.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2012
FreightCenter to fill 60 jobs

The thriving company plans to relocate to a bigger headquarters in Palm Harbor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 5, 2022
Dealer group pays $7.2 million for 13.6 acres

Hendrick Automotive Group purchases Bradenton property, will build a new dealership on the site

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2017
New nonstop flights to area announced

Allegiant will provide nonstop service from four additional cities to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2014
Realtor groups close deal on merger

New group, Suncoast Realtor Association, will have more than 5,000 Realtors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2016
New talk radio station enters market

WJBX News Talk and More will be broadcast in Fort Myers, Naples and Marco Island.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 4, 2024
8 new flights added at Fort Myers airport

Breeze Airways has added eight destinations from Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
'It's Like Wildcatting'

Referrals are a way of business for Henry Valenzuela. It's lucrative, too. His law firm collected about $50 millionon behalf of clients since its formation in 1996.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2004
Affordable Housing: Not a Problem

Editor Matt Walsh discusses the affordable housing problem and why its an issue for the market not government.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2015
Wired fire

A Polk County hospital is a national leader in technology. That's not only a major achievement, but also a recruiting tool for the job prospects du jour: young employees.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2005
Landlords' Market

Get ready for sticker shock if you plan to negotiate a new lease for office space in Lee and parts of Collier counties.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 2, 2011
Free Market U.

You won't find many proponents of free-market capitalism on university campuses, but the economics department at Florida Gulf Coast University is one of the few that encourages this view of the world.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 20, 2019
New Commerce

Online shopping is changing the industrial real estate sector in Southwest Florida, and new projects are delivering.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • February 28, 2025
Manatee Technical College, Bradenton Area EDC partner for talent pipeline success

The school and the EDC work together to prepare students for local jobs in manufacturing and aviation maintenance, among other sectors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Tiny transactions, GIANT DREAMS

An entrepreneur seeks super-sized growth through puny margins. It's a tough task.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2010
Out of the Rough

Two hospitality industry entrepreneurs think they're on to the next big thing in sports and family entertainment. They think big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 25, 2011
Mad Science

Animal Replacement Technologies created synthetic tissue for medical testing. The faux-muscle technology has now grown into full bodies that are doubling the renamed firm's sales.

  • Strategies
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