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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 4, 2022
Road less traveled: Tourism campaign charts an unconventional course

Faced with a steep challenge from their client, a destination marketing organization, FKQ Advertising + Marketing took a much different approach to selling vacationers on the appeal of Tampa Bay.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2006
Shelving Risk

Jim Butler embraces the spend-money-to-make-money theory: He's invested more than $5 million in a mom-and-pop cabinetry business, with big results.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Total Control

A pair of executives with established Gulf Coast construction firms has taken going independent to new heights. One's already hit $20 million in annual revenues.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
No Regrets, Now

Jim Barge is glad he didn't sell Intellect Technical Solutions Inc. in 2000, despite a few lean years since. It's one of the fastest growing companies in America.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 21, 2006
Walsh: Winners change to remain winners

Are you playing to win?Or are you playing not to lose?Those two questions should spark a lot of thinking about your approach to your business. They certainly tweaked the minds of about 50 Tampa Bay chief executives recently at a session of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay, a group that meets about twice a month to help CEOs of growing companies ... "play to win."

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2005
Ideas to Money

Are the pieces falling into place for the Tampa Bay area's technology sector? One former Silicon Valley player thinks so.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Leading by EXAMPLE

C12 is a Christian business-ownersorganization focused on boosting profits and seeing its members walk out their faith.

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  • By Bloomberg News |
  • January 8, 2009
Frozen with Fear

Banks' 'catatonic fear' of lending means consumers don't get the TARP relief promised by Washington. The feds either need to force banks to lend or get out of the business of taxpayers owing shares of private banks.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
In the Loop

Developer John Madden pioneered a Denver suburb and transformed it into a high-tech hub for major corporations. Now he's planning a major technology park in Southwest Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2009
Long for Short

Tony Leo is trying to save Peninsula Bank short term by long-term planning.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 4, 2011
In Good Time

Scott Boose brings a host of leadership lessons to his new role at the helm of a $200-million company on the cusp of a transformation. His refined attention to detail will surely be tested.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 7, 2010
Recession Cushion

The furniture industry, no surprise, is hurting. But at least one Gulf Coast entrepreneur has found a way to thrive in the industry despite the dire circumstances.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • December 14, 2012
Vigilance Pays

In a move that will double its assets, C1 Bank undertakes its largest acquisition yet. To succeed, openness is key.

  • Finance
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • February 1, 2013
Turning Point

For 30 years, Roy Sweatman's plant has manufactured parts with lofty destinations—the Mars rover, missiles, satellites, and aircraft. Now, as he plans his succession, the company is growing again, but can it find qualified workers?

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 20, 2020
Job and population growth make Tampa apartment market fundamentally sound

Developers have built more than 44,000 new multifamily rental units since 2015 in response to surges

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2018
Three cities in one county make fastest-growing list

Among 515 cities in Wallethub study, Fort Myers was ranked No. 1, with Lehigh Acres placing seventh and Cape Coral ranked No. 24

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2018
Seagate Development building on diverse skill sets

Seagate Development Group a $50 million company in three years of homebuilding, commercial leasing and construction and developing office space

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 6, 2017
Saturation point?

New Sarasota hotels leave some questioning how much is too much.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 5, 2017
Birth of a salesman

Is there anything Anthony Sullivan can't sell? Probably not.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2014
Tasty Transition

Failure to embrace change can sink a multigenerational business. The clan behind a prominent restaurant and produce company hopes to avoid the traps.

  • Strategies
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