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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 4, 2013
A Young Assist

A young couple, newly married, is in the business of helping the elderly. It's a perfect fit.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 25, 2014
The Next Cycle

LandQwest Commercial made a timely move to distressed properties in 2008. Now, it's helping customers with property tax appraisals in the recovery.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 22, 2014
Business Shift

Successfully recognizing opportunities sometimes means shifting focus and letting some business go.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 28, 2014
Live to learn

The race in senior living to build memory care facilities is off to a fast start. One company, an industry leader for 30 years, hopes to find success by taking a detour from the pack.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 30, 2014
Delayed Recovery

The first three months of 2014 were solid, if not spectacular, for several commercial real estate brokers. But statistics show a widespread recovery remains elusive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 13, 2013
Passion pitch

A Gulf Coast firm has money to invest in startups and the urge to do it soon. Now it needs the right recipients.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 13, 2013
Banks get bigger

Banks headquartered on the Gulf Coast saw annual asset growth of nearly 9% as customers borrowed more money.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 16, 2016
The right fit

By the time it completes its acquisition of Sarasota-based Insignia Bank, Stonegate Bank will have bought six lenders on the Gulf Coast. Next up: a march into the Tampa-St. Petersburg market.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 23, 2016
Going up

New owners of one of the region's most prominent elevator companies target residential homes. Demographics fuel the demand.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2016
In Memoriam | Derek Dunn-Rankin

Even as Derek Dunn-Rankin approached his 90s, he kept true to certain rituals and routines.

  • News
  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 17, 2016
Branch out

Florida will fuel the coming growth surge for Synovus Bank.

  • Finance
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 17, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE

This week's Commercial Real Estate Profile features Sean Davis and Josh Beyer of The Sembler Co.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 25, 2016
Work it

The co-working trend doesn't have to be only a big-city thing. An entrepreneur believes the 'burbs are also ready for it.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 7, 2014
Tenured banker

Gerri Moll says the region's economy has bounced back faster than she expected. Small-business lending is leading the recovery.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 29, 2015
Investors go shopping

Institutional investors are scouring deals in Southwest Florida. The latest sign: sale of the upscale Mercato shopping center in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 26, 2015
Memory lane

Developers are building facilities for the coming wave of baby boomers with Alzheimer's and other dementia. These are not your parents' nursing homes.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 24, 2015
Let in the sunshine

Sunshine Ace Hardware eyes more acquisitions as the industry consolidates. How will it keep its family-business culture as the company grows?

  • Industries
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 6, 2015
'All in'

Youth sports is highly competitive — both on the field and for a franchise firm. A full-time focus is part of one company's winning formula.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 13, 2015
Let's go Metz

A national foodservice giant has its eye on the Gulf Coast. It could be a long glance.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 13, 2015
Intelligent move

Jason Marra built First Family Insurance into a powerhouse with 1,500 agents and 150 employees. The secret: custom software programs he developed.

  • Industries
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