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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 25

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 8, 2019
Have a crisis to manage? Here's how

Chris Spiro brand architecture crisis management

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 30, 2018
The shipping news: behind the scenes of a Manatee County economic engine

Port Manatee is a thriving economic engine for Manatee County. Considered a full-service port facility, which means it offers ship repair and fabrication, in addition to cargo services, Port Manatee had operating revenues of $13.72 million in fiscal 2017.

  • Industries
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 13, 2018
Developer: Sunseeker Resort moves forward with communication, cooperation

Developers sometimes fear community and government feedback. One executive, behind a large project in an underdeveloped site, embraces it.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 17, 2017
Gain a foothold

People once thought Mark Schlossberg was crazy for wanting to launch a nail salon. Now he's fielding national interest from potential franchisees.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 14, 2017
Honda Fit

A Tampa-area auto dealership laid down a get-in-shape gauntlet for employees. Results revved up the whole company.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 8, 2013
Buying brokers

Brokerage giant Hub International recently acquired Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols from USAmeriBank. The move opens a new frontier in Florida for the insurance firm.

  • Industries
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • December 6, 2013
How to build team synergy

Finding the right people for your team is just the first step in achieving its full potential. Next is creating an environment that fosters collaboration.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2015
Bright opportunity

Don't tell Earl Hagman Florida is anti-businesses. The executive ditched a troubled expansion project up north for the sunshine.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 5, 2014
Doing Moore

The sales team at a property management firm was stuck. Then they stopped talking.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 2, 2015
Virtual niche

Augmented reality company Marxent Labs has doubled every year for the last three years. In 2015, it expects to double again.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • January 23, 2015
What are your goals for 2015?

To achieve what you want this year, you need to not only make goals — you need to have a plan to pursue them.

  • Strategies
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • November 10, 2025
ZooTampa nearing completion of $35M manatee rescue center

After nearly six years of fundraising and planning, ZooTampa at Lowry Park says its largest ever expansion project is expected to be completed by March 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • November 19, 2025
How and when to fire a family member from the family business

A tough but necessary decision is littered with minefields.

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  • By Kristen Lessig-Schenerlein, Hannah McGowan |
  • September 3, 2025
Tackling impostor syndrome: How to begin

Self-doubt in the workplace, and in life, is a signal, not a setback.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 22, 2016
Bigger vista

Media Vista is benefiting from the economic rebound as more advertisers target the fast-growing Hispanic market.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 17, 2025
Citrus industry withers as Florida's groves flounder

Despite the best efforts and hopes of the citrus industry, hurricanes and a bacteria continue to batter Florida's diminished defining crop. Yet some survival strategies are beginning to sprout.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Going to the Dogs

Sharn Veterinary's three-year average annual growth rate of 371% has it well on its way to becoming the industry leader with its medical devices for animals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2008
Life in the Clouds

Cloud computing, putting computer networks overthe Internet, is slowly catching on as a way for Gulf Coast companies to lower tech costs. But document security and bandwidth needs may slow its growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • February 24, 2009
Economic woe based in morals

Capitalism is not to blame for our economic problems. Look no further than falling morals.

  • Opinion
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