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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 17, 2013
Fit to grow

A father-son business partnership started small, but has since found its stride. They have ambitious growth targets.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 5, 2013
Fly boys

A trio of executives takes aim at what they call an 'underserved and overpriced' niche of the aviation insurance market. The plan has rocketed to success.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 6, 2011
Rental Restyling

Developer Phil Farley is turning an old public housing complex into Urban Style Lofts. The key is attracting the young clientele who will make it work.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 22, 2011
Creating Connections

Jessica Rivelli started Working Women of Tampa Bay as a networking group that has now expanded into a motivational and educational service, as well as a new job for herself.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 23, 2013
Living the Dream

The spend-money-to-make-money philosophy is perfect for a local businessman behind a package delivery operation. He has extra-large growth goals.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 29, 2012
Murky Middle

A new business consulting firm seeks to help companies in so-called no man's land. Those are the ones that are 'too big to be small, and too small to be big.'

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 10, 2012
Grocery Gamble

The grip Publix has on the Gulf Coast grocery industry has shown few cracks. But a competitor — an afterthought for years — has an aggressive strategy to chip away at the leader.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 31, 2012
Comfy Profits

David Jennings retired to Fort Myers after building a successful manufacturing operation. Now, he's at it again with a mission.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2020
Marketing executive maintains plan — even in crisis

Peggy Wilson founded Wilson Creative Group in Naples in 2007.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2019
Retailer names CEO, announces other leadership changes

he continuation of the reinvention of women’s retailer Chico’s FAS hit a significant mark Thursday, with the appointment of Bonnie Brooks as president and CEO. Brooks, who replaced Shelley Broader on an interim basis in April, will also remain a board mem

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 18, 2018
Over the cliff, with no regrets

Chad Nuss, a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based serial entrepreneur, is comfortable taking risks, which he says is essential for good business ideas.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2018
In Memoriam: John Morroni, 1955-2018

The late Pinellas County Commissioner John Morroni is being remembered for leading and inspiring others.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2018
Dan Bavaro, 39

Dan Bavaro, 39, is the founder of Bavaro Foods in Tampa, Florida.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 25, 2018
Stefani Schuetz, 30

CEO, Tri Sirena

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 25, 2018
Keith Gelder, 37

President, Stock Luxury Apartment Living; vice president of land, Stock Development

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 8, 2019
How to woo big-time investors

Mike Faraone, an owner and senior managing director at Skyway Capital Markets, a Tampa, Florida-based investment firm, offers some insider tips about how to woo big-time investors.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 15, 2019
Making lemonade from a lemon

Highwoods Properties could ultimately benefit from Laser Spine Institute's sudden exit from its 176,089-square-foot headquarters that the North Carolina-based developer completed in April 2016

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • November 18, 2016
Corporate report

Firm teams up with insurance giant; Bradenton company expands west; Prominent broker joins rival organization; Bank expansion continues with new executive

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 25, 2016
Whole deal

A developer with its eye on the future of retail real estate targets the Sunshine State.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • January 27, 2017
All aboard

A onetime train station — and later a museum — is primed for a rebirth as a technology hub.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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