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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2007
Two for Three

A former ER doctor turned entrepreneur strives to be really great at two parts of his medical imaging business while still being decent at the third. The formula is working.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2007
Man of Steel

Mario Longi has helped build Tampa-based Gerdau AmeriSteel into the nation's No. 2 steel recycler. He's aiming higher.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2007
Success off the Field

If Lee Roy Selmon's exploits on the field are any indication, the restaurants that bear his name will likely do well, too. He's got strong backing from the founders of Outback Steakhouse.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Bill Business

With property taxes and insurance hogging the front burner, the state Legislature still managed to eke out a new cable TV franchise system, seed money for venture capital firms and other pro-business legislation.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2008
Corner on the market

Southwest Florida has evaded the radar of Florida's largest law firms, even as the population and economy have surged. Tough local competition has kept big players out too.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2008
Preservation Rotation

A small group of money managers are trying to make big gains by combining market-timing skills with market-weary risk ideals.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 3, 2006
Offense to Defense

David Haenel went from prosecuting DUI offenders to defending them. He launched his private practice with a partner and a combined $5,000 in savings.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Miami Beach Investors Expand PortfolioGeorgia group purchases Pelican Sound apartmentsPage-Burkett group assembles beach propertyPartners refinance several Tampa Bay-area propertiesSarasota investor refinances Valrico mobile home park

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Pruett Builders plans Lakewood Ranch headquartersJupiter Realty buys Hampton Bay, Harbour PointeCNL Retirement buys retirement communityMichael Saunders & Co.tops $2 billion in salesNeal Communities plans riverfront

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
'The Black Hole

Nearly seven years ago Jeffrey Warren successfully represented Celotex through its bankruptcy reorganization. Now he is defending the Asbestos Settlement Trust.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2005
EO-Tampa: Packed Pipeline

Downtown Tampa and Clearwater will be catching up with downtown St. Petersburg in 2006 with the development of residential projects. But the labor shortage will continue to put constraints on companies' growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 30, 2005
30-Year Plan

Ricardo Espino was all set to be his own boss. Then he got an offer he couldn't refuse. In a year and a half, Universal Insurance's premiums have topped $130 million a year.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
The Spartan Approach

Keeping it simple and operating in the shadow of the big financial services giants, a Raymond James alumnus hopes to be the investment banker of choice for Florida banks.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

  • Industries
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
'Passion brings focus'

Fort Myers CPA Gail Markham built one of the largest firms in Southwest Florida. In the process, she has seenhow startups succeed and fail.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 20, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Westfield Kicks Off Square ExpansionPrestige Builders buys Gateway LakesTwo Michigan companiesbuy The LandingsAmSouth Bank buys more Tamiami landLake Verna group plans Lake St. Claire

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 9, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

SimDag buys two parcels for condo-hotelFloridan Hotel acquisition could show way for Belleview BiltmoreMarket Street Mortgage offers credit to buildersColonial Properties Trust buysMangrove Bay office buildingColliers Arnold's study shows aggressive office marketBelleair Development acquires North Dale Mabry property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 6, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Coquina Key Arms to be converted into condosTwo more hotels to become condominiumsNew York investor buys Ambassador ApartmentsBill Edwards buys office property in Treasure IslandMcKibbon Hotel Management expands corporate officeWyndham International Inc.obtains $24.75 million mortgage

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Government's Inane Rules

Editor's note: The following is a letter sent by Clearwater attorney Robert G. Walker, owner of a new pet shop, Fluffy Puppies, to Clearwater City Planner John Schodtler on April 7. It's available free of charge.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
Deliverance

A Gulf Coast-based shipping company nearly doubled itsrevenues this year, from $15 million to a projected $28 million.Saudi princesses with nearly $500,000 worth of accounts helps.

  • Entrepreneurs
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