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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2017
Builder rebrands, constructs new identity

Ted Gadoury has provided construction services in Southwest Florida for more than 15 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2014
Price named top woman lawyer

Collier County has a new top woman lawyer.

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  • November 7, 2013
Spirit Airline to jet from Tampa to Minneapolis

Airline adds two daily flights from TIA to Minneapolis-St. Paul.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2016
New sales director takes over community

Thomas Braun has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, retail and management.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 9, 2016
Be a Hugger

Southern hospitality made way for southern gratitude in a new survey on thanking behaviors — and it turns out hugging is in style.

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  • April 11, 2016
Pompano Beach company relocates to Manatee

The move will help the firm sustain its expected growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 12, 2016
Skin doc smoothes over big growth plan

Fort Myers-based Riverchase Dermatology acquired three new locations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2016
Tampa attorney promoted to shareholder

John Heilman is a Tampa-based attorney for Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2016
Former FCCI exec to lead law firm's new insurance unit

Keith Larkins was a regulatory compliance attorney at FCCI Insurance Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 20, 2015
Global firm, with prominent lobbying arm, promotes pair

New York-based communication firm appoints executives in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 2, 2015
Tape company names new board member

Intertape Polymer develops, manufactures and sells paper and film-based tapes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2015
Urban Land Institute names new manager

Siobhan O'Kane will oversee the Tampa Bay District Council.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 29, 2023
80-year-old entrepreneur still going strong, now with new laser cleaning firm

After some five decades in business, Russell Ireland says the cliche rings true. "We have always looked at crises or problems as opportunities," he says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 6, 2007
Rooftops, then Retail

Southern Pasco County has reached enough critical mass in population (doubled twice in 20 years) to draw fast growth in retail development.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 30, 2011
Queen of Soaps

Entrepreneur Deanna Kelly sells soaps and other bath products by emphasizing their beneficial attributes. She stocks her stores with more than 600 products.

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  • February 28, 2020
Insurer makes bold moves to stay ahead of systemic change

AmeriLife, a health insurance, benefits and retirement planning firm based in Clearwater, has won major investment backing from Thomas H. Lee Partners, a private equity firm.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 7, 2020
Back to Square Two

Steelbridge Capital partners start a new firm, Square2 Capital. But their real estate focus remains firmly in Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2022
HVAC company's new CEO sets bold growth goals

Conditioned Air, which celebrates 60 years in business in 2022, has been steadily growing for years.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 20, 2022
One event-dependent entrepreneur’s secret to overcoming the pandemic? Perpetual motion.

A contract with a major sports association kept the business afloat while Rainer Scheer shifted his focus to SEO tactics. Now, the company's revenue has almost doubled.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • August 30, 2019
Company primed for growth after overcoming early mistakes

Even with a big dose of early success, Jonathan Bucci has had to zigzag several times in pursuit of ambitious company growth goals.

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