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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2007
Moving Up The Coast

D.T. Minich, a veteran of tourism promotion on the Gulf Coast, has moved from the Lee County position to Pinellas County, a community with a different set of challenges.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 19, 2006
Gang Green

Steven Winter, the granddaddy of green building concepts, thinks there are greenbacks aplenty for companies that use the environmentally friendly concept.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Executive Session with Tom Dowdy

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new president of The Radiate Retail Group

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Warning Signs

Collier County told Jon McLeod he couldn't operate his mobile-sign trucks, but the entrepreneur fought back and won. It's anotherexample of the anti-business attitude that prevails in Collier.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Joe Gonzalez

But long before that triumph, Gonzalez was a true New York City success story. The son of a Cuban immigrant and the grandson of an East Village bar owner, Gonzalez had grown up relatively poor in the Big Three of New York's notoriously tough neighborhoods: Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan, Washington Heights in the South Bronx and Jamaica, Queens.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
Fed Followers

A Wall Street investment banker with ties to the Gulf Coast aims to be a leader in a strategy based on following.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 15, 2009
'Does anybody care?'

Florida lets its state-owned property insurer raise rates to become more fiscally sound, but it won't allow private companies to do the same. That's not the way to fix the state's property insurance problems, says Citizens' chairman.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 5, 2009
Rock Solid

Mark Loren Designs has avoided the fate of many jewelry companies that have gone out of business in the recession by focusing on custom work and repairs. Still, like many other business owners, the Fort Myers jeweler has adjusted prices.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 18, 2009
Tournament business

Not every hobby can be parlayed into a successful business. But Lauri Dagostino's love of youth sports has made her annual national volleyball tournament into the feature item of a multimillion-dollar company.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 25, 2010
Need for Speed

Is the worst economic downturn in generations the right time to open a car dealership that sells vehicles priced liked beachfront condos? Yes it is, says Victor Young.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 1, 2010
Sales Driver

John Marazzi takes great care to hire the right people. Then he becomes their cheerleader.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 23, 2009
Enough, already

Had enough of the recession? Real estate experts in Lee and Collier counties say there's at least another year of it to go. But then things start looking up.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2010
Corporate Report: June 11 - June 17

New information from HSN, Sykes Enterprises, Health Management Associates, and more.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 14, 2010
Blinks and Bites

Richard Sanchez, the 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year, has found a way for Advantica to expand from purely vision services to offer dental coverage. The two tie together nicely.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2010
Oracle of Tampa

Tampa Bay Editor Carl Cronan talks with business celebrity John Sykes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2011
Security issues

A Central Florida company is leading the charge to privatize the screening process at airports across the country.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 9, 2011
Qualified Survival

A banker mired in regulatory agony for three years has rediscovered his calling. But the industry is still a challenge.

  • Industries
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • March 18, 2011
Looking Ahead

As UnitedHealthcare's top executive in Florida, Tampa's David Lewis oversees the state's second-largest health care provider network. Certain issues need to be addressed for the benefit of all involved.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 9, 2013
Fresh Start

When a large architecture firm pulled out of Fort Myers, two architects left behind started their own business. It's never too late to begin.

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