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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 28, 2018
National physical therapy chain puts in place efforts to assist growth

Fyzical will earn close to $21 million in revenue in 2018, according to CEO Brian Belmont.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 8, 2019
How to motivate people to meet sales goals

Clothing retailer Chico’s has found combining motivating factors helps encourage employees to sell more.  

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 9, 2018
Paying Off

MetLife's Tampa office park will house the area's first new office building with speculative space since 2012. A PwC expansion is making it happen.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • March 30, 2018
Developer targets high-end clients with storage concept

High-end self-storage isn’t just for fancy cars. An enterprising businessman targets other luxury vehicles with his new project.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 18, 2016
Home run

A Sarasota firm recently more than doubled its money with a Tampa office project. Not bad for less than three years of ownership.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 27, 2017
Corporate report

Landscape company wins national recognition; Fast-growing builder brings on more managers; Community bank adds Fort Myers location; Multifamily redevelopment project gets underway; Mortgage firm finds buyer for insurance unit

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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.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • October 20, 2017
Big Thinkers

An ad agency launched in the downturn grows rapidly — and to multiple markets worldwide — through its devotion to client connections.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 30, 2017
A Cut Above

In 1967, Stan McGowan started The Butcher's Block. Now his son, Scott McGowan, runs the business — battling grocery chains and building customer loyalty.

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  • July 14, 2017
Fight through

It took five years, but Sarasota businessman Marvin Kaplan was finally exonerated of any wrongdoing in a multimillion-dollar fraud case — where he was really a victim.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2014
Life without wires

Steve Kawasmy is developing his Aio Wireless territory at breakneck speed. His firm, One Cellular Stop Inc., hopes to have 37 open stores in February.

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  • December 6, 2013
Shirt Success

A traveling sales couple spends half the year on the road, where it's more grind than glamour. They always pack their sense of humor.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 3, 2014
Weathering the storm

Gibbs Wilson says he's been saved by the grace of God more than once. The CEO of Alpha-Omega Title Insurance doesn't know whom else to thank for both his life and his livelihood.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 15, 2016
Corporate report

Ohio shipper adds 50 jobs in Tampa; Mobile health firms merge; Lab company gets boost from Canada; Ad agency renews boat contract; Company gains exclusive rights to iSwim

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  • October 31, 2014
Mega month

A Tampa commercial real estate firm had one of its best months ever in October. The company credits increased demand from foreign investors.

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  • July 31, 2015
Westshore sale highlights bay's office recovery

A company led by Angelo Gordon & Co. purchased the four-building Cypress Center and Westshore Corporate Center in Westshore.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • September 11, 2015
Five things that cause poor cash flow

Are you experiencing poor cash flow? Take a look at these things to get to the root of your issue.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 19, 2014
Base belief

Premier Eye Care CEO Lorna Taylor believes her parents raised her to understand the value in giving back. Taylor says that value has paid back in business.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 25, 2024
Italian restaurant chain founder slows down with latest venture

Bar Italia, founder Ricky Doody says, won't get as big as Bravo! Cucina Italiana or Brio Tuscan Grille.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2024
AeroVanti founder misses deadline in $30M Medicare fraud case, may face jail

Patrick Britton-Harr’s attorney has asked a federal judge for a three-day extension to file a status report on why he failed to pay $575,000 to the Maryland court.

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