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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 11, 2015
Southern draw

Arkansas banks have boosted their presence in Florida since the downturn by making acquisitions statewide. More deals are in the works.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2008
Money Poor, Problem Rich

Commercial real estate faces an array of problems,from a lengthy housing slowdown, a credit freeze and consumer recession worries. Is it really time to buy?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2021
Meet the new guy

Homes by WestBay, homebuilder with a small-but-mighty mindset, woos an executive from one the biggest competitors in the field.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 15, 2021
Accounting firm defies industry norms, grows rapidly

St. Petersburg tax and accounting firm Spoor Bunch Franz challenges industry norms, traditions and expectations. Its methods seem to be working.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 20, 2022
First home in new affordable housing project in Tampa completed

The city program awarded lots to developers who agreed to build affordable housing for local residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Lasday: You can't manage, if you can't measure

High performance marketing all-stars need discipline to measure results and progress.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2011
Radio Days

Entrepreneur Phil Grande believes the standard way of investing on Wall Street is a standard for failure. He built a successful business off his way.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2012
Just Right

Karins Engineering believes it has finally gotten past the 'surviving is winning' stage of the recession. Now it aims for more growth.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 31, 2012
Web Democracy

The high cost of website development will fall as companies like Snehta make it more affordable for small businesses.

  • Strategies
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 13, 2012
Seal of Approval

Ed Marchiselli followed the old adage about starting a company during a downturn. His firm, AskTheSeal.com, is planning an aggressive Florida and nationwide expansion during the next two years.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 10, 2012
Making Small Look Big

When it comes down to the smart phone battle, Abdul Lateef doesn't care about whether you're an iPhone or Android. His machines help make both.

  • Strategies
  • By Sara A. Qureshi, Esq., LL.M. of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. |
  • May 22, 2020
Addressing Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Penalties under the Affordable Care Act

Addressing Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Penalties under the Affordable Care Act

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 28, 2018
Apartments dominate, but resorts rise

This year's top commercial real estate sales differed from recent years past in that resorts topped the list in each of the three Gulf Coast submarkets

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2018
In Memoriam: Sandy Cohen

Sandy Cohen, who owned Sarasota-based Design Marketing Group, died April 2 at age 50.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 11, 2016
Gain respect

Alexandra Dillard, even with her last name, works like she's a rookie. One tip: Stay hungry and humble.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 26, 2017
Cottage industry

Developer Marshall Gobuty says his plans for a new development could spark a shift in homebuilding, to smaller, more efficient properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 9, 2017
Food for Life

Employees embrace, not avoid, problems at Fitlife. The model has produced some stellar growth.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 10, 2014
Seismic shift

If disruptive innovation were easy, it wouldn't be disruptive or innovative. That's an acute challenge in some health care sectors.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 31, 2014
Open it up

Some recession-era lessons have started to pay off for a Gulf Coast business owner. A big one: Avoid the office on Mondays.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 7, 2014
Another gear

What do a former Burger King CEO, a venture capital attorney and a technology executive who worked directly for Steve Jobs have in common? They aim to help a Gulf Coast IT firm blossom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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