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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 15, 2019
RIsing tide floats Fish Tale Boats to new heights

The success of the family-owned boat dealership and service center is no fish tale. Rather than having to lament the one that got away, it has cast its net to land even more business by, ironically, moving away from the water.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2008
Dear Linda

A Gulf Coast advertising guru is expanding her horizons. Now, Linda Gross is allabout giving advice to other businesses.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Schlaes: Tax on Hope

Congress needs to reign in the expanding and punishing Kiddie Tax - it de-motivates young people from taking chances and risking innovation.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Lou Lasday: The Importance of Cross Selling

Lou Lasday is an independent marketing adviser who resides on Longboat Key. He creates strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies. A career direct response executive, he has been a senior partner of a national advertising agency and served as

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2011
Still Grim

The 2011 real estate market will be no place for the weak-hearted. Opportunities could be scarce.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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 Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 8, 2013
Buying brokers

Brokerage giant Hub International recently acquired Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols from USAmeriBank. The move opens a new frontier in Florida for the insurance firm.

  • Industries
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 22, 2016
Breaking wise

Tampa-based ConnectWise recently merged multiple companies in which it invested. Up next for the fast-growth tech firm: a possible trip to Wall Street.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 12, 2014
Loan recovery

Banks on the Gulf Coast are aggressively lending again as the recession begins to fade, real estate values recover and borrowers take on more debt.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 3, 2010
A Better Season

The winter tourism season is shaping up to be an improvement over last year. But hoteliers on the Gulf Coast say a short booking window and weak demand will continue to pressure room rates.

  • Industries
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 19, 2014
Spend it now

Pam and Les Muma are the biggest individual donors to the University of South Florida. The retired executives say they prefer to spend their money now, so they can 'enjoy it and direct it.'

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 4, 2010
Big Peanuts

A small Gulf Coast debt-buying firm is poised to make a sizeable leap in just about every way. Good thing one of its strengths is analyzing risk.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 11, 2022
Media company finds success by giving back to community

Finding, and then capturing, a growing audience in the rapidly changing broadcast radio business can be tricky. One enterprising couple has found a way.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 17, 2015
Family roots

Wish Farms has a rich history. But it hardly lives in the past. The agriculture firm's future lies in technology advances.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

What now at Findwhat? Remember Findwhat.com?: Well, the Fort Myers paid-search Internet company is called Miva Inc. now. And there is rampant speculation around the dotcom space that Yahoo or Google might acquire Miva.Moving on down: Corvus International LLC likes Sarasota so much it decided it needed to be closer to the heart of the city.No capital shortage here: Why does a startup bank need $100 million? Coffee Talk wanted to know, after the Nov. 29 announcement that a new super-community bank was coming to Tampa.Murdock's owner: Could it be you?: The controversial Murdock Village plan in Charlotte County is nearing an important turning point. On Dec. 15, Charlotte County government will open the Request for Proposal for developers interested in creating a town center on the southern 870 acres of the site located in West Murdock.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2009
Bang for the buck

Businesses and consumers should be in better position to move the economy forward thanks to a Legislature that focused on quality rather than quantity of new laws.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 24, 2020
Manufacturer of in-demand medical gear moves swiftly — with smarts

TouchPoint Medical also worked its contacts to maintain its supply chain.

  • Technology
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 29, 2012
Turn on the Lights

The recession dimmed the lights in many Gulf Coast office buildings as tenants vacated during the downturn. Now, space is slowly filling.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 5, 2024
Affordable housing community for seniors boosts St. Pete neighborhood

The site of the former Edward White Hospital, which has been vacant for 10 years, is being transformed into an affordable housing community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 10, 2009
On the Wild Side

Pasco County's unique plan to create 25 miles of wildlife corridors over 7,100 acres includes uncertain incentives for landowners to go with a cost of $35 million and more land off the tax rolls.

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