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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2007
OutFOX the Competition

Engineers at a secret Fox Electronics lab have figured out how to make the heart of computers beat faster and cost less.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Clearwater attorney elected to Florida Bar boardLawyers recognized for contributions to diversityFormer SEC lawyer joins Carlton FieldsMills Paskert hires associate attorney

  • Law
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
Mr. Channelside

A Miami native who has lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Buffalo is creating a buzz as the unofficial spokesman for Tampa's Channel District.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Underground Showdown

Lee County landowners are fighting to preserve their property rights as the county leans toward greater mining restrictions.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • January 14, 2011
Out of the Blue

Greg Bicket retires as president of Cox Target Media as Valpak expands its traditional coupons into the digital realm. He believes paper and online versions can coexist.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • January 21, 2011
Recovery Agent

Rachel Elias Wein, an architect turned real estate advisor, helps developers find ways to save and cut costs. The resulting numbers grab their attention.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2010
Storage Test

Steve Wilson looked outside his own business for a recession fix. He hopes he found one in a high-risk venture.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 28, 2012
Tumble Up

The juggernaut ways continued at Tervis Tumbler in 2012. The company hopes to keep the growth flowing in 2013.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 25, 2011
Pier Ponderance

Ideas are flowing in for redevelopment of the St. Petersburg Pier. Those submitting plans say timing is crucial,since construction costs will likely rise soon.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2011
Up on the Roof

A mortgage broker with an entrepreneurial mindset recently traded his industry for a new venture. It could be a gusty ride.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2009
Clients Know Best

Michael Peters left the palm trees of Tampa for the skyscrapers of Manhattan

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 30, 2011
Great Expectations

The billon-dollar women's health industry has a new device, an innovation a long time coming for a specific, and monthly, issue. The Gulf Coast firm behind the product has big plans.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 25, 2012
Pet Luxuries

Turning old spaces into new success stories is a powerful antidote to the downturn. Bob Huff, an ambitious entrepreneur, intends to pull it off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2012
Probe of Citizens should be widened

Total transparency appears to be missing at Citizens Property Insurance. The governor should investigate Citizens' closing of its Office of Corporate Integrity.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 9, 2012
Condo construction is back

One intrepid developer has started construction of new condos in Cape Coral, one of the hardest-hit areas of the country during the real estate collapse.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Roger Drouin |
  • November 9, 2012
Bank of America preps move, Benderson marketing Ellis space

Bank of America is preparing to move from the first floor of a 13-story tower at Main Street and Orange Avenue in downtown Sarasota to a smaller stand-alone branch on Fruitville Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 5, 2012
Engineering Her Business

Stephanie Caldwell launched her engineering firm, Greensite Engineering, after she was laid off in 2009.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 26, 2012
Low taxes, great fishing

Keeping taxes low is critical to attracting more high-tech manufacturing companies and jobs to the Gulf Coast. The fishing's good, too.

  • Industries
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 11, 2011
A New Goal

The Gramatica brothers, who are still widely recognized by football fans, are applying their family name to a modern building system. Part of their mission is to rebuild homes in Haiti.

  • Entrepreneurs
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