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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Encore Performance

Jerry Campbell founded one of Michigan's largest banks before selling it. He has started HomeBanc on the Gulf Coast with statewide visions

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 28, 2009
Foot Patrol

Bill Johnson's entrepreneurial spirit — and his inner inventor — can be traced to his wife's un-tanned feet. His next step: Sales.

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  • August 1, 2008
Employee Strength

Employee ownership gives some companies a laserfocus on growth. One Fort Myers-based constructionsubcontractor is finding just how well in tough times.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 29, 2009
Cash Flow Community

At a time when foreclosure and delinquency are hitting the state hard, a focus on owner-occupied homes has had a dramatic impact on the financial viability of the Bridgewater community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 10, 2009
Ports in a Storm

By increasing its presence in Tampa Bay, Whitney Bank is attempting to reapply the formula that has kept it in business for more than a century.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 24, 2010
Great Crate

A Gulf Coast nonprofit that delivers emergency supplies worldwide is on a growth spurt. Business lessons can be learned from the success.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 11, 2011
Rags to Roaches

Bruce Barry developed a wild imagination while living under a New Jersey boardwalk. His vision has helped his firm defy the downturn.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 25, 2013
Ahead of the game

Development firm Cameratta Cos. foresaw the residential resurgence in the Estero area and secured land that is now in high demand.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 29, 2013
Courthouse buzz

Lee County Clerk of Courts Linda Doggett says she's seeing the economic recovery at the courthouse.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2011
Them Apples

A hyper-focus on one company's products could be a death sentence for a retailer. But one Gulf Coast computer store has made it work.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2011
Expanded Dreams

A veterinarian seized on a recession-fused opportunity for bigger space. Soon she hopes the practice will get bigger, too.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 10, 2012
See Food

Longtime hospitality franchise executive Dave Ulgenalp sees tasty times ahead in seafood. He might even get back into franchising.

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  • March 12, 2021
Firm helps businesses encourage more female leaders — with benefits to top-line growth

St. Petersburg-based McGuckin Group has worked with a range of clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, on women’s leadership.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • December 3, 2020
Waiting to Retire? Your Kids are Waiting, Too.

Succession in a family business is complicated. But it doesn’t have to be.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 1, 2021
Economic Forecast: Head of leading residential real estate firm bullish on 2021

The coming year looks to be a big one for Smith & Associates because the bulk of its business comes from high-end, luxury condos — a class that has boomed recently and shows no signs of slowing down.

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  • August 12, 2020
Florida nears top of list for number of data breaches

Florida took the No. 4 spot for number of breaches since 2005.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 6, 2019
Dining delivery: Mattison’s, Sarasota

Mattison’s uses Uber Eats, DoorDash and Bite Squad.

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  • By Stephanie Shreve |
  • March 3, 2022
Growing your business — even as supply chain crisis lingers

While supplies are down, communication — with customers, vendors and more — is going to have to go up.

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  • April 12, 2019
Tampa, despite low-cost image, creeps onto high-rent list

Three of the top 10 high-rent cities on a new Freddie Mac report are in Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 6, 2017
'A Great Resource'

Prominent land use attorney Dan Bailey has done many things in his career. Working with his son was one perk he didn't see coming.

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