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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2007
Finding Gold in Dirt

By providing commercial real estate services, Murphy Business & Financial Servicesfills a niche and grows its own business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
Young Quest

Two twenty-somethings are building a medical-manufacturing business. They aim to build it slowly to avoid costly mistakes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Unflinching Optimism, Practical Steps

Even as they predict brighter days, Gulf Coast Realtors and those in related industries are taking protective measures now.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Turmoil at the Top

A judge says Carolyn Wilson engaged in self-dealing at Tampa's Wilson Co. Her attorney says she 'isnot the robber baron she is made to be.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 31, 2006
State of Shock

Commercial insurance premiums are going up as much as 30%, thanks to the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. No one is immune.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Cobalt Capital acquires light industrial propertyChicago company buys Carrollwood Cove ApartmentsOffice Depot site sells for $133 a square footBlume Brothers Swap Largo warehouse property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2005
Helter Shelter

The IRS says Tampa investment executives Richard Frueh and Donald Gunn owe more than $2 million in back interest, thanks to a tax-shelter that advisers said was a 'no-lose' proposition. Says their lawyer: Frueh and Gunn were victims of 'incredible, if not criminal, advice' from supposedly reputable bankers, accountants and lawyers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2005
We are Family

A father and son consider their tech company to be close. But there are limits to the love at Sykes Enterprises Inc.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2008
Caught on Camera

A Gulf Coast startup is bringing new technology concepts and software to a most decidedly old business: The gated entry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2004
Well-Rounded Genius

Picking great stocks isnit the only thing Warren Buffett can do, says an author who writes and lectures on the Berkshire Hathaway chairman.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Bradenton hospitals plan major additions, renovationsPoint Development Co.buys Cracker Barrel landLand Associates buys 95 acres in Myakka CityPerry Concrete movesto Rich Street in Venice

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2008
Logical position

Why should air-traffic controllers have all the fun? One Gulf Coast-based company has developed software to track almost any global-positioning device anywhere.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 28, 2010
Reset for Recovery

Gulf Coast office buildings now offering cheap rents and plentiful space will eventually attract new businesses.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 25, 2010
Management Stars

Property management companies are lining up to help banks and other lenders manage distressed commercial real estate. It's one of the few bright spots in an industry decimated by the recession.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 12, 2009
Gamblin' Man

Rob Brady's business — a fusion of product design and technology — was being crushed by the recession. He took some high-stakes risks to begin turning the company around.

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  • April 1, 2011
Corporate Report: Apr. 1

The latest news from General Dynamics, Triad Retail Media, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 8, 2013
Territorial Matters

The Naples and Fort Myers markets for legal services could be a challenging place for any new entrant.

  • Law
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 28, 2013
Happy fields

A cavernous former hotel in downtown Fort Myers will get new life as senior housing, removing an obstacle to growth there.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 1, 2011
Out of California

Excessive regulations and high taxes are driving many businesses out of California to neighboring states like Arizona and Nevada. But one company is making the move to Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2011
Controlled Growth

Good timing and a willingness to shift its business model were the recession-survival secrets for Macy's Termite & Pest Control. Now the firm has much bigger plans.

  • Strategies
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