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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 12, 2013
Veteran by design

The process of getting certified by the federal government as a disabled-veteran-owned small business is rigorous, but the payoff could be big.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 10, 2011
Continued Progress

The Tampa Downtown Partnership turns 25 this month, but some of the district's biggest achievements have come about in more recent years. Three past chairmen discuss what should come next.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 16, 2011
Building Chase

JPMorgan Chase continues to grow its presence on the Gulf Coast and throughout Florida. The state's tentative recovery and tighter bank regulations won't slow these bankers.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 13, 2013
Less Pane

Going for business in up-markets, specifically in a subcontractor role, has been an escape hatch through the recession for a local company. It's zeroing in on $10 million a year in sales.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 13, 2013
Condo recovery

Engineer Paul Benson started a construction firm at the bottom of the recession. Now he's riding into the recovery.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 27, 2013
Get ready to roll

Developers, builders and investors are laying the groundwork for the real estate recovery as financing becomes more widely available.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 26, 2013
Plug the holes

A plumbing business treated the recession like an opportunity to enter new markets, not fall back. The gutsy moves have started to come together.

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  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • November 2, 2012
Grand Expansion

Travel services haven't died with the Internet, they've just changed to match the times.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 17, 2011
Two-Sport Star

Local football legend Lee Roy Selmon has found success running a sports restaurant chain during the past decade. He recently opened his seventh location but is taking a conservative approach to further expansion.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 3, 2012
Engineering Education

An Odessa-based manufacturing firm is expecting big growth in 2012. But the perfection demanded in its industry makes hiring a challenge.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 17, 2021
Hertz board approves executives bonuses weeks after exiting bankruptcy — and a year after massive job cuts

The Hertz Corp.'s board of directors has approved retention bonuses for four senior executives to stay on through the year

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 30, 2021
Regional business organization gets new leader, first woman and Black woman to take the helm

Bemetra Simmons, executive at United Ways Suncoast, chosen to head the Tampa Bay Partnership.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2022
Prominent developers announce luxury Sarasota waterfront project

The 18-story luxury development will be situated on the Boulevard of the Arts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2020
CBD firm on high growth track surpasses $5M in sales

Proleve Distribution also plans to add 20 employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • April 24, 2020
Challenges, opportunities and change in the time of coronavirus

FInd ways to come out of the pandemic a better business leader.

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  • November 12, 2019
Iconic downtown office, retail building sold for $4.4 million

The downtown Fort Myers deal went from start to close in 65 days.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2019
Several cities on Florida’s west coast named to list of top places for retirees

A SmartAsset study names Naples as the No. 1 place to retire in Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2018
Jilted business owner says former top employee took trade secrets

lawsuits, lawyers, trade secrets, theft, business dispute, Renee Phinney, John Souza, Spotlight Graphics, Palm Printing, Michael Fayard, Jennifer Compton, Shumaker, Kendrick & Loop, printing, graphics, graphic design

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • October 28, 2016
Wheels up

Polk County businesses are primed for a boost after area officials scored a major victory in a new partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 12, 2017
At the gate

Data threats are exacerbated when a company has communication breakdowns. A new report aims to restore balance.

  • Strategies
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