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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Designated Hitter

Glenn Selig left a career as a TV anchorman and reporter to become an entrepreneur helping clients get covered in the media.

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  • By Sheldon Richman |
  • March 27, 2009
The Goal Is Freedom: Crisis and Opportunity

Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel are using the nation's economic disarray as their cover for expanding government control and further limiting freedom.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 4, 2009
Leftover Success

The chief executive of a $2.1 billon company has some blunt words for Gulf Coast retailers navigating the recession: Despite the temptation, don't discount. 'That's where people ruin brands,' Rick Goings says.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Capstan plan changed, less property includedDevelopers starts San Marco condominiumPartners gear up for Villas at Point PleasantBeckett Whitney plans to renovate Commerce building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2004
Breaking the Molds

Sarasota-based UniqueShield Products plans to make its adhesive the construction industryis solution to toxic mold.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Attractive debt

Large institutional investors, including the largest pension fund in the U.S., are finding debt funds more attractive than stocks. It could be a risky, but lucrative, bet if the economy turns around.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

Walsh: Tax swap amendment will fuel the economy

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 5, 2009
Smaller is Better

Al Jeffrey and Jim Wilheim had to wrestle with a difficult entrepreneurial crossroad: Had their business, a chain of 15 scuba diving stores from Orlando to Key Largo, gotten too big?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 14, 2010
A New Hope and Change

A national political voice believes there is a chance for a new Republican Revolution. But the party must first avoid mistakes made by its counterparts.

  • Florida
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  • By George Rauch |
  • March 18, 2010
How Government Destroyed Our Money

Here's a historical account everyone should read. It shows how we have rejected what the Founding Fathers knew would destroy our Republic.

  • Florida
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • November 25, 2009
Old Company, New Tricks

On the cusp of its 90th anniversary, Hennessy Construction Services has reinvented itself with a focus on relationships in the senior living market.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2010
Hard knocks MBA

Joe Buckheit's journey through the tech boom and bust holds lessons for entrepreneurs going through tough times today in other industries.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 17, 2010
Different Directions

The founder of a local seized bank ponders what could have been, while a banker new to the Gulf Coast muses about what's next.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2010
A New Hope

Gary Johnson proved that a successful businessman — indeed, a capitalist — can be elected governor of a state that leans blue. He recently brought his libertarian-leaning views to the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 5, 2013
Let's get physical

An entrepreneur with a stellar track record in franchising targets a new industry for creative destruction. His plan is to move fast, and be bold.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 24, 2011
Top Tomato

The state's largest tomato producer is confident the agriculture business in Florida is profitable, even as it faces greater government regulation and rising costs. Lipman's newly installed CEO, Kent Shoemaker, is planning some acquisitions.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 19, 2011
Ready to Represent

David Mulicka successfully managed his construction firm through the downturn and now plans to take his entrepreneurial skills to Tallahassee.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2011
Corporate Report: Apr. 29

The latest news from First National Bank, Invisa, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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