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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 20, 2021
Pest Control Company finds success through focusing on client retention, not revenue

Doing everything opposite of the corporate world has led to Doug Longfellow's success.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By John Haughey |
  • October 28, 2021
Popular restaurateur chews on adding food truck

Polk County ‘cottage’ entrepreneur, who built her business from her kitchen, gets ready to put trends on treads.

  • Travel-Tourism
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 13, 2020
Different Strokes

Although there are seven new condo projects slated for Tampa, each has unique attributes that differentiate one from another

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 5, 2021
College turns former cigar factory into education center

St. Leo University, behind a $1 million investment, continues the reinvention of a former cigar factory into a high-tech academic center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 4, 2020
Of Amazonian Proportions

Amazon, the Seattle-based online retailer and already one of the largest occupiers of industrial space in Central Florida, is preparing to expand significantly.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 26, 2019
Office landlords embarking on improvements to remain competitive

Tampa landlords like Feldman Equities, Farley White Interests, Denholtz Associates and Convergent Capital Partners say continual upgrades and improvements to office buildings are necessary to remain viable.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 11, 2022
Media company finds success by giving back to community

Finding, and then capturing, a growing audience in the rapidly changing broadcast radio business can be tricky. One enterprising couple has found a way.

  • Strategies
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 1, 2018
A letter to no-party affiliated voters: You have the power

ur preference on the role of government would be one that serves as a referee in disputes among its citizens and to protect its citizens from others from inflicting physical force.

  • Opinion
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 25, 2019
Veggie Tales: Behind the scenes of the new Publix store prototype

Changes at Publix go beyond the produce.

  • Strategies
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 22, 2019
First Impact

Redevelopment projects in blighted neighborhoods can be a hard sell for some developers. Joe Bonora takes the opposite approach.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 12, 2019
Mike DiBlasi goes from closer to starter at CBRE

Mike DiBlasi swapped college baseball for accounting and then commercial real estate, with more than a few setbacks along the way. As Managing Director of brokerage CBRE Inc.'s Tampa office, he's fulfilling a dream to coach others.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 10, 2018
Firm dominates markets by focusing on accountability — not budgets

Roper Technologies revenues have grown from $2.05 billion in 2009 to $4.67 billion in 2017 — up 127.8%. Roper’s compound annual shareholder return from 2003 to 2017 was 19%, compared to 9% for the S&P 500 over that same time period, according to company d

  • Leadership
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 20, 2018
The Return of the Condo

Sarasota has had ample hotel and apartment development this growth cycle, but condos are now back in favor.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 11, 2016
'Smaller bites'

After years of developing larger and larger projects, Steve Hovland is focusing on simplicity -- and sleep.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 24, 2017
Ignore Defeat

It's been a long, and not-yet-over climb out of the recession depths for a Tampa builder. The founder's resolve inspires the company to remain resolute.

  • Strategies
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 14, 2017
Triple Net Gain

David Sobelman largely pioneered the now-popular triple net lease investment deal. For an encore, he's forming a company around them.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 21, 2017
Thrust Forward

One of the largest community banks in the region, seeking more market share, is fearless. 'We will compete with Regions, BB&T and SunTrust and Wells Fargo,' one executive says.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2017
In the game

A pair of never-say-no Southwest Florida entrepreneurs with a mobility-first mindset seek success in a crowded marketplace.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Ted Carter |
  • June 16, 2017
Signs are Changing

Mergers are coming fast and furious for Florida community banks. The strategy behind the moves comes down to the latest industry truism: Size matters.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 23, 2017
Quality, Quickly

One of the region's fastest-growing restaurant chains invests heavily in research and testing ideas and concepts. The strategy is working.

  • Strategies
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