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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 15, 2013
Businesses don't pay taxes; consumers do

Business tax cuts and corporate-recruiting incentives will be prominent policy issues for the Legislature this year.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 2, 2011
Free Market U.

You won't find many proponents of free-market capitalism on university campuses, but the economics department at Florida Gulf Coast University is one of the few that encourages this view of the world.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 8, 2011
Mass Exodus?

By 2014, more employers may opt out of offering employer-sponsored insurance once key parts of the U.S. health care law come into effect.

  • Florida
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 15, 2011
Looking for Angels

A new Central Florida angel network set to launch in September hopes to provide big payoffs to its investors, as well as the community.

  • Industries
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 20, 2011
Inside Trainer

Marc Blumenthal took over Tampa-based Intelladon eight years ago to provide employee educational programs. His company has grown through the recession as clients place a priority on training.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 29, 2012
Turn on the Lights

The recession dimmed the lights in many Gulf Coast office buildings as tenants vacated during the downturn. Now, space is slowly filling.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 13, 2012
More Heads in Beds

Hotel occupancies have been rising on the Gulf Coast, and hoteliers have been cautiously raising rates. Some entrepreneurs are even planning new hotels.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 11, 2012
On the Trail

Business owner David Mulicka provides insights on what it's like for an entrepreneur to run for public office.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 1, 2021
Commercial real estate brokerage pick roils Sarasota firms

Sarasota County’s selection of Colliers’ Tampa office to market administrative headquarters in downtown Sarasota has caused consternation among competitors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio and Mark Gordon |
  • August 19, 2021
Retail developers find ways to beat back e-commerce

Several large landlord and developers aren't ready to give up on the traditional shopping plaza.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2021
Meaningful Mentorship

This year's 40 under 40 celebrates business community rockstars — and the people who helped them get there.

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2020
Shannon Puopolo, 37

Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt P.A., business litigation partner

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 13, 2022
Realtor turns New York City Marathon into an annual affair

Connie Lyke-Brown hasn't missed a New York City Marathon since 1978 — and that includes a bout with cancer. She's nowhere near ready to throw the towel in.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 8, 2019
Student housing is one "sexy" CRE food group

Colliers International's Dorothy Jackman was among the first to recognize the potential for student housing and build a career around it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 6, 2017
The other Hertz

While its bigger sibling struggles with operations, Herc Rentals has a sunnier outlook for the coming year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • April 7, 2017
Open Door

A niche manufacturer expects a 40% increase in sales this year. It's even paying overtime again.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
School's In

As the demand for more nurses increases in Florida and nationwide, one area campus gains recognition for its quality education programs. How will it continue to meet the demand?

  • Health Care
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 29, 2014
Market Potential

Cushman & Wakefield recently promoted Larry Richey to Florida market leader. Now heading offices with more than $3 billion in sales, he shares his excitement about Florida's potential.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 31, 2014
Memory Lane

Developers of assisted-living facilities are including an increasingly important component to senior housing: memory care.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 29, 2013
Success collectors

A Gulf Coast-based billing collection center for a $5.9 billion hospital chain dumped its 'dungeon'-like office. The new home fostered a major turnaround — in appearances and results.

  • Strategies
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