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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
New regulations could hurt banks

Gulf Coast community bankers protest federal regulators' proposal to limit commercial real estate loans.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
Mr. Channelside

A Miami native who has lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Buffalo is creating a buzz as the unofficial spokesman for Tampa's Channel District.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Tampa Bay): Mihir Taneja

Mihir Taneja, 33, is chief executive officer with GeoPharma, a Largo pharmaceutical and health care products company. He started GeoPharma out of college, with five employees in 1995 in Brandon.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Deciphering the Attribute Index

What is the key to successful business excellence? asks Stephen Garber, who lives and works in the Sarasota area, provides executive coaching for individuals and organizations to enable them to select, retain and develop performance champions.

  • Opinion
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  • November 19, 2004
Art of Persuasion

eBeltway sniperi lawyer Peter D. Greenspun discussed his defense of a killer at a seminar for Tampa Bay area lawyers.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • January 21, 2011
Recovery Agent

Rachel Elias Wein, an architect turned real estate advisor, helps developers find ways to save and cut costs. The resulting numbers grab their attention.

  • Industries
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • January 9, 2013
Diagnosing Your Car

Carvoyant hopes drivers, auto dealers and repair shops will adopt its system, which could bring in thousands of new data customers.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 7, 2011
Software Savvy

David Romine took a big risk when he left a 'Big Five' accounting firm to start his own company. That bet has paid off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 7, 2011
True Patriot

Lori Larsen served eight years in the Army. Seeing opportunity in the private sector, she entered the corporate world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 23, 2013
Who's listening?

A company in Fort Myers mines 100,000 phone calls a day for large corporations, helping them gauge customers' satisfaction.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 7, 2012
The Hospitalist

Hospitals are increasingly using pay-for-performance in their quest to comply with government mandates.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 24, 2012
Driving to Work

Gulf Coast construction companies that survived the downturn have had to expand geographically. Brooks & Freund is one that did it well.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2021
Master-planned community continues expansion with three new tenants

An Italian restaurant, medical spa and primary care facility are all set to open in Waterside Place at Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 12, 2021
Kohl’s co-founder pledges $10M to downtown theatre campus project

The $60M campus is anticipated to open fall 2023.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2021
One of the region’s largest community banks sold in $295M deal

The Texas-based buyer of First Florida Integrity Bank has made acquisitions as far away as Hawaii and California.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 2, 2021
Reality or an exercise in futility? Developer picked for $2.7 billion redevelopment

On his way out the door, St. Petersburg mayor picks Miami developer for Tropicana Field project

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  • January 16, 2021
Fast-growing city's mayor's death leaves leadership gap

Mayor's support of Cape Coral, says area businessman, was 'solid as a rock.'

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  • September 29, 2020
Saudi billionaire’s son buys two area retail stores for $15.5 million

Ibrahim Al-Rashid calls the St. Armands Circle stores ‘trophy properties.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2019
Prominent medical center CEO resigns amid conflict of interest claims

Dr. Alan List has been with Moffitt Cancer Center since 2003, and CEO since 2012.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2020
Cancer researcher forced to resign sues hospital for defamation

The lawsuit was filed Feb. 13.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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