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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2022
Hotel expert says hospitality sector is rebounding nicely from pandemic

Hospitality insider Rich Lillis says the hotel industry —especially in Tampa and other parts of the region — is mostly back to pre-pandemic levels.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 19, 2023
As more multimillion-dollar homes enter market, Realtors look to cash in

Despite the price tag, luxury agents say the skills needed to sell a mansion are not so different from those needed to sell an average house.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2006
Growth's Anatomy

Sure, Alan Zirkelbach, founder of a $48 million-dollar construction firm, knew he had to delegate to keep growing. The hard part: How?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2007
Chasing the Best

Secrets are for sharing, not storing. So says the founder of a Gulf Coast-based business who lets all his employees see the firm's financials.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Bill Business

With property taxes and insurance hogging the front burner, the state Legislature still managed to eke out a new cable TV franchise system, seed money for venture capital firms and other pro-business legislation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Pruett Builders plans Lakewood Ranch headquartersJupiter Realty buys Hampton Bay, Harbour PointeCNL Retirement buys retirement communityMichael Saunders & Co.tops $2 billion in salesNeal Communities plans riverfront

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2006
The Fallacy of Controlling Growth

Here's a primer on the deleterious effects of trying to manage and control growth. Everyone loses - except those making the rules.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2008
Solar Independence

Government subsidies for "green" energy may be generous, but don't bet your business on them. They might disappear when the hoopla over green building fades away.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2008
Corporate Report

GunnAllen wins arbitration case filed by ex-managerFort Myers, Tampa firms merge to form ENTRIX Water SolutionsWest Coast firm sues Raymond James over auctionManasota Flooring merges stores; adds cabinetry, countertop divisionProgressive Employer Services markets Salesgenie.com to clientsSunovia and EPIR developing new solar energy alternativeDBS Consulting changes name to Ensite

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 20, 2009
New game plan

With unemployment near 11%, Hillsborough County officials and business interests are creating a new blueprint for economic development. One goal: Increase the amount of land ready for businesses to move in and start up.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2009
Window on the Future

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is using every available resource, including his teenage son, to ensure that Windows 7 isn't another Vista.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 2, 2011
Brand Up

The renovation of a Gulf Coast firm that sells a range of products in a variety of ways has been an all-out extreme makeover. Success could be imminent.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 8, 2011
Optimism Returns

Lykes Insurance executives like the growth potential in Florida, especially the Gulf Coast — despite the sour economy. They are backing it up with aggressive growth plans.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 25, 2012
Tumble Up

Good times continue to pour in at Tervis Tumbler, a success story among recession tales of woe. But now, with a new CEO, the company has some lurking challenges.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 30, 2012
Fruit Fantastic

Lettuce and oranges are a world away from cell phone towers, where Steve Clark first found large-scale business success. The produce industry, though, is Clark's next frontier. He's backed it with more than $2 million.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 6, 2012
On the Line

A firm with superfast growth contradictory to the economy predicts even bigger doings in 2012. Which may include hiring 100 more employees.

  • Strategies
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 19, 2012
Sound Off

One Tampa entrepreneur has a knack for hearing opportunity knock. His product, however, is designed so consumers can't hear a peep.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 23, 2019
Top Entrepreneurs: Glass company shines in grabbing market share

Bill Daubmann abandoned one career dream to address a family illness. Now, with a rapidly growing business on the cusp of an even-bigger breakthrough, Daubmann is primed to reach another dream.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • July 18, 2014
Smokin' Sales

With $15 million in sales, an e-Cigarette manufacturer focuses on quickly growing online business. To stay ahead of an uncertain regulatory environment, the company takes a proactive approach.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 3, 2016
Flavor frenzy

Spend more to make more — sales and products — is an ongoing theme at a St. Petersburg ice cream making business. Growth has followed.

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