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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: FNB joins Big BoardEconomic development shift from chamber a good thingBeware the pitfalls of workplace technologyHillsborough County Clerk of the Court quashes an unauthorized interpretation

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Running Hot

A safety incident at Tampa International Airport offers the federal courts a fresh chance to clarify the rightsof whistleblowers in a deregulated airline industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Delano Stewart accepted this year's Herb Goldberg Award David Russell Stahl talks about $18 million jury verdictTECO Energy Inc. faces role reversal in current caseBrothers' favorite

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Deadline Filers

Attorneys at Ward Rovell & Van Eepoel aren't quite so frenzied this week. The deadline for employers to rewriting pension plans is past.

  • Law
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  • By George Rauch |
  • October 29, 2009
It's unavoidable: Gold to go up, up, up

When you combine all the factors that affect the price of gold, you can't reach any other conclusion: The price will continue to rise.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 4, 2010
GOvernment Digest 2/5/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 19, 2010
Coal Miner's Daughter

Debra Curtiss' devotion to her two passions — technology and management — rubs off on others. The company she runs, for instance, is in growth mode.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 25, 2011
Someone's in the office

The first signs of an improving office-space market on the Gulf Coast are showing in the data, but it may be too early to call the recovery in rents and vacancies.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Frank Knautz |
  • December 14, 2012
Is there a future for community banks?

After the recession caused multiple community bank failures, local banks face continued challenges as they try to rebound.

  • Strategies
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  • By Frank Knautz |
  • December 14, 2012
Is there a future for community banks?

After the recession caused multiple community bank failures, local banks face continued challenges as they try to rebound.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 10, 2012
Small town, big tech

Technology companies sometimes spring up in the most unlikely places. But how do you find employees in rural places like LaBelle?

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2012
Are you emotionally intelligent?

Improving your emotional capabilities can greatly boost your effectiveness and job performance.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 24, 2012
The Patriot

The business model at one Gulf Coast construction firm depends largely on how well it can successfully balance two strategies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 29, 2021
Ambitious startup aims to capture real estate data market share

Resquared uses data to nudge old-school commercial real estate brokers into the digital revolution. ‘We want to be a $1 billion company — not just a mom and pop thing,’ says a  co-founder

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • December 30, 2021
Medical practice navigates growth and pandemic challenges

Docs Outside the Box is knee-deep in a classic entrepreneurial conundrum: balancing growth without sacrificing service or care.

  • Health Care
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 12, 2021
Insurance firm's revenue grows threefold, to nearly $20 million

In one year, insurance firm doubles its payroll, to now more than 200 people, and grows revenue 300%, to $20 million. How? By embracing technology and sticking to an underserved niche.

  • Insurance
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 16, 2020
Home health care company grows through multiple acquisitions

Doctor’s Choice Home Care, with a five-star hotel mindset, is expanding throughout Florida.

  • Health Care
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 18, 2020
Hatch a plan: Chicken chain aims high as it enters hot market

FSC Franchise Co., the Tampa, Florida-based company that owns Beef O’ Brady’s and the Brass Tap is taking on Chick-Fil-A and PDQ with its new restaurant chain, the Hatchery.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 31, 2020
Former restaurant industry executive shifts to commercial real estate

Doug Sullivan once built a $57 million restaurant company. Now he helps other restaurateurs find spots to open their own places.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 8, 2020
Nonprofits get creative to maintain fundraising, presence

Just because supporters of nonprofits can’t get together in person during the COVID-19 crisis doesn’t mean fundraising stops. Enter virtual events.

  • Strategies
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