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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 22, 2019
Medical facility goes big on real-time data in quest for efficiency

Tampa General Hospital's new $13 million command center was developed in conjunction with GE Healthcare.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 31, 2014
Loans with a click

Online lender OnDeck is touring the country to pitch to small businesses that can't get loans from a bank. As the company approaches servicing $1 billion in loans, CEO Noah Breslow says building trust remains a challenge.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • December 17, 2010
Stay Strong

After 40 years, Tom James gave up his CEO title at Raymond James, but not all of his responsibilities. He says the financial services firm has the capacity to grow twice as big as it is now.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2022
Behind the scenes of the region's robust cryptocurrency scene

The newness, not to mention volatility, of many things in the crypto-verse can be a magnet for doubters and cynics.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2023
$729 million SWFL community bank names new CEO

The leadership change represents the first time in the bank’s 20-year history that it will operate under a new CEO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Newsmakers (Tampa)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2011
Risky Eats

Three cousins are determined to save a cursed restaurant location. They've invested more than $500,000 to support the gamble.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 1, 2012
Farming for New Business

Economic turmoil forces people to become entrepreneurial. Economic growth will be powered by new entrepreneurs born in incubators.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2012
Willis A. Smith Construction Inc.: 40 years

Willis A. Smith Construction's strategic shift in 2002 helped it respond to the recent recession's construction collapse.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2021
Organic gardening company's products to be sold at Lowe’s

Earth’s Ally also recently announced a new retail partnership with Ace Hardware.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2021
Former Morgan Stanley top overseas exec joins area investment firm

William Strong, who worked at top executive positions at New York investment giant Morgan Stanley, becomes a partner at Tampa investment firm Anzu Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2021
Prominent child-focused foundation gets new headquarters

The  Naples Children & Education Foundation has been in operation for more than 20 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2020
Area company aims to launch new toy in time for holidays

Pressure Games has been working for nearly two years on Countdown.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2020
Hurts so bad: How will Hertz bankruptcy impact region?

Questions linger after bankruptcy filing.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 30, 2019
SPP chief talks Water Street Tampa in new podcast

Strategic Property Partners' CEO James Nozar talks about building Water Street Tampa and his company in a new podcast with RCLCO Realty Advisors, where he once worked as a consultant prior to coming to Tampa.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 27, 2018
Regional homebuilder looks for talented people in everyday places

Neal Communities started a recruiting card campaign to recruit employees.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 25, 2016
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Southwest Florida Industrial Market

Southwest Florida's industrial market, much like its larger counterpart — the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando — has rebounded significantly and consistently since the end of the recession.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 25, 2016
Southwest Florida Industrial Market

Southwest Florida's industrial market, much like its larger counterpart — the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando — has rebounded significantly and consistently since the end of the Great Recession.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 5, 2014
Zero in on Estero

The area anchored by Hertz's new global corporate headquarters could see significant new developments in coming years. The community is planning for it now.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 30, 2014
A New Cycle

Commercial real estate firms position themselves to benefit as buildings fill with new tenants and rents rise. Commercial Property Southwest Florida, the Cushman & Wakefield office in Fort Myers, is boosting its ranks.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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