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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 18, 2020
Tea company sips, shifts to new market demands

Local Tea Co. has felt the impacts of the pandemic on its wholesale business. Recent months, though, have also led to more online sales.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2020
CEO invests $3M into fast-growing business he founded

'There’s a lot happening here,' HealthLynked Chairman and CEO Dr. Michael Dent says of the firm.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 20, 2015
Grow your own

Home-Tech has been successful forming its own employees with an apprentice program it has operated for two decades.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 8, 2015
A hospitable school

With nearly 900 students, FGCU's school of resort and hospitality management is producing job-ready graduates for the recovering industry.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 1, 2025
Reforms to new condo safety law may be coming

The Florida Legislature is expected to take up changes and tweaks to a safety law passed to prevent a repeat of the Surfside condo collapse in 2021.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 22, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Renaissance Vinoy Deal Valued at $44 MillionVenture pays $30 million for assisted-living facilityDeveloper purchases rental properties for $106 millionOpus South closes dealto build luxury condosREIT pays $26 million for east Tampa property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Tampa Bay: RICHARD SANCHEZ

Richard Sanchez retired from Exxon but came back to start Advantica EyeCare. 'Our mission is saving sight. It's real simple.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 2, 2023
Naples storm window manufacturer embraces winds of change

A major innovation launched Advanced Hurricane Technology. That creative spirit rolls on as the family business grows under its second generation.

  • Technology
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 17, 2022
CEO of Florida's largest daily newspaper looks ahead upon retirement

Venerable news organization, during an era of sweeping changes in how customers consume content, is about to get a new CEO.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • April 16, 2025
AI: The next new frontier?

While some media organizations are clamoring to be leaders in artificial intelligence, the Observer is following a different approach.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2009
Battle Royale

Gulf Coast business owners hear the chatter about the supposed end of the recession. While many cling to optimism on that front, the reality is that 2010 could be another Toughest Year Ever for many businesses.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2008
CEO Solutions

CEO groups, such as the CEO Council and The Executive Committee, help chief executives manage their companies and lives.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 21, 2019
Virtual vindication: Tech firm's gutsy decision to stay put pays off

Immertec, a Tampa, Florida, tech startup, won a $100,000 pitch competition funded by investors led by Steve Case, founder of America Online.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 30, 2005
Brilliant Banking

Three banks - all from Lee and Collier counties - stand far out from the crowd.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2020
Hit the brakes: Beleaguered car rental giant runs into legal roadblock

A judge has rejected Estero, Florida-based Hertz's proposal to pay 14 executives a total of $5.4 million in bonuses.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 19, 2014
Freedom seekers

Economic freedom is the key to prosperity, but Florida isn't as free as other states. Excessive state and local government spending is one big reason why.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 4, 2025
State regulators levy $500K in fines against two insurers for Ian, Idalia claim issues

The insurers, both with Tampa ties, were the last of 10 Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation investigated.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Every Minute Counts

Sarasota Memorial's 30-minute guarantee in the ER wasn't a marketing gimmick. It was like moving the QM2. But it changed the hospital's entire organizational culture - for the better.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By John Haughey |
  • January 11, 2022
Polk County embraces red-hot industrial market

If Florida’s economy is hot, Central Florida is hotter. If Central Florida is hotter, Polk County is hottest. If Polk County is hottest, then Winter Haven is ablaze.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 29, 2020
The reopen debate: ‘You’re not the boss of me’

No one really knows what is the best path forward — not President Trump, not Gov. DeSantis. But given the option to reopen, we’ll figure out what’s best.

  • Opinion
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