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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2008
Market Focused

Christoph Trina wants to take innovations from university labs, government facilities and private industry and get them into the marketplace.

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  • August 25, 2008
Designs on Growth

Haneke Design helps clients use type, photos and infographics to tell their story more effectively and make more money.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 19, 2010
Scary Times

Paul Purcell, chief executive of a nearly $700 million financial services firm, reveres free markets, entrepreneurs and capitalism. No surprise: President Obama gives him nightmares.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 15, 2010
Raw success

Gulf Coast entrepreneur Aziz Tejpar long sought an outlet for his business creativity. He finally found it in a most unusual place: sewage.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 17, 2009
Method Men

A Gulf Coast technology company plans to attack the recession in 2010, with a plan that includes hiring at least six more people. A big weapon in its fight: The firm's ability to land work with state and local governments.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 12, 2009
Gamblin' Man

Rob Brady's business — a fusion of product design and technology — was being crushed by the recession. He took some high-stakes risks to begin turning the company around.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2010
Flat Lands

The management style at one of the most prominent publicly traded companies on the Gulf Coast is flat. Fortunately for long-term shareholders, the company's returns have definitely not been.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • September 24, 2010
Safety Net

Net lease properties may be the best option for property investors in the current market. One Gulf Coast firm now promotes them as a fourth leg in a solid portfolio.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 22, 2013
Do call it a comeback

Lumberyard entrepreneur Al Bavry has a gutsy plan for growth: He wants to bring drive-thru convenience to his industry. In the process he will wage battle with much bigger competitors.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 28, 2013
Happy fields

A cavernous former hotel in downtown Fort Myers will get new life as senior housing, removing an obstacle to growth there.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 29, 2013
Difficult to develop

The complexity of putting low-income housing deals together can be daunting, but developers such as DDA Development are pros at it.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 14, 2011
Golden Seafood

Peter Radno's recipe for Maine lobster spread turned into a multi-million-dollar franchise. Thinking big paid off.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2011
Build Back

New hires. At least $20 million for land deals. More homes. There's no doubt Taylor Morrison is in comeback mode on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 15, 2011
Diamond in the Rough

Michael Diamond and Jeff Benham say the recovery in the luxury home market is under way. They've started a new custom homebuilding company to take advantage of the improving conditions.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 16, 2012
Double Down

A Tampa biopharmaceutical says its vaccine will revolutionize cancer treatment. But its future hangs on FDA approval.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 16, 2021
Behind the scenes of a $100 million IPO launch

FIrst Watch seeks to capitalize on internal momentum and positive external factors in going public.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Saya Heathco, 39

Moving to Florida "for a guy," marketing expert Saya Heathco's career took off despite Chicago colleagues' doubts.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 7, 2021
Richard Marques, 34

Revcontent, CEO

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2021
Tech company seeks $100 million with IPO

Not long after being valued at $1 billion, fast-growing area tech company — with more than $100 million in losses in three years — looks to score big with an IPO.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 13, 2021
Workplace Redefined

Chico's FAS says it is adopting a "hybrid" workplace model post pandemic and will shed headquarters office space in Fort Myers with subleases.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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