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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2010
Green shoots sprouting

Demand has slowly returned to the commercial real estate market, driving large gains in multifamily real estate and leasing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 25, 2010
Piano Man

A business career that spans five decades didn't spare Bill Boyce from the recession. Now his biggest lesson learned should resonate with any entrepreneur: Stay steadfast about tough decisions.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 19, 2013
Hooked on Comedy

Comedian Pauly Shore helped establish Off the Hook Comedy Club on Marco Island as a must-play destination for the nation's top comics. Now, owner Brien Spina has even bigger plans.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 9, 2009
Sox Appeal

Eddy Garcia has always been a disciplined real estate buyer, only choosing well-located sites in the path of growth. He hit a home run when Lee County picked his land for the future spring training stadium of the Boston Red Sox.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 15, 2011
Positive Negative

Property value declines flatten out across the Gulf Coast, but with many local governments facing deficits, taxes may still rise.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2012
Corporate Report: August 31

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 8, 2021
Pent-Up Optimism

Gulf Coast commercial real estate industry sees improvement ahead in the coming year after virus-related setbacks in 2020.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2017
Back to the future

The predictions business is not easy. Five of the region's prominent executives look back a decade at some of their own. And they look forward, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 5, 2017
Grow with Care

Technological innovation is the new plow for farming. A family-run operation leads the way.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 27, 2014
Dream Job

Michelle McKenna-Doyle is the NFL's first CIO and first female executive. Now she's bringing her entertainment background to leverage technology to improve the fan experience.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 28, 2014
Young and hungry

Fawley|Bryant, where annual revenues will likely double this year to at least $6 million, clawed its way back from the architecture industry-crushing recession. A youthful spirit anchors the rebound.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 22, 2013
Empathy engineers

The ability to get inside customers' minds to discover their needs can separate great companies from good ones. That might sound like science fiction, but some executives have made it reality.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 29, 2016
Think ahead

Sports executive Scott O'Neil attributes leadership success to developing a strong culture. That takes the right attitude, and a lot of patience.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 20, 2024
One year later, Florida legislators are updating the $711 million Live Local Act

Two pieces of legislation are making their way through the Florida Legislature aimed at tweaking and updating the affordable housing legislation passed with wide bipartisan support last year.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 21, 2023
Funeral home business finds success with new life celebration model

In an industry like funeral services, where one executive says many leaders can be quite "stubborn," change happens slowly. A Sarasota family business helps pick up the pace.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 28, 2023
Siesta Key vacation rental business launches national company

Heather Plampin founded a vacation rental management business out of near-broke desperation. Now, with attention to detail — and marketing — she’s targeting clients outside the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 1, 2020
Boat, RV dealers ride sales surge

Travel trepidation, coupled with shutdown of schools, camps and sports, has area boat and RV dealers riding high. Supply issues could crush the wave.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 29, 2005
Entrepreneur of the Year Nominations

Chalk it up to a more firmly situated economy and a scorching hot real estate market, but the list of nominees for the Review's top 2005 Entrepreneur Award has seen prodigious growth the past three years.Take a look for free.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2009
A Righteous Path

One Gulf Coast firm has found its recession-era salvation: It's harnessing a portfolio of church-based clients.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 15, 2010
Government Digest: Oct. 15 - Oct. 21

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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