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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 23, 2009
Creative Construction

Chaos in the construction industry has created opportunities for small and nimble firms to take market share away from the larger, well-established companies. Synergy Contractors in Fort Myers is one beneficiary.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
Unified Front (Sara/Mana cover)

Gulf Coast chambers of commerce mostly agree on the important issues for the upcoming legislative session: Affordable health insurance, education and transportation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Sunken Treasure

A TV series, a public exhibit and an international court case are only some of the things keeping Odyssey Marine Exploration busy this year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Attractive debt

Large institutional investors, including the largest pension fund in the U.S., are finding debt funds more attractive than stocks. It could be a risky, but lucrative, bet if the economy turns around.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
A Tough Word

From a large plate of difficult questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke comes this: Which financial institutions can he save and which ones does he have to let fail?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2009
Metal Moxie

The Weber family has always run its recycling business conservatively, paying cash for new equipment and never taking debt. It's paying off now.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 19, 2010
High Risk

Ralph Gross craved his own airline industry business for more than 10 years. His ultimate choice was all high-risk, high-reward.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 25, 2009
Kingpin

Patrick Ciniello polished bowling balls as a boy in exchange for free games. Today, he runs one of the biggest bowling-equipment companies in the world.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 1, 2010
A New Structure

Manufacturing companies will have to get creative about financing their growth. Structure Medical's founder says commercial banks and financing companies today refuse to fund even the best customers.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2010
No-fly zone

Pamela Templeton did more than halt the construction of a road overpass in front of her Toyota dealership. She stopped a $1 billion road project that was going to be one of the biggest in Lee County's history.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2010
Corporate Report: June 18 - June 24

The latest updates from Syniverse Technologies, Mangrove Employer Services, and more.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2010
Cape Comeback

The residential downturn devastated Cape Coral's once-thriving homebuilding industry. The survivors see signs of a revival in the state's second-largest city by landmass.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2010
King of the Cape

You have to be nimble and aggressive to master Cape Coral's wild swings in property prices. John Carney has mastered the crazy market.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2011
Follow the money

A group of Collier County government appointees asked The Jackson Laboratory tough questions. In the end, Collier decided it was too risky.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 11, 2011
Public Family

Beasley Broadcast Group provides a lesson in raising capital while keeping it in the family.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 21, 2011
Forecast 2012: Lee-Collier

Comments from Bert Hamilton, Gary Griffin, and other Lee-Collier entrepreneurs.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 18, 2013
Succession gauntlet

The Cox family has sold Chevrolets on the Gulf Coast since the Great Depression — through five generations. But succession for the youngest leaders wasn't a birthright.

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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • November 23, 2012
No Barriers

A government consulting duo turns rejection into a multimillion-dollar business. Using its employees' expertise to find new opportunities, it's poised to grow.

  • Florida
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 3, 2012
All about the model

Florida Medical Clinic is growing in doctors, services and revenues, but its top executive sees even more opportunities with Obamacare.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 17, 2012
New Connections

A group of young techies escaped Cuba to realize their dream of becoming American entrepreneurs. Getting to the U.S. was the hardest part.

  • Strategies
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