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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2017
IN MEMORIAM | Bronson Thayer 1939-2016

Several years ago, when top Bay Cities Bank executives were getting ready to host a lunch at their Tampa office for a group of customers, Bronson Thayer offered to bring dessert.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2017
Keep on keeping on

Regional economic development organizations are going to become more important than ever.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2018
In Memoriam: Gil Waters

A forceful advocate for progress in the public and private realm, Gil Waters shared his vision with Sarasota in a variety of capacities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 19, 2018
Tax reform expected to boost CRE profits, investment

Tax Cut and Jobs Act will help investors and landlords alike.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 11, 2013
Business planning

A Midwest law firm followed its clients to Naples to provide estate planning. What it found was a new avenue for growth.

  • Law
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 18, 2014
First in, first out

Charlotte County could be the next growth hot spot because Collier and Lee counties are running out of land.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 22, 2013
Boom and bust

The story of Florida's real estate industry has always been boom and bust. Some wonder whether builders will be better disciplined this time around.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2016
In the air

The chase for startup capital can be a siege of rejections. Carey Jennette won't quit.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 8, 2016
Gaining altitude

Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. has become a leader in airport construction projects on the Gulf Coast. It's not surprising considering the CEO is an ace pilot.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2016
Famous tennis resort serves for redemption

Homeowner association's unanimous vote could end loggerheads at once-famed tennis resort.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 1, 2016
Down the road

Millennials don't like to do a lot of wheeling and dealing in the car showroom, which means dealers have had to change the way they sell.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Tony Stopperan, 34

Owner/Manager at House of John Productions; Project Manager, Office of the President, Ringling College of Art and Design

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2014
Attorney dives into the muddy spill battle

Tampa attorney Tom Young believes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sold out some smaller chambers in a dispute over the multibillion-dollar BP oil spill settlement.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 14, 2014
Lightning fast

A national company with a counterintuitive view on the Florida insurance market has big plans for growth. It aims to move quickly.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Leigh Treco, 31

Chiropractor, Venice Village Family Chiropractic

  • Class of 2015
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 23, 2015
Growth by giving

Susie Bowie has gained notoriety for leading a 24-hour giving day.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 27, 2015
Office operative

Joe Gammons borrowed from the political campaign playbook to successfully grow his office furniture and flooring company.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 25, 2015
Feed the plants

Tom Scannell knows from his farming experience what plant foods are successful. Now, his customers do, too.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 25, 2015
Major undertaking

A $1.5 billion credit union based on the Gulf Coast hopes to find success in an unlikely place: buying a bank.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Anita Todd |
  • January 1, 2016
No retreat

A Polk County developer has long focused on downtown Winter Haven. That attention is about to get even bigger.

  • Strategies
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