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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2014
Where do you find good people?

With the economic recovery underway, employers say they're having a hard time finding qualified people to hire.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2014
State Road 29: A new corridor?

If you look at a map of Southwest Florida, the next north-south corridor east of Interstate 75 is State Road 29.

  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2025
Fort Myers RV park sells for more than $8 million

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Adam Flood, 32

Manager of process excellence, LeeSar

  • Class of 2016
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Family Tradition

The Tampa-based commercial real estate construction company now offersdesign services and can help companies find financing for their new buildings.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
SURVIVAL STORY

Industry upheaval could not derail progressive thinking company

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 20, 2015
Lessons learned

Kevin Hourigan learned how to build a business the hard way — by watching his first firm collapse during an IPO. That lesson helped him create a healthy $10 million company.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 21, 2023
Michael Saunders on life and leadership: You can’t ‘retire from passion’

Dynamic mother-son real estate duo Michael and Drayton Saunders share secrets on sustaining a business for five decades in a cutthroat industry.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 6, 2025
Fort Myers land company shutters citrus production, cuts 170 jobs

Alico Inc. is closing its citrus division after more than a decade of declines due to storms and greening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 3, 2022
Investors continue to target HVAC, plumbing firms

Thanks to private equity dollars flooding into the market, the home services industry continues to consolidate, but the potential rewards come with risks.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2022
Flight cancellations, airport updates from Hurricane Ian at TPA, PIE, SRQ, RSW, PGD

Forecast to approach west central Florida on Wednesday, Hurricane Ian is impacting travel across the region.

  • News
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 20, 2022
One event-dependent entrepreneur’s secret to overcoming the pandemic? Perpetual motion.

A contract with a major sports association kept the business afloat while Rainer Scheer shifted his focus to SEO tactics. Now, the company's revenue has almost doubled.

  • Strategies
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 10, 2019
In the zone: Firm banks on targeted, local approach to online ads

Conlon launched MyArea Network, a Tampa, Florida-based digital marketing company that specializes in maximizing exposure for local businesses to both tourists and residents. He plans to compete for advertising dollars with tech giants like Google, Faceboo

  • Technology
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • September 24, 2009
Inventing a Market

Triad Digital Media is thriving off of its novel approach to online advertising. By placing ads on websites where people already plan to spend money, Triad's clients get a dramatically higher return on their advertising investment.

  • Strategies
  • By Denise Kalette |
  • January 17, 2013
Protecting Your Cubs

A Tampa company's MamaBear app is garnering fans and media attention.

  • Strategies
  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 26, 2016
Paid to play

Scott McNally and Nick Owens brought a new approach to the yacht brokerage industry with POP Yachts, their online-based boat and yacht brokerage.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2014
Corporate Report

Pushing the Envelope wins two Golden Image awards; Hertz debuts new mobile car app for trip planning, in-car GPS syncing; Discount Coupons Corp. buying Conejo Deals websites; Flameret subsidiary introducing hemp oil product and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 28, 2014
Spy games

A one-man wine retail and brokerage business hit $1 million in sales last year. The goal now: Continue to stick it to bigger competitors.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 20, 2023
Private air company adds pilot, grows team to meet demand

More jets in the air, the company says, requires more support on the ground.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 19, 2023
Tampa business advisory firm makes big westward expansion move

LCG Advisors has opened an office in Denver and hired industry veteran George Helock to serve as managing director.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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